Many of us are prone to making ethical and life-style decisions only in sharp contrast. No shades of grey, only black and white. We see things as polar opposites, either good or bad, right or … Read More
I Saw Jesus Last Night
by Susan Contakes …learn to speak the language of love where the main language spoken is not Hebrew or Arabic, but hate… These were words from Labib Madanat, head of the Palestinian Bible Society*, a … Read More
An Unsettled Period
Abortion is the bitter pill that is too big for our nation to swallow. On the one hand, it’s been over forty years sinceRoe v. Wade, and the matter should have been settled long ago. … Read More
A Faith for All Seasons
As I approach a sixty-third birthday this summer there are unknown changes on the horizon of my life that, frankly, frighten me. I realize there is much in my future that is not in my … Read More
In Praise of the Fat Soul
The soul of the diligent shall be made fat! That’s the proclamation of Proverbs 13:4 in the King James Version, so let’s eat until bloated! Actually, this King James translation, though a bit embarrassing, isn’t … Read More
Bitterness: The Eighth Deadly Sin
No one is quite sure who came up with the final list of the Seven Deadly Sins, but I think he, she, or they missed one. Yes, anger, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony … Read More
Norm Wright Starts the Conversation
Our church family received a welcomed gift last month in the Norman Wright Seminar on Grief and Loss Counseling. Having taken a seminary class with him along with a few others from our staff on … Read More
Keeping Up With the Joneses
by Scott Skripsky Hopefully by now, you have heard the phrase “Financial Peace” circulating at our church. You may even know that the financial story by “Scott Skripsky” as told in the January Community News … Read More
Repentance, Lance or David?
Unless you have been living in Antarctica you are probably aware that one of the world’s greatest athletes,seven-time Tour de France winner, cancer survivor, and chairman of the Livestrong Foundation, Lance Armstrong, has finally admitted … Read More
Just the Two of Us
When he walks out the door, I am sitting in Peet’s Coffee sipping a great cup-a-joe. He had been chatting with a friend before leaving town. The young man has just graduated from college and … Read More