First person: Movies and what Christmas is all about

December 15, 2025

If I were to ask you to name the best Christmas movies of all time, I am confident several titles would make the list …

First person: Forgotten gifts of Christmas

December 14, 2025

Most have heard the ancient proverb, “Familiarity breeds contempt.”

Lass Words: Clear vision in a ‘fuzzy’ world

December 13, 2025

I recently ordered a new pair of glasses. The kind where the lenses gradually transition from distance vision to bifocals as you scan down to the bottom of the lens.

Lass Words: Evidence that God is not done with you

December 11, 2025

As a child and as a teenager, I have vivid memories of my parents taking me along on various vacations and trips.

First person: What I’d do differently as a pastor during Christmas

December 10, 2025

It’s December, and the Christmas season is upon us. As I look back on my years as a senior pastor, I think of things I would do differently during this season today if I were again a senior leader in a church.

First person: The moral crisis and how conduct grows out of relationship with Christ

December 9, 2025

America is afflicted with a moral crisis. Crime is the No. 1 crisis. Morality has limped along on crutches. We are victims of the disease of change (previously called future shock).

First person: Cancer strengthened my trust in God

December 8, 2025

My family and I went to serve with the International Mission Board in Portugal in 2017. Like many of my friends on the mission field, I felt the IMB knew me better than I did following a slew of medical exams.