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.
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).
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.
Do you trust me? That was the question I heard from one of my sons as he, through a sly grin, begged me to sit down.
Rarely, however, does a new movie come along that you instantly expect to enjoy from now on. Last Christmas, however, with the theatrical release of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, I knew immediately we would share it as a family annually.
The great news is that, unlike the 1943 D Lincoln Wheat Penny, Jesus is available to everyone, and a relationship with Him doesn’t cost you a penny (pun intended). Walking with Him leads to eternal life.
As Thanksgiving approaches most of us will have an opportunity to unplug, evaluate, and offer thanks to God for the numerous blessings in our lives without the typical interruptions which accompany our normal routines.
I was playing with my four year old grandson. We had all his race cars out and were pretending to do stunt jumps over a ramp, which was actually an empty water bottle.
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