Traitors for Christ
Should Christians celebrate Halloween? Travis Allen, Internet Ministry Manager for Grace to You, has an informative and thoughtful answer to that question in his article, “Christians and Halloween.” Although his punch line is that “ultimately, Christian participation in Halloween is a matter of conscience before God,” the article also shares some fairly surprising origins for…
(October 19, 2010 for October 24, 2010) Today was day two of week two of my “Couch Potato to 5K” running program…and I’m somewhat embarrassed to admit that twenty minutes filled with repeating periods of jogging ninety seconds and walking two minutes is so exhausting for me–by the time I reach the final jogging cycle…
Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? Now, who doesn’t love a good ghost story? Perhaps there are some sitting before me who have never enjoyed them…but I’ve always liked tales involving other-worldly beings. For instance, I can still remember back in third grade when Mrs. Edwards would read to us from horror books written…
Now…if you are like me and get great comfort from routine…at this point you are a bit uncomfortable because I got Winslow to change up the order of the service…and I’m making you all wait for the Lord’s Supper until after the sermon. However, since my talk is about that very subject, it seemed apropos…
Redeeming Time During Sunday morning’s Bible study we’ve been slowly working our way through Ephesians, and this week we spent some time with these verses: Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but…
We are in the final day of Home & Harvest Festival here in Antrim…and it seemed appropriate that today’s sermon’s topic sprout from that. For whatever reason, “home” never seemed like the obvious choice–“harvest” did. I suppose that makes sense; for instance, the t-shirts Rick had printed up don’t have a picture of of a…
I’ll admit up front that the title of this sermon is a bit nonsensical…I really know of no place in the Bible…or history…or in fiction for that matter…where figs have been connected with a whale…although, never having read Moby Dick, for all I know Captain Ahab may have had a thing for figs like Captain…
(14 questions) First..apologies…this sermon was written (and executed) under the influence of a bad cold. Thus my limited intelligence has been further impeded… Although sometimes a sermon topic jumps out at me, I really like it when church members suggest ideas for a talk. With the help of her mom Randi, Kenley came up with…
The sermon I do not want to give… I stand before you prepared to preach a sermon I do not want to give. Many in society think that Christians have a fixation (and a negative one at that) on homosexuality and sex in general. This talk will be seen as further proof that we have…
Blessings Of they myriad blessings God has given me…one is a job that, for now at least, allows Michelle to stay home with Augie. Another is Michelle herself–she truly is the “better half” and is “far more precious than jewels” (see Proverbs 31:10). She is also is my “help meet” (see Genesis 2:18)…which (in part)…
Internet Radio As I’ve previously shared…at night I like to listen to podcasts as I fall asleep (or fall back to sleep). Truth told…I actually prefer they play all night–something Michelle isn’t terribly fond of. ☺ Recently, however, the convenience of Internet radio applications on my iPad, iPhone, and Droid mean I am often replacing…
Is America a Christian Nation? Is America a Christian nation? This past Monday and Tuesday I attended a conference of ministers put on by the New Hampshire Renewal Project–and I’m pretty sure you’d find the vast majority of those attending that gathering would wholeheartedly say, “Yes!” to that question. How would you answer it? How…
The Devil Made Me Do It Anybody here remember Clerow Wilson, Jr.? How about Flip Wilson? That was Clerow’s stage name… For those less familiar with his comedy genius, Flip Wilson was the “first black entertainer to be the host of a successful variety show on network television.” The Flip Wilson Show was the #1…
Canaan, New Hampshire I grew up in Canaan, NH…a town that was about the same size as Antrim when I lived there, but now appears to have about a thousand more people. I still remember our address and phone number…PO Box 172 and 523-7763. Not bad, eh? ☺ Although Canaan also has a couple major…
So…why is this sermon called, “Trudy’s Sermon About Wrath”? Trudy is one of the most reliable attendees of our Bible studies…and often as we look at a book of the Bible or research a topic, we come across God’s wrath. Now, I’m not going to suggest that Trudy is a wrathful person…but somehow she always…