“We Are the Reason-He Is Our Reason”
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “We Are the Reason-He Is Our Reason” One of my favorite Christian artists of the 1980’s was David Meece. I heard one of his songs on Christian radio…
“CHRISTMAS-GOD HOOKING AN EXTRA ON THE FRONT OF ORDINARY”
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “CHRISTMAS-GOD HOOKING AN EXTRA ON THE FRONT OF ORDINARY” Thanksgiving is now past. The major post-Thanksgiving sales are on. Black Friday-Small Business Saturday-Cyber Monday. Then all the adds…
“The unedited Christmas and the Perfect Tree”
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “The unedited Christmas and the Perfect Tree” It’s the king of all classic TV Christmas specials: “A Charlie Brown Christmas“. It first aired in 1965. We know the…
“THANKSLIVING: It’s better than THANKSGIVING!”
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “THANKSLIVING: It’s better than THANKSGIVING!” I am not sure when, where, or who first used the term “thanksliving”. Peter Gomes, renowned preacher of Harvard University in the 20th…
“Words of the Prophet…Echoed in the Wells of Silence”.
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “Words of the Prophet…Echoed in the Wells of Silence”. Recently, while listening to a local radio station, I heard some lyrics that I had not heard for many…
“The Christian’s Splendid Torch”
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “The Christian’s Splendid Torch” One of my favorite authors is Eugene Peterson. Most know him for his Magnus Opus, (his greatest achievement), which is in my estimate his…
“Jacob’s Ladder at Charing Cross?”
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “Jacob’s Ladder at Charing Cross?” Author Philip Yancey tells of an experience playing chess with a master player. He explains his rapid realization that no matter what move…
“NO RETREAT-NO DEFEAT”
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “NO RETREAT-NO DEFEAT” Stonewall Jackson, the famous Confederate general. Though our culture is trying to re-write history, he should still be seen as an American hero, and also…
BELONGING IS VERY NECESSARY
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: BELONGING IS VERY NECESSARY There are many voices today decrying the Church of Jesus Christ. They tell us that she is outdated. Irrelevant. Impotent. Unneccesary. The focus basically…
“Hollow Saints-Hollow Church”
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “Hollow Saints-Hollow Church” Things are not always as they appear. No one has hammered that message home with more impact than the poet Edwin Arlington Robinson, in his…