Category: Faith

• Why We Need The Bells on Christmas Day

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow sat at his desk, alone. The year was 1863. Christmas Day. The American Civil War raging. In the last few years, he was twice a widower. His…

  

• How Advent Begins

  For most of us, the season of Advent begins with decorations and music. We can settle for the tree, for the tradition, and miss the season. We should embrace Advent…

  

• 5 Great Quotes: Corrie ten Boom

  Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983) was a Dutch holocaust survivor, and a follower of Jesus. Before being placed in Nazi concentration camps, she was instrumental in hiding European Jews fleeing the…

  

• Humility Is Now and Always The Way Forward

  What do you do while the world waits for history? Of all the surprises in 2020, this election was actually on the calendar. We circled the date. A big moment…

  

• 5 Great Quotes: C.S. Lewis

  Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was an Irish scholar, author, and theologian. Oxford educated, Lewis came to be one of the Twentieth Century’s great Christian apologists. His writings found a wide…

  

• Can You Believe It?

  To the followers of Jesus today who are hurting & alone on National Coming Out Day: Jesus sees you today in your silence when many do not. Can you believe…

  

• Life As The Crucified

  In America and much of the post-Christian West, the cross has lost its meaning. Jesus’ first century audience knew the cross had just one meaning, death. Yet the cross was…

  

• The Danger Of Hurry

  Ever binge Netflix and still feel exhausted as the credits roll? The promise of rest turns into a paradox. Free time doesn’t mean good rest. In our hyperconnected-yet-socially-distant world we…

  

• 5 Great Quotes: Martyn Lloyd-Jones

  Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) was a Protestant Welsh Minister. He spent the majority of his ministry as the Pastor of Westminster Chapel in London. The day before he began his ministry…

  

• 5 Great Quotes: John Newton

  John Newton (1725-1807) was an 18th century Anglican minister, former slave trader, and abolitionist. He spent his early years as a sailor in His Majesty’s Royal Navy, and later became…