Monthly Archives: December 2004

While on our post-Christmas trip this week I had opportunity to speak with the pastor of a church that has a million dollars in the bank and receives $14k a month in oil, gas & coal revenues. They’re surrounded by … Continue reading →

We have three great children. I enjoy being with them and doing things with them. But it also necessary to have some times away from them, just with my wife. Each year at this time (close to out anniversary, and … Continue reading →

You have to read this story to believe it. A Nigerian pastors perhaps the largest church in Europe – in the city of Kiev.

Americans are just a bunch of softies these days. We offend easily and expect everyone else to offend easily. Consider the dispute over Christmas. Christians have celebrated Christmas with gusto for some years. Over the past century Americans have gone … Continue reading →

This survey demonstrates that a highly educated segment of the population who daily close to life and death issues tends to not only believe in God, but have a high incidence of seeing that God in action.

Not surprisingly, some UM leaders thought (they probably still do but I’m sticking to the evidence at hand) doctrine to be irrelevant – as long as growth (and positive publicity?) could be had. Consider this observation in the San Francisco … Continue reading →

Not surprisingly, some UM leaders thought (they probably still do but I’m sticking to the evidence at hand) doctrine to be irrelevant – as long as growth (and positive publicity?) could be had. Consider this observation in the San Francisco … Continue reading →

With all the fuss over the major network’s non-acceptance of the United Church of Christ ad, one of their mottos has been receiving attention as well. I think it may be nearly as unhelpful a motto as our UM motto … Continue reading →

Mary Eberstadt analyzes the social matrix from which so much of the violent youth music of our day comes. She summarizes: And therein lies a painful truth about an advantage that many teenagers of yesterday enjoyed but their own children … Continue reading →

It sounds like Catherine Westerhoff has written an interesting – and high relevant – book on the subject. I think I’ll get a copy and read it.