It began as an assignment. It ended as a milestone in my Christian life. My church history professor assigned the class to memorize the Apostles’ Creed. Obediently, I began to memorize this historic affirmation of the Christian faith word by word, phrase by phrase, truth by truth. Within a few hours I had committed the […]
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Why preach on money?
A pastor friend of mine recently told his congregation that he has preached on money, either an individual message or an entire series, at least once a year throughout his 30 years of ministry. When asked if he could tell whether it made a difference in giving to the church or not, he had to […]
Trusting God in dark days
Read: Psalm 25 When facing the dark days of life, to whom can you trust your soul? We don’t know the exact circumstances of this psalm, but we know that David wrote it at a time when he was being attacked by his enemies. The attacks left him isolated from friends, hated by foes, and […]
Who will protect the church?
What happens to church property when most of its members depart, leaving only an unpopular pastor and a few of his close friends and family to determine its use? Unfortunately, in all too many cases, the congregation essentially shuts down as an active ministry, converts the property to cash, and then pays the remaining funds […]
Reporter’s Notebook: ‘Never give up!’
Protect life! Save the Babies! Pro-Life, Pro-Woman! Protestors bearing signs poured into the Illinois Capitol’s rotunda for a pro-life rally March 20. An estimated 3,600 of them turned out, so many that security shut down admission due to safety fears as lines of people waiting to get in formed outside. The unusually high turnout was […]
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