Archive for December, 2011
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14) This past Sunday I preached on just one word from this famous verse. But it’s a very powerful word. It’s a very Christmas word. It’s the [ READ MORE ]
The 21st century is a unique time in church history where “attenders” are tracked in churches more carefully than “members.” In this era, people shop for churches. People are also less willing to commit (to anything or anyone) than ever. Couple that with the fact that a lingering Nietzsche-esque fear and skepticism of organized churches [ READ MORE ]
Busyness has prevented me from posting for the previous several weeks. I wanted to share with you one of the things that I’ve put together in the past week though, something I’ll be sharing as a service folder insert with my congregation here in Rochester. Recently we’ve tried a distribution method for Communion different from [ READ MORE ]
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