Christianity
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Sam Shoemaker (1893-1963) served as a pastor in New York City and Pittsburgh. He was instrumental in establishing the spiritual foundation for Alcoholics Anonymous, particularly the need to turn to God as a way of coming out of alcoholism. Rev. Shoemaker, toward the end of his life, wrote “I Stand…
Hope After the Election
Even Christians can, at times, feel a little down and discouraged. Big events in life, like a national election, can cause moods to swing dramatically, especially if they have been deeply involved in the issues. But regardless of how disappointed one may be, I contend that there is hope after the election! The worship services […]
Originally posted on Juicy Ecumenism – The Institute on Religion & Democracy's Blog:
(Photo credit: The Evanglical Fellowship of Canada) By Faith McDonnell This weekend holds another special event, in addition to the 237th birthday of the United States Marine Corps on Saturday, November 10, and Veteran’s Day on Sunday, “eleventh hour of…
Election Results and the Church
The commentators and pundits are still trying to explain what happened Tuesday (I’ve yet to listen to any of them!). About half of Americans are celebrating while the other half are discouraged. Some feel like things are hopeless for America and that we are doomed, while others feel that President Obama will lead America to […]
Originally posted on Juicy Ecumenism – The Institute on Religion & Democracy's Blog:
Photo: David Y. Lee for The New York Times John Yates, rector of the Falls Church (Anglican) in Falls Church, Virginia shared some thoughts on the election in his parish weekly bulletin this past Sunday: If you want to be in…
What about the third-party candidates?
I’ve heard a lot of talk, especially today-being election day, about having to vote “for the lesser of two evils” or determining to be heard by voting for a third-party candidate. For one thing, I don’t think that labeling anyone as an “evil” is appropriate talk for Christians, but I understand what they are saying […]
The Mission of God for the People of God (A Sermon on Luke 4:14-21)
(This is a message I preached at Lebanon, Missouri Church of the Nazarene on October 21, 2012. A small portion of this message previously appeared in this blog as “What is Good News to the Poor,” though this is now the complete message. I have tweaked it a bit for better reading and added a […]
The Day A Prayer Saved My Son’s Life
Little did I know how close my son would come to dying that day. I often wonder what my older children that have moved out are up to. Like any parent, I worry about what messes they may get themselves into and how their lack of life experiences could allow pain to come into their […]
The Night a Prayer Saved My Life
I remain amazed at how many things went through my mind while the two handguns were pointing at my head. One of those things was, “why didn’t I just keep the car?” My wife and I moved to Colorado Springs in 1992 to attend Nazarene Bible College. We felt that God had called us to […]
What is “good news” to the poor?
Not too long into His public ministry, Jesus returned to His home town of Nazareth. Being the Sabbath day, he went to the Synagogue as any good Jew of His day would do. Perhaps because he was there as a guest or maybe because word had spread all over Galilee about what He was preaching […]
Here I Sit 