Freshly squeezed: Good Out of Bad
Happy sixteenth birthday, Squeezing Good Out of Bad! Yikes! It’s hard to believe that Squeezing Good Out of Bad is sixteen years old. Old enough to drive and, in some …
The Christmas story in chronological order
From Jesus: His Life and Lessons Jesus is God from eternity In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same …
Will Thanksgiving suck like a turkey baster?!
If you are following the news, it doesn’t look like there’s much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: The deadly Israeli-Hamas war. Attacks and protests against the Jewish people. Housing …
Intimacy with Christ: beyond information and involvement
Most churches are great at sharing information about Christ and many are good at providing opportunities for involvement for Christ. But according to Willow Creek Association network of thousands of …
October is Pastor Appreciation Month
While this month is designated Pastor Appreciation Month, every month should be filled with appreciation for the selfless and sacrificial service minister provide every day of the year. (Having a …
Should Christians celebrate Halloween?
Search Google for “Should Christians celebrate Halloween?” and you’ll get about one thousand sites covering everything from “it’s completely harmless” to “it’s completely hellish.” Here’s site number 1,001 that’s somewhere …
Have a great break
You and I both need a vacation, but fear not! You can find hundreds of articles, book excerpts,
Race relations by the numbers
My memory from riding to Florida in the back of my grandfather’s Buick was the shock of seeing unpainted houses overflowing with poorly-dressed children, their bare feet painted red with …
Can you love Christ and hate his Church?
Pentecost Sunday The blogosphere is filled with posts on “Why I Hate the Church.” Some have valid points painfully writing how a specific church has abused, coerced, hurt, manipulated, and …
Gay pride prompts sad, embarrassing animosity
May I offer a compromise to the sad and shameful animosity between those celebrating June as “Gay Pride Month” and those who believe that homosexuality is a moral “abomination.” First, …
Jesus knew who he was, you can too
Jesus certainly practiced what He preached. Mark 9 records the disciples arguing over which of them was the greatest. Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants …
Local paper features ‘Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac’
‘Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac’ Father-daughter duo’s new devotional book, focused on mental illness, the Bible and how the Church has handled both Taylor Frymier Local authors are …
Top ten posts at Hope&Humor
II have in my right hand, direct from my home office in Corn Borer, Indiana, the top ten posts at Hope&Humor: 10. New book promises passion, purpose and pizazz From …
My personal experience with mental illness
Thanks to WriterKat for her honest post at Medium.com: Mental health issues seem to come with a gift in the creative art—or maybe it’s just part of the human condition. …
Martin Luther King Jr.’s rules for protestors
January 17, 2021 How ironic that this weekend we are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of non-violence protests when the United States has just seen the deadly siege of …