By Tim Winterstein - How do filmmakers do the kind of thing that makes a movie great? No doubt, there's an artistry that can't necessarily be defined. The great ones just do it well. But there's technique that serves the artistry, and that's something that I want to understand better. So I have a half-fulfilled … Continue reading Boys with Bikes
By Paul Koch – Last night, three of my colleagues and I rendezvoused at a local pub for a few drinks. It has become a tradition of ours every Lent and Advent season. You see, we team up during these times of the year to collaborate on a common theme to guide our preaching. We … Continue reading 4 Pastors Walk into a Bar…
By Joel A. Hess - Want to be a hard worker? There are plenty of institutions, mentors, and businesses that can enable you to be a productive member of society better than the church. Want to be a good person? There are plenty of equally effective religions and philosophies that can encourage and equip people … Continue reading You can only get this at Christ’s Church
By Cindy Koch - I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children.Genesis 3:16 The pain is not simply pregnancy, although it permanently marks our body and changes our life. The pain is not simply childbirth, although it is excruciating and traumatic to the point that most mothers will … Continue reading Children are a pain in the…
By Paul Koch - I have been doing this for a long time now. As a pastor, I realize that I’m at that age where the old guys no longer try to give me any advice, but I’m too young for any of the young guys to care about my advice. Yet overall I’ve been … Continue reading Handing over the Goods
By Tim Winterstein - I took my two younger children (9 and 7) to see Apollo 11 this past week. The older loved it; the younger fell asleep (though probably because of slight sickness, rather than from boredom). Fifty years ago this July, two men from the United States set foot on the moon for … Continue reading A Single National Goal
By Paul Koch – There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil.Ecclesiastes 2:24 This statement by Solomon is fundamentally offensive to the Christian. This is because it attacks our fundamental desire for glory. We desperately want our comings and goings, our eating and … Continue reading Eat, Drink and get to Work
