“The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name […]
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Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who […]
By Tim Winterstein –
There are only so many explanations for evil. Think of every single thriller/murder/crime book, show, or film you’ve ever read or seen. I don’t care how long it takes to get to the answer or how many twists there are before the detective solves the crime; you can count the number of motives on one hand.
Never did I feel more connected to my fellow man than on September 11, 2001. Call it the […]
Voting is not the most important thing you do today. Like me, I assume you are tired of […]
Today I learned that at my school we are not allowed to “celebrate Santa Clause.” Why? Because he isn’t real. That’s a bad argument if you ask me. Why? Because he is very real.
“I thought we decided we weren’t going to exchange gifts?” she mumbled to her husband after receiving a surprise gift from her brother.
Have you ever received a surprise gift from someone that made you feel inadequate or even angry?
On January 1, 1863, the President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, issued an executive order which changed […]
When you enter St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City you are instantly overwhelmed with the beauty and majesty […]
Why should you care about Jesus being tempted? I mean, it’s not like we didn’t know Jesus was going to be able to withstand the temptations of the Devil, Satan himself. It’s a no brainer – He’s God for crying out loud. God is stronger than any other force in the universe – he created it after all! Now I could try to convince you, “It’s because He wants to show you He went through trials and temptations just like you.” But even if I told you that, why should you still care? It doesn’t matter, because it’s not like he’s going through all the same stuff that you are right now – all of your suffering, all of your shame, your guilt, what others say about you and to your face, etc.
Parnell Crump was the name of my barber when I lived in Georgia at the beginning of my […]
By Cindy Koch – Just a scroll through Pinterest, and that was all it took. I was simply […]
By Paul Koch – At the end of the Nicene Creed, we confess together, “I believe in the […]
By Joel A. Hess – This Thursday, many of us will celebrate the birth of the Declaration of […]
By Joel A. Hess – He noted that first came the date of her birth And spoke of […]
By Paul Koch – This week our congregation hosted Vacation Bible School. It was a week of songs, […]
By Cindy Koch – It doesn’t seem to matter enough to the young, the privileged, the hopeful. Society […]
By Paul Koch – I love gardening. I had never thought I would love it, even 15 years […]
By Cindy Koch – Sometimes I find it comforting to tuck a little Bible verse away, you know, […]
By James Hopkins – Here’s one of the things I heard while the Cathedral of Notre Dame was […]