Article: The Christmas Story as Told by Children

The fundamentalist Christian movement began in the 1920’s as a hedge against modernism. This movement is characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of scripture. Often the modernism that is rejected among fundamentalist relates to science (e.g. evolutionary theory and the age of the universe), music that is not specifically Christian and a negative…

A week from today (Friday) it will be Christmas Eve. What will you be doing that day? All the planning of the worship staff and pastors will be complete and we will be ready to celebrate Christmas together as a church family. For some, there is a danger of being too busy. Rushing to finish…

It is Thursday before Christmas and all through the church… the Bethel staff have been working feverishly! They are getting ready for services on Christmas Eve. That is no exaggeration. Every staff person who came to church today has been tying up all the loose ends of all our Christmas planning to make sure everyone…

“But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way. Paul writes to the conflicted church in Corinth that he “planted” several years earlier… If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal….

Early this week, someone aligned with the current administration but not an employee of the federal government posted this on social media… “Now it’s the ‘Lutheran’ faith (this use of ‘religion’ as a money laundering operation must end): Lutheran Family Services and affiliated organizations receive massive amounts of taxpayer dollars…” This was amplified by another…

What a week! Not in the way you think… I’ve been sick. Yes, I did do some sightseeing with Rachel when she wasn’t at her conference, but overall, I have felt yucky. Really yucky.  Nova Scotia is beautiful, but I bet it is prettier when I am not sick. I am starting to feel better,…