I just wanted to take a moment and give a reminder of the upcoming 2011 “Polishing The Pulpit” lectureship. If you have never before attended, this is one lectureship you don’t want…
Assumptions
We all may be guilty of it at times. What am I talking about? Assumptions. While we try to approach the Scriptures and let them speak to us and shape our beliefs,…
Last World War I Survivor
While watching the History Channel the other night, my children began asking me a few questions about World War I (I think they thought I lived through it). Anyway, I was telling…
Not Worth “Wrestling” About
Wrestling is to the state of Iowa what basketball is to the state of Kentucky. For whatever reason, Iowa has excelled in the sport of wrestling. Since 1970, schools from the state…
Unintended Consequences
This article is a follow-up to the last article I wrote entitled, “Unacceptable Statistics.” In the last article, I shared the results of a twenty year study from three different congregations. The…