You can learn a lot about a church by visiting its sanctuary. I enjoy getting guided tours. One can learn a lot about a particular congregation just by how the worship space is set-up. A few weeks ago a pastor was giving me a tour of the church he worked at. As we entered the [...]
Archive for January, 2010
I was thinking… about citizenship
Posted: January 28, 2010 by Glenn in church, citizenship, flag, Philippians 3:20Every once in a while, someone makes a statement that stops me in my tracks. Last Wednesday, in a diner just outside the Philadelphia airport, I heard one of these statements. “It is a myth that people with different understandings of theology can’t worship together.” We live in a culture that divides over everything. Democrat [...]
The Christian faith has always been a part of my world. My dad was a pastor and my mother taught Sunday school. Wednesday Bible studies, Friday youth groups, and Sunday morning and evening services were weekly, non-negotiable realities. After graduating from high school, I went to Bible college. To graduate, I passed a 600-question Bible [...]
This is that time of year for predictions, dreams and hopes. Will the economy turn around? Will terrorist strike in North America again? Will there be an affordable health care option this year? Will our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq finally come to an end? Will 3-D TV become a reality in 2010? Who will [...]