Catalysts of Change

How much have things really changed in the last 400 years? Quite a lot. Cities have grown larger. Buildings are certainly much taller. We have electronic computers that process data faster than ever and hold ever increasing amounts of it. We have air travel and can find ourselves on the other side of the world in a matter of hours. With cell phones, people are now more connected than ever before. Yes, things have changed a great deal in the last 400 years. Yet how much have people changed, generally speaking, in that same 400 years? In reality, not much. Corruption...

Growing the Distance

Growth is something every church hopes to experience. Our church welcomed seven new members last Sunday. Words cannot adequately express how grateful to God I am for bringing them to us. Yet growth is not merely confined to numbers. Growth is something Christians should experience in their personal walk with the Lord as well. When our young people reach the age of confirmation our pastor asks them two questions. He asks them what they expect to receive from the church. He also asks what the church can expect to receive from them. I frankly do not remember how...