The New Normal A Diagnosis the Church Can Live With by Tom Ingram It seems the phrase, “the new normal,” has been popping up in conversations everywhere, especially since the US economy faced its most challenging downward shift since the Great Depression. I think the...
In bread we bring you Lord, our body’s labour In wine we offer you our spirit’s grief. We do not ask you, Lord, who is my neighbor? But stand united now, in one belief. For we have gladly heard your Word, your holy Word And now in answer, Lord, our gifts...
A grandmother raised her granddaughter all by herself. She did everything for her, and wanted to communicate that she was her pride and joy. So she called her either “Sweet Pea” or Bubeleh, which is Yiddish for “darling” or “dearie.” On the first day of school, she...
A young couple had a fatal car accident on the way to their wedding. When they met St. Peter at the Pearly Gates they asked if it was possible for them to marry in heaven. Peter said he would make some inquires and get back to them. A year later,… To access...
Preachers, if you ever get lost in a convoluted sentence, and don’t know how to get out, stop dead in your tracks, and say this: “Friends, I have long since lost the nominative of this sentence, but I am bound for the Promised Land.” To access this post, you must...
