The United Nations Millennium Summit, which took place in 2000 and saw the ratification of the United Nations Millennium Proclamation, resulted in the establishment of the eight international development targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for the calendar year 2015. The…
Jesus taught us that real love is self-sacrificing. He gave His life as a sacrifice so that we might find redemption. He nonetheless made the decision to sacrifice in our stead, although His selfless deed resulted in agony and sorrow. Love Is…
I’m a pastor for a Christian denomination where communion is one of only two sacraments observed. It’s pretty important to us. Recently with the debate over homosexuality in the church, including membership, ordination, same-sex marriage, etc., communion has frequently defined the analogy…
Driving to work not long ago, I pulled up behind a blue Ford Fusion. Nice enough car. I happened to glance at the license plate holder, which read: “I retired from Ford. I still drive one.” Looking at the big dent in…
I cringe when I hear Christians respond to the “spiritual but not religious” by extolling the importance of community. Yes, we all need community for spirituality. We are social creatures. But, while there is truth in this response it is based upon…
Dear friends and family back in Nazareth: season’s greetings! Mary reminded me that we really shouldn’t get into a new year without sending you all a note to update developments in our little family. Yes, we ran off and went ahead and…
Too often when this type of question is asked, one of the results is that people can now put you in one camp or another. You are either “pro this” or “against that”; you believe “things should be this way or that…
