By Tom Cash “Christmas can’t come soon enough!” Have you heard this from others? Or, like me, have you said it yourself? It is true: this year some retailers began displaying their Christmas wares as early as July. In the secular world, Christmas easily trumps every other holiday. Some businesses specialize in Christmas all […]
By Delvin R. Sweeney When I was in grade school we broke ground on a new church building. This was a small church started by a few families who had called my dad to be their minister. A New Church After many years of meeting in the basement of a home, we were […]
By Delvin R. Sweeney If you grew up in a church youth group, you most likely participated in a trust fall—a fun activity where you close your eyes and fall backward, expecting others in the group to catch you. Maybe this helps us understand the trust that Moses asked the Israelites to have in […]
By Delvin R. Sweeney Some days are naturally memorable. Other days require special effort to make memorable. I remember the thrill and the fear I experienced on our wedding day. We were in a car wreck on the way to the church building, emotions ran high, and we had some family disagreements. Even so, […]
By Delvin R. Sweeney “Does Jesus Care?” The words of the hymn speak to the question the Israelites must have asked during their Egyptian captivity. Dealing with Oppression I am a father to four mostly grown children. Any father whose child has had to deal with bullying can relate to the desire to […]
