Opinion

• An Incredible Story of Sacrificial Grace: Making Time for an Encounter That Changes Everything The French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal (1623–62) suggested a “wager” we can adapt as follows:Either God exists, or he does not. If we wager that he exists and thus trust him for our salvation, and we are right,... Dec 22, 2020

  

  An Incredible Story of Sacrificial Grace: Making Time for an Encounter That Changes Everything
• One Way to Practice Being Christlike in the New Year The act of helping others is as important as ever right now, as we continue to experience an ongoing pandemic in which millions of Americans have experienced loss, including job loss. Dec 22, 2020

  

  One Way to Practice Being Christlike in the New Year
• Life Lessons from It's a Wonderful Life The classic Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life is not just a film that reminds us to embrace the Christmas spirit, but it shares with us many valuable life lessons.  Dec 21, 2020

  

  Life Lessons from It's a Wonderful Life
• Why Tonight's 'Christmas Star' Is Such Good News Tonight, Jupiter and Saturn will cross paths in the sky and will appear to us as one body. They will seem closer than they have since the 12000s and will shine brighter. While this is not the same star that led the magi to... Dec 21, 2020

  Why Tonight's 'Christmas Star' Is Such Good News
• Britten's Ceremony of Carols Christianity has been the inspiration of some of the West’s greatest art—in ancient times and even in the middle of World War II. Dec 18, 2020

  Britten's Ceremony of Carols
• Should Your Church Move to Virtual-Only Services? We are currently seeing the worst surge in COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began and officials are predicting that the “darkest days of the pandemic” are ahead.  Meanwhile, COVID-19 vaccines are now starting to become... Dec 18, 2020

  Should Your Church Move to Virtual-Only Services?
• Snowflake Adoption Is Wonderful, but it Is Not the Solution Snowflake adoptions involve adopting and implanting frozen embryos “left over” after IVF. Like pregnancy care centers that offer redemptive ways for people to confront the issue of abortion, embryo adoption is an amazing and... Dec 17, 2020

  Snowflake Adoption Is Wonderful, but it Is Not the Solution
• Are the Vaccines Safe? Answers to Common Questions and a Prayer for Knowledge and Discernment For today, let’s discuss several practical questions you may be asking as you consult with your physician and decide whether to receive a COVID-19 vaccine when one is available to you. Given the size and scope of this issue, I... Dec 17, 2020

  Are the Vaccines Safe? Answers to Common Questions and a Prayer for Knowledge and Discernment
• The Story Behind Handel's Messiah Opera composer George Frideric Handel was a deeply religious man. One day, he decided to turn away from the human foibles common to his operas and instead use Scripture to inform his work. The result is one of the world’s great... Dec 16, 2020

  The Story Behind Handel's Messiah
• Finding Our Empowering Purpose through Service To return from an "I" centered culture to a "we" centered culture, we must fulfill our God-given calling to serve others. Dec 16, 2020

  Finding Our Empowering Purpose through Service