Today's post is a guest post from Pastor Jim Buckman. Pastor Buckman serves as an urban missionary in New Jersey and is the author of iPray. His latest project is ahouseofprayer.net - an online web app to help you find a church to pray with you. You can also download the iPrayU app on your iPhone or Android. By God’s grace, as I serve as a missionary in a far off place called … [Read more...] about Father to the Fatherless
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If It’s Not Jesus, then It’s Not Jesus
Tomorrow is Halloween, but it is also a day that Lutherans recognize as Reformation Day. It was on All Hallows Eve in 1517 that Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the Wittenberg Church Door in Germany. This small thing was a catalyst that sparked the Reformation that would forever change the Church and the world. The Reformation was about going back to our roots. It was … [Read more...] about If It’s Not Jesus, then It’s Not Jesus
Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
We are a few days away from Halloween. A question that I am sometimes asked- should Christians celebrate Halloween? Celebrate is a strong word. I probably would not go as far as to say we should “celebrate” Halloween. But a better question would be - should Christians participate in Halloween? Last weekend our church hosted a Harvest Festival. It was a Halloween alternative … [Read more...] about Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
The Best Gift to Deal with Difficult People
The topic of dealing with difficult people is a broad topic. Difficult people come in all shapes and sizes. There are difficult people who are close to us and difficult people who are distant from us. There are difficult people who have influence over our lives, and there are difficult people who have little influence. There are difficult people who are good-intentioned and … [Read more...] about The Best Gift to Deal with Difficult People
Overcoming the Difficult Person’s Difficulty
We have been talking about dealing with difficult people. We can all relate. We can probably all identify at least one difficult person in our life. Dealing with difficult people goes back to understanding why they are difficult in the first place. It is understanding what is the motivation behind their difficult demeanor. When we better understand the motivation, we can … [Read more...] about Overcoming the Difficult Person’s Difficulty