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One of the sweetest routines my daughter and son-in-law have established with my grandchildren is the practice of reading Bible stories before bedtime. When I babysit, I continue the practice. My granddaughter ... Continue Reading...

Dear Church Family, This will be the last time I note differences between Sam and me. (Well, maybe not.) You probably have detected a difference in preaching style. I tend to be animated in the pulpit—arms f... Continue Reading...

I remember the most influential piece of wisdom I received in my first year of youth ministry. Over Starbucks, I met with my former pastor, Mark, who had introduced me to the Gospel of grace five years earlier.... Continue Reading...

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses (or statements of faith) on the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, sparking the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther was a preacher, a theolog... Continue Reading...

John Calvin was born in Noyon, France, July 10, 1509. Although Calvin is often considered the most influential reformer, the main reformation battles were already won by his time. While Calvin was still learnin... Continue Reading...

The Radical Reformation is a term to describe the groups of religious innovators who remained in neither the Roman Catholic nor mainline Protestant churches. Radical reformers lived outside the established orde... Continue Reading...

It was the Fall of 1531 and war was imminent among rival territories (called cantons) in Switzerland. In October the city of Zurich was attacked. The few troops from Zurich were soon defeated and one of the gre... Continue Reading...

“Pastor, why do you think this is happening to me? Is it because I failed to show sympathy to my mother?” No doubt you have been asked a similar question, from “why did God not let me get the job” to “why di... Continue Reading...

"Your mind is a battlefield; not a theme park.” -Priscilla Shirer I read this quote the other day in my devotional and it resonated with me on a whole new level. This wise statement, penned by author and spe... Continue Reading...