No more memorials for me

John Lee is a pastor in the Seattle area. His new blog has a post entitled ‘No more memorials for me‘ and I recommend it to you.

Unified Vision, Differing Needs

Two weeks ago I started a series on why demographic data alone is not sufficient for churches to use for proclamation or evangelism strategies. I wrote about how our Case Study approach differs from what companies offering US Census data can provide.
In this post I want to write about the theology behind what Church Resources [...]

Ronald Regan on Fathers Day

‘Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it,’ Solomon tells us. Clearly, the future is in the care of our parents. Such is the responsibility, promise and hope of fatherhood. Such is the gift that our fathers give us. Our fathers bear [...]

Charles Mueller on John 20

Dr. Charles Mueller has a helpful article in this months issue of Just Watching, a newsletter published by Wheat Ridge Ministries. It’s worth your time as Charlie reflects on a lifetime of ministry, challenges and fine insights relating to the Lutheran church. Here is an excerpt from the article,
Developing better ministry choices reminds me of [...]

Purpose of Older Adults

One purpose for older Christians is to train the church to honor and fear God.
Throughout the Bible, the role of older men and women of faith, both in Israel and the Church, was essential to the community’s understanding and rootedness in God. Older saints were not merely purveyors of good advice because they had [...]

Christian propositions regarding aging

Yesterday I shared some statistics to illustrate what our country and congregations in America will encounter in the near future. But our hope is in Christ and what we need is to orient our view upon Him and the perfect work done for us which changes every perspective. Here are some Christian propositions regarding aging?

The [...]