Why are people late?

In a recent post to his blog “Jump Start Church”, Steve Sjogren asked (and gave his opinion on) “Why is it that when your weekend services start, only 15-20% are present?” This piqued my interest since I realize I am a habitual late comer to our church service.

This last Sunday I stood in the […]

The failure of “cultural Christianity”

This past weekend, William Lobdell, a staff writer for the LA Times, wrote a lengthy column about his tenure as a reporter covering the religion beat and his disillusionment with Christianity. Beginning with his conversion experience in 1986, he recounts his strong desire to write about religious news, which he was finally able to begin […]

Still the same

In sorting through lots of photos and documents, I came across this handwritten report by Karen’s uncle. It may have been an assignment for a seminary class as Uncle Harry was the pastor who performed our wedding ceremony.The only date is indicated as around 1925. The subject concerns the German Baptist Church in a small […]