A Family Christmas

by David Feddes

December 18th, 2005

You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your relatives. And sometimes you’re not too proud of your relatives. If you’ve got a mom or …

Be Strong

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July 6th, 2008

How do you chart your course in life?  How do you decide what’s important and where you are going?  Some of you haven’t really thought about …

Denying, Breaking Down and Weeping

by Paul DeVries

March 2nd, 2008

Try to picture the following scene in your mind:  The newly written and copied Gospel of Mark is beginning to circulate among the first century churches.  …

Hungry For Justice

by David Feddes

February 15th, 2004

Does God ever hate church? Is God ever disgusted by a worship service? Does God ever dislike an offering? Does God ever plug his ears when …

Putting People First

by David Feddes

July 23rd, 2006

Some people think it would be good if humans had fewer children and more humans died of disease. Some think there are cases where it’s better …

A Christ Without A Cross?

by David Feddes

March 12th, 2000

Reading about the life of Jesus is fascinating——and puzzling.When I was a young Christian reading what the Bible says about Jesus, one thing that often puzzled …

A Global Gospel

by Everett Vander Horst

December 16th, 2007

Luke chapter 3 is one of those readings that puts a preacher on his or her toes. Before opening with those verses, you’ll want to check …

A Soldier’s Feet

by David Feddes

August 10th, 2003

Achilles had a teeny, tiny problem with his foot. The hero of Greek myth had a body that could not be injured, except for a little …

Challenging Peter

by David Feddes

October 29th, 2006

If you want to be a good Christian, could you possibly go wrong by following St. Peter? Peter was a personal friend of Jesus. He was …

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