He figures it’ll last the summer.
I’m always amazed when big box store customer service associates use first person language when referring to their products. It makes me feel like I’m buying something from a likable individual who is just squeaking by on their monthly payments, not a multi-billion dollar, money hungry, corporation whose only interest is the bottom line. Ownership….
Thanks to Alanna, our creative communications expert, HMC has started an online conversation about life, ministry, and anything else we choose to write about. In other words, we’ve started a blog. You can check it out by clicking here.
Since my message on Sunday I’ve been asked this question many times: “What does the Bible say about cremation?” Here’s a short answer to a very hot–no pun intended–topic. The Bible doesn’t say anything about cremation. It always assumes the burial of a body. The early church always buried the dead. They believed that the…
I’ve been working on a definition of the church. It’s for our upcoming sermon series. I’d like to develop a definition that would allow me to explore a single word from the definition each Sunday. The whole venture could take six to eight weeks. Here’s what I’ve got so far: 0 0 1 25 148…
I was feeling guilty about my lack of exercise. So, I went for a 4km run. When I got back Elijah had donned a pair of mismatched socks and was ready to go running with me. I figured he’d last a few minutes before abandoning his dream of running with dad. I was wrong. We…
I’m ready to be rejected. So over the next few weeks I’m going to be writing articles and sending them to ministry magazines. I was inspired by a couple of books we received last week. They give details on how to write for Christian publications. The introduction to one of them says, “Before you start,…