"Sometimes people don’t know how well they are doing."

It's also a great time to connect with the kids through fun Christmas jokes.  Kids love jokes.  You can use these with one kid before service, in a large group or small group.

Perhaps it is this quality of God’s—his affection for using the weakest vessels to accomplish his greatest work—that compelled Henri Nouwen to adopt the practice of what he called “downward mobility.”

Matthew 2 describes the incredible circumstances around the birth of Jesus as the fulfilment of prophecy, and all three prophecies he points to are geographic—Jesus is the Messiah because he was driven to Egypt, his exile caused weeping in Ramah, and he returned to Nazareth.

While their investigation is not complete, Miller & Martin reports that they “have found significant, credible evidence that Mr. Zacharias engaged in sexual misconduct over the course of many years.”

Since coronavirus-related shutdowns and layoffs began in March, demand at food giveaways has continued to escalate. Churches and community organizations that distribute groceries and meals say the need has never been greater. 

At a time when clean water is scarce in many parts of the world, The United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe is keeping the precious liquid flowing at its three missions.

Last night we took our entire family (that’s eight with all our kids at home) out to a dinner show in Orlando.  The name...