Sunday Sermon Series – 01/16/2022

“Back in the day,” “in the good ol’ days,” “back when I was a kid,” “it used to be this way.” These are phrases that many people like to use as they compare the way things used to be with the way life is at present. Why do they do this? Because they are not … More Sunday Sermon Series – 01/16/2022

Hope case a microcosm of a bigger issue

A federal court issued an order last week that the city of Anchorage cannot enforce a city ordinance to require a faith-based women’s shelter to admit males and let them sleep alongside women who have suffered physical and sexual abuse… READ MORE > > >

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE STUDENTS OF ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL

This is an outstanding letter. The line in the extract alone is worth the read and it is full of other gems. In my opinion applicable to all ages. Archbishop Riordan High School, a Catholic school in San Francisco, recently held an all-school assembly featuring pro-life activist Megan Almon. During the assembly, a number of … More AN OPEN LETTER TO THE STUDENTS OF ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL

Sunday Sermon Series – 11/14/21

Depression even for True Believers is a very real thing. If you do a google search for Bible verses about depression or Christian depression helps you will likely come up with a multitude of self-help articles books or lists of verses to read, all designed to get you out of your funk. While I will … More Sunday Sermon Series – 11/14/21

The Disillusion of Millennial Evangelicals

Though Gen Z-ers have all but replaced Millennials as the dazzling object of scrutiny and cultural analysis, it’s not because Millennials are no longer struggling. Rates of addiction, depression, burnout, and loneliness are all disproportionately high among the demographic born between 1981 and 1996. Since 2013, in fact, Millennials have seen a 47 percent increase in … More The Disillusion of Millennial Evangelicals

The Disillusion of Millennial Evangelicals

Though Gen Z-ers have all but replaced Millennials as the dazzling object of scrutiny and cultural analysis, it’s not because Millennials are no longer struggling. Rates of addiction, depression, burnout, and loneliness are all disproportionately high among the demographic born between 1981 and 1996. Since 2013, in fact, Millennials have seen a 47 percent increase in … More The Disillusion of Millennial Evangelicals

VETERANS ARE NOT ALONE

The pictures below are strikingly similar and tragic, and many are asking the question how could this great nation repeat the failure of 46 years ago? Taken Amid Embassy Evacuation Some Call Biden’s ‘Saigon Moment’ Is Striking 14 Aug 2021 -Business – InsiderPhoto Evacuation of US Embassy Saigon 29 April 1975 – NY Daily News … More VETERANS ARE NOT ALONE

Devotional Thought for Today – 04/12/2021

Comfort for the Grieving, Hurting, and Dying Series – Part IX When we started this series back on March 31st I had initially thought I would take a Psalm a day dealing with grief and apply it to Chaplain/Ministerial care. Obviously, this has taken on a whole different look. We have just finished looking at the 5 … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/12/2021

Devotional Thought for Today – 04/09/2021

Comfort for the Grieving, Hurting, and Dying Series – Part – VIII Today we continue our series by looking at the last stage of the 5 Stages of Grief, Acceptance. Many times as Chaplains and Ministers we never see this stage as the individuals we are dealing with have gone home or moved to another facility. That does not … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/09/2021

Devotional Thought for Today – 04/07/2021

Comfort for the Grieving, Hurting, and Dying Series – Part VI Today we continue our series by looking at the third stage of the 5 Stages of Grief, Depression. Like so many other things Christians with enough faith should never get is depressed. At least that was the story we got told about my wife’s condition from a so … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/07/2021