February 24, 2010 – 1:19 pm
Christians from many different traditions use the weeks and days leading up to Easter as a time to prepare our hearts to celebrate Easter with joy. As we journey through Lent, I like to spend quiet time reflecting.
This year, I find my thoughts focused on what I do and do not have. Most people at [...]
By Anne Conway
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Posted in Christian Worker, Easter, Lent/Preparing for Easter, Men's Ministry, Pastor, Women's Ministry
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Tagged Christian, Easter, Easter preparation, Lent, men's ministry, Pastoral Ministry, Women's Ministry|
February 1, 2010 – 12:35 am
As regular readers know, I serve on the faculty of a Christian preschool. As I teach, I love taking students into our church on sunny days. Among other things, they enjoy seeing the way the light shining through the stained glass windows casts a colorful shadow on the walls and floor. The children love seeing [...]
By Debra Kreienkamp
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Posted in Christian Worker, Church Volunteers, Devotions, Encouraging Volunteers, Epiphany, Men's Ministry, Pastor, Women's Ministry
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Tagged Christian, devotion, Encouragement, men's ministry, Pastor, Women's Ministry|
December 15, 2009 – 12:06 am
Christmas is everywhere. How many times this week do you think you’ve heard or shared the greeting “Merry Christmas”? At the very least, you’v probably hummed a few cheery fa-la-la-lala’s. Bells have jingled across the country for several weeks now, as Christians everywhere sing “Joy to the World.” Carolers remind us that “it’s the most [...]
By Tim Wesemann
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Posted in Christian Worker, Christmas, Devotions, Encouragement, Free Resources, Men's Ministry, Ministry, Sermon Ideas, Women's Ministry
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Tagged Christian, Christmas, devotion, Encouragement, men's ministry, Pastoral Ministry, Women's Ministry|
Men, what do you think of when you hear the word “legacy”?
If you’re like me, you’ve cringed at the thought of not being able to leave your family a larger estate at the end of life’s journey. Let’s face it: we usually associate “legacy” with fame and fortune, clout and capital. Memorial tributes to [...]
If your church or Christian school is anything like most others around the nation, volunteer effort makes all the difference. We could never, ever afford to hire people to do the things our volunteers do with such excellence and joy year in and year out.
Most of them would do what they do, even if no one [...]
By Jane Fryar
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Posted in Christian Worker, Encouragement, Women's Ministry
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Tagged appreciation, children's ministry, church staff, Encouragement, men's ministry, school ministry, Sunday School, teacher, VBS, volunteer, Women's Ministry|
Hebrews 11:1 (KJV) describes faith as, “The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Sounds like a contradiction in terms, doesn’t it? Manley Beasley, a preacher from times past, used to say it this way: “We need to reckon it to be so before it is so, even when it isn’t [...]
I read recently that doctors have identified some 2,000 “phobias,” or irrational fears. We all know the more familiar ones, but were you aware of xanthophobia (fear of the color and/or the word yellow)? How about logizomechanophobia (fear of computers) ? If there’s a word for irrational anger with computers, I probably need to know that [...]
Let’s get real. Sometimes, I feel numb inside and stumble through days with little direction or motivation. Lately, the days have turned into weeks, even months. If you really want to know, this has been an entire winter of discontent. My apologies to Shakespeare.
Please don’t think I’ve lost my way or that I’m ready to [...]
January 19, 2009 – 4:27 pm
From Houston, Texas about the Blessed Is The Man Money Clip
These gifts were purchased as Christmas Gifts for the men in the Sunday School Class. I want to get them something they would use and look at often.The wording on the clip I thought would be a constant reminded of the walk God has appointed [...]
