Their parents must have taught them right, at least partly right. Recently, a lady in Saint Paul Minnesota had a package she had been waiting for, stolen off her porch. That seems to be more common these days, which is unfortunate. The strange thing about the story is the thief left a thank you note. …
Fear Not, Just Obey
I was talking to a lady the other day about some Kids reaction to Santa. Not the Santa who’s going to come down the chimney on Christmas Eve to leave gifts, but the shopping mall Santas. It seems a passage of rite that we take our kids to the Mall to have their pictures taken…
Art vs Art
I don’t know what I find more bizarre.... that a man would duct tape a banana to a wall and call it art or that someone would pay $120,000.00 US for a banana duct taped to a wall or that someone would come along, take the banana off the wall and eat it? The “art”…
Fear Not, Just Trust
Have you ever been afraid at Christmas time? Maybe as a child you were afraid of Santa? Or maybe you were afraid that you hadn’t made the good list and you were afraid Santa wouldn’t come. Or perhaps it was a rough year financially and you were afraid that you would let your family down…
Unintended Consequences
I read an interesting article the other day entitled: Should We Stop Keeping Pets? The article revolved around a book by Dr. Jessica Pierce entitled: Run, Spot Run, which looks at the moral and ethical problems surrounding pet ownership. Pierce writes, “When we see our cats gazing wistfully out the window, or watch a goldfish…
Fear Not, Just Believe
Fear and Christmas aren’t words that I would think go together. Maybe Halloween and Fear, or birthdays and fear. But Christmas and fear? I mean, really what is there to fear about Christmas? Well, according to those in the know there is plenty to fear about Christmas. If you are selaphobic, it means you have…
It Takes a Thief
He has been touted as the Robin Hood of McNuggets and across the Internet people have lauded him as a hero of the people. But the proper term for him is a thief. Recently, Cody Bondarchuk, of Edmonton tweeted, “I worked at McDonald’s for two-and-a-half years and I put 11 nuggets in almost every 10-piece…
Surrender Your Thoughts
Next week is December 1st, the first Sunday of Advent and that means that today is the last Sunday in our Surrender Series. And over the past few weeks I’ve been mulling over where I would land for this last message. Since Thanksgiving we’ve looked at various areas of our lives that we need to…
It’s Beginng to Sound a Lot Like Christmas
What a change, one day they were playing “Material Girl” and the next they were playing “Mary’s Boy Child”. Within 24 hours, they had gone from playing songs by Madonna to playing songs about the Madonna. Last week, 96.5 changed its format from easy listening to 24/7 Christmas music. At first I wasn’t a fan,…
Surrender Your Bitterness
She has met with leaders and celebrities around the world and whether or not you agree with her views you have to admit that Greta Thunberg is an angry young lady. And when i hear her speak, I kind of suspect that she is not only angry but bitter as well. Her speeches are scattered…