Some days are great: hard work, good time with family, fun at church. But other days are just “so, so:” trying to get everything done, feeling rushed, not much time for the kids. And then some days are just not so hot…, like today.
About noon my wife called and said she was feeling bad (pregnancy) and wanted me [...]
A couple of weeks ago, when we told our boys that we were having another baby, our oldest boy was giddy. At first he just laughed for about 15 minutes. Then he started giggling, which went on for another half an hour. Then he started jumping on the bed, giving me high-fives (as if I [...]
Yesterday was a great day at Crossroads.
Here are some of the highlights: (1) A lady named Beverly gave her testimony, telling how God has worked in her many struggles to keep her close to Him; (2) A powerful video called “This Hand” was played to commemorate the communion service [you can check it out at www.sermonspice.com search [...]
Depending on your political persuasion you might have some highly respectful nicknames to describe our President or you might have some rather negative ones that reveal your dissatisfaction. But how about this nickname: SHEPHERD? As in the “The president is my shepherd.” Sound strange? Is the president’s job to lead, protect, and defend our people?
I have [...]
Sunday was Father’s Day. And it was a great day in that we celebrated Fatherhood. We began the service with a Letterman-esque Top Ten List on being a Husband/Father; a Crossroads Partner named Bob led a communion meditation that discussed God as our perfect Father who gave up His son for us; I preached a [...]
The Andy Griffith Show is one of the all-time great television situational comedies. It first aired from 1960 to 1968 and spent much of that time in the top ten in the Nielsen Ratings. And in the 40 years since its final episode it has never been off the air, still playing in syndication to [...]
For the past 30 years the American Church has waged a hard fought battle against the progress (or decline?) of American Culture. Lobbying for elections, picketing for social reform, developing coalitions such as the Christian Right, producing ultra-conservative news shows like the 700 Club, rallying most Bible-believing Christians to one Grand Old Party, etc., etc., [...]
It’s official. Another Sunday is in the books. Everything at Crossroads seems to be positively progressing.
Attendance was down yesterday, but with severe weather in the forecast and Nascar at the Chicagoland Speedway, just down the road, I suppose it was to be expected. We seem to be hitting an ebb and flow of attendance where we [...]
Al and Peg Bundy, from the 1980’s FOX sitcom Married with Children were probably the most dysfunctional television family couple since Ralph and Alice Kramden of The Honeymooners. They were awful at parenting, corrupt as people, horrible to their neighbors, and as selfish as they could be. Al was a deadbeat husband, Peg was a [...]
Pagan is a word that has been used for centuries to describe unbelieving, secular, hedonistic, narcissistic people. It’s like a religious insult lobbed at those who operate outside of any religious community and therefore can be described as secular. In fact, pagan was an ancient word used to describe polytheistic people (people who believed in many gods). So, [...]
