Being a church for all generations
One recent Sunday morning as I looked around the church sanctuary, I realized that while the congregation wasn’t large, it included seven generations, from...
Pray for all people
“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayer, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that...
The end of the story
When our oldest daughter was a preschooler, she liked to “preach.” Her version of preaching was standing on a small bench and retelling the...
Ordinary people
The first week of April, as this issue was being finalized, my father unexpectedly entered hospice and instead of living weeks, he lived days....
A pinch of salt
While making a cheesecake for Valentine’s Day, I was surprised that the recipe called for 1/8 teaspoon of salt. Why salt, since it was...
Always winter
This past Christmas season, one of the Advent sermons at my church touched on the time between the Old and New Testaments, sometimes called...
Our cloud of witnesses
This issue (Nov/Dec 2023) celebrates the faith of those who have gone before us. The opening feature article looks at Hebrews 11, which says...
Ask, listen, chew
Writing Christian Leader news articles involves asking questions. Most of the time, questions about a ministry or event begin with words like who, what,...