Tag: church
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Is It Harder For Men To Believe?
There’s a church on the west coast that decorates with darker colours. Why? Because it wants to attract more men. Is it harder for men to believe? I’ve often wondered about this. In the church I pastor, there seems to be more women than men. It’s not a huge difference, but it’s there. The women…
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Talking To Your (Small) Kids About Easter
Last year I blogged about this very thing. So here it is again with a few tweaks: How do we teach our children about the empty tomb without belittling it to spring-ish renewal and chocolate sugar highs? I think Easter is trickier than Christmas. Why? Because there’s murder, death and a corpse that starts breathing…
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What I Just Learned from Teenagers and 20-somethings (It’s something good)
Sometimes the best learning happens when you don’t know you’re learning. This past weekend the church welcomed the Presbyterian Young People’s Society Winter Weekend. A bunch of teenagers and 20-somethings arrived on Friday evening and stayed until Sunday afternoon. They organized the event themselves—everything from planning, to worship, to discussion groups, to activities, and more.…
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Making Christmas Meaningful
Christmas is like water. It can be a great source of nourishment—but it can also drown you. The beauty can be eclipsed by a distracted extravagance we can’t afford. So here are 12 ideas to help make Christmas more meaningful for you and your family. (FYI, I’ve borrowed many of these ideas from friends and…
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Spiritual but not Religious?
Like me you’ve probably heard someone say they’re “spiritual but not religious.” Maybe it’s a friend; maybe it’s you. No one has told me they’re “religious but not spiritual.” And let’s hope that’s not the case! But I’m sure it is sometimes. What does it all mean? An oil-tanker of ink has been spilled about…
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The Earliest Drawing of the Crucifixion in History?
The cross is at the centre of Christianity. No cross, no anything. Jesus outstretched on the ancient torture device is his open-armed embrace of humanity. His pain because of our depravity. But it has been long held that the picture of Jesus on ancient-version-of-the-electric-chair was a “stumbling block” in those early years of the faith.…
