Life This Side of Heaven

Are you gifted? Yes, absolutely! The Holy Spirit has given an amazing, and abundant, array of gifts to His Church - to you, me and to all Christians. In Paul's day, the Christians at Corinth found…

When you and I look at the struggles in our lives, our sins and mistakes, and all those things that have led us away from God, it’s tempting to wonder if He’s forsaken us.  It’s easy to assume that G…

Why would he go and say something like that? Chances are good that over the holidays, as you got together with family, someone may have said something awkward. You know the kind – the crazy uncle who…

Travel with me for a moment, back in time to the year 2021, when the world was still in the thick of the global pandemic.  At that time the Pew Research Center asked leaders from a variety of backgro…

The shepherds in Luke’s account of our Savior's nativity were real people, people just like you and me. They play a small part in the events of our Savior’s nativity, but not an insignificant one.  L…

A few years ago, a musicologist and a couple of songwriters set out to determine what elements go in to making the ultimate Christmas song. Did they come up with a new song? They sure did.  Is it th…

Did you watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year? A crowd favorite each year are the many large balloons which fly overhead. But did you notice how windy it was? The handlers had to really …

Do you have the Christmas spirit? If you’re not sure, there’s probably a good reason for it.  It’s not easy to find a consensus on what that phrase actually means. In fact, in many quarters, there’s …

A lot of toys and gifts come and go. Some are based on passing fads. While popular for short while, they soon fade from the store shelves and rarely get touched at home. But have you noticed that the…