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Generations
Building Strong Inter-Generational Connections
Generations is my attempt to address those things in life that can either divide us or unite us generation to generation. The truth is the we need one another, and it’s time to focus on those things we have in common rather than focusing on what is different about us.
Mixing Up the Sacred Spaces
I was impressed to see the large number of college students sitting in the church I was speaking at a few years ago. In a church of about 400 people, it appeared that about twenty percent of the congregation was comprised of these young adults. Besides college...
That’s What Christmas is All About
Today in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 Christmas is just around the corner, and with all the glitter and glamour that seems to dominate the season, it's refreshing to know that A Charlie Brown Christmas is still one...
The Sound of Silence
In 1964 Paul Simon wrote the song “Sound of Silence”, in which he describes a world in which people are unable to communicate with or love each other—“People hearing without listening; People writing songs that voices never shared, and no one dared disturb the sound...
It’s Just a Different Generation!
The generation gap so much discussed in the 60’s is still alive and well. I often hear...
False Assumptions
John Stonestreet, Senior Content Advisor for Summit Ministries and Fellow with the Chuck Colson...
Great Cloaks of Fire!
I recently wrote about NOT passing the baton since as long as we are alive we are still in the...
Trust: The Generational Link
We were sitting on our bunk beds at a men’s retreat—several younger men in their 30’s, and a...
Is Your Life Unforgettable?
Unforgettable is one of those ah-ha words. Nat King Cole recorded a hit song by that title decades...
To Pass or Not to Pass the Baton
I only met Jeff Myers one time, but it was a memorable meeting. I came away from that meeting...