What Is a Church Supposed to Do?
A mission statement has become a popular tool for businesses to clearly communicate the purpose of their existence. Here are a few of the mission statements of some of the largest companies in the world: Google: Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information...
When You Don’t Know Where the Pieces Go
There are many great things about babysitting. You have an opportunity to invest in someone’s life for just a few moments. There is an opportunity for you to be the “cool” and “fun” person for the day. You are genuinely wanted and needed by another person. Plus, no...
Kim Phu Phan Thi: Spreading the Message of Forgiveness
Article Re-posted with permission of The Pottstown Mercury The worst day of Kim Phuc Phan Thi’s life was captured in a photograph. “Someone began screaming, ‘Too hot! Too hot!” Kim Phuc, now 50, told the Valley Forge Baptist Temple congregation Sunday during a...
An Old Man with a Young Man’s Problem
What do you see yourself doing at 85 years old? The vast majority of people who even make it to 85 have retired and are in their convalescent stage. Few are relocating to a new place to live. Fewer are active in employment. None are fighting military battles and...
The Challenge of Being Cool
There are many words in the English language that have a definite meaning. For example, “stop” means to cause to cease –- really no argument there. The beauty about the English language is the fact that there are so many words that change based on the context or...
:01 Second Chance
You’ve seen the scene—tens of thousands of screaming college students and parents—bundled up, huddled up, and always somewhere in the crowd is a wildly crazy group of shirtless guys painted in school colors, jumping up and down in the frigid cold and cheering. It’s...
How Does Church Help Me?
A lot of people say, “I want to be a Christian but I don’t need a church.” That’s like saying, “I want to play football in the NFL but not be on any team…. I want to be a soldier but not have a platoon…. I want to play a French horn but not be in an orchestra…. I...
Navigating the Digital Storm
[av_dropcap1]R[/av_dropcap1]ight now on the floor of the bedroom sits a black plastic milk crate. My wife came in and put it on my side of the bed and declared, “You’ve gotta do something with this.” I groaned in my spirit, because I knew this day was coming. You see,...
Veteran’s Story Told
A LOCAL VETERAN & PRISONER OF WAR SHARES HIS STORY WITH HOLLYWOOD Veteran Don Evans was flown to Hollywood to share his account of real tank battles in Germany during World War 2. He spoke with actors Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf as they prepare for their upcoming...