by Mary Chapman | Jun 18, 2015 | Churches Blog
Sunday, June 21 is Father’s Day. I recently had to ask about the date for Father’s Day this year because my own Dad has been deceased for a long time. So I usually ignore all the commercials and ads working so hard to make sure I buy their products as...
by Mary Chapman | May 20, 2015 | Churches Blog
I found myself thinking about lemmings after reading this article by Emma Apkan, “Why Pastors Should Talk About Contraception from the Pulpit”. We’ve all heard the tale. Lemmings, those cute, fuzzy little animals, are so bound by herd behavior that...
by Mary Chapman | Apr 15, 2015 | Churches Blog
“Life begins when that mother conceives – and even though it may be an out of wedlock pregnancy, it’s a life that matters. And we affirm that – on that we speak and we do not stutter. That the life in the womb and the life to the tomb matters,...
by Mary Chapman | Mar 11, 2015 | Churches Blog
“Political commentators, reporters, educators, and researchers continually make important claims about the spiritual life, lifestyle patterns, voting preferences and issue stands of evangelicals even though it is clear that the criteria they use for identifying...
by Mary Chapman | Feb 24, 2015 | Churches Blog
February is Black History Month. It’s an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history. And as an African American female benefiting from my ancestors that have gone on...
by Michael Yudt | Feb 10, 2015 | Churches Blog
“On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable”¦” (1 Corinthians 12:22). It was Sanctity of Human Life Sunday (1/18/15) and it was the exact message that Jen’s daughter, Emma, needed to hear”¦ You are...
