Married couples no longer are the majority of U.S. households according to the 2010 U.S. census, the New York Times reports. For the first time ever, families without a traditional husband-and-wife now comprise 52% of households, with families headed by married couples comprising 48%. But the misperception that all singles are young is also fading as [...]
Read more150 Shopping Days Left to the End of the World
Now that Harold Camping has revised his rapture-and-end-of-the-world prediction by pushing the “visible” end of all things to October 21, you have to wonder why anybody is paying attention to this guy. There are at least two problems with what Camping is doing. First, his calculations are based on a bizarre idea of biblical numerology, [...]
Read moreTime out for a little R&R
We’re on vacation for a week or so. Hope your Sunday was great! Back with next week’s sermon on Saturday. Peace. -Chuck
Read moreSermon: When The Bread Was Broken
When The Bread Was Broken Luke 24:13-35 NIV/84 3 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and [...]
Read moreSermon: Sent By Jesus
Here’s a look at today’s lectionary reading from John 20:19-31. I am focusing on verses 19-21, and looking at Jesus sending the disciples as the Father has sent him. This is not a full manuscript, but I hope you’ll benefit from the notes that follow each of these verses, particularly verse 21 where Jesus gives [...]
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May 26, 2011
