by Barry Howard | Dec 2, 2002 | Opinion
Your Advent journey goes beyond what happens at your church services. Advent is a season for preparing your heart, mind and soul for the coming of Christ. Such preparation involves participation in worship, designating time for quiet meditation and reading daily...
by Barry Howard | Nov 25, 2002 | Opinion
It’s that time of year again! The frantic holiday season is about to begin. In our over-commercialized culture, Thanksgiving Day has become the kickoff for the Christmas blitz. Unless you take charge of your holiday schedule, you will succumb to clever...
by Barry Howard | Nov 15, 2002 | Opinion
Theology is “thinking about God.” When I attend church, I want to be surrounded by other people who are practicing and processing their theology. What is theology anyway? Is it a word for sophisticated and complicated descriptions of God? Not at all....
by Barry Howard | Nov 11, 2002 | Opinion
However you define or describe postmodernism, the reality of its growing impact on our culture and on the work of the church within our culture requires the church reaffirm its mission, re-think its strategy, and re-equip its membership for a new era. Simply put,...
by Barry Howard | Oct 30, 2002 | Opinion
Churches are prone to make mistakes. Although these mistakes may afford short-term numerical growth, they inevitably diminish the overall health of a congregation and taint the integrity of a local church. Some of the mistakes are major and some are minor. In other...
