When I entered junior high I quickly set two goals for my seventh grade year: First, to get Kacey Gire to kiss me; and Second, to keep my friend Eric Green and myself out of the hospital. Every morning as Eric and I walked to the Rosemore Junior High School we were forced to walk past a ...

At first glance youd probably think Im resistant to change. I dont drink Starbucks coffee. I not a big Abercrombie & Fitch fan. Im still not used to women having tattoos. Im not getting an earring any time soon. The Palm Pilot craze has passed me by. I cant take pictures with my cell pho ...

During my first year of college a life-long family friend and mentor tragically lost his son. Separated by distance, I assumed that his Christian friends, the staff at his church, and his Sunday school class would step in and wrap their arms around him and his wife. Needless to say I was ...

The first church I ever served was located in an extremely small town in Eastern Kentucky. There wasnt even a stop-light at the time. The church was full of wonderful farmers, which was ironic, because the only time I had ever been to a farm up until that time was on school field trips. ...

In the past 14 years Ive rubbed shoulders with more ministers than I can remember. Ive talked with ministers of large churches, small churches, and every size in between. Ive hung out with black ministers, Hispanic ministers, Episcopal ministers, Republican ministers, and yes, to my sha ...

Five years ago my family and I started a new church in the suburbs of Philadelphia. When we arrived I wanted the first dollar our church spent to make a statement about the kind of church we were going to become. So I took every penny we had in our churchs checking account, which wasnt m ...

What is sickness What is disease Why are both of these ailments extremely prevalent in a society that is more technologically advanced than ever before In an age where man can build super scud missiles, devastating nuclear war heads, and can build space rovers that can roll on the planet ...

Church fundraising has got to be one of the easiest ways of fundraising that is out there. Everyone is willing to give to the church and is more than willing to help in any way possible. Church fundraising is fun and is a way of getting the whole congregation in the mood to help. Dependi ...

So you've found a group of Christian roommates to move in with. You now have a potentially wonderful center of support at your home. However, it's up to you and your new roommates to take advantage of living with fellow Christians. If you don't actively pursue God together, it will make ...

Have you ever felt down and out for one reason or another Of course you have, it's a part of life. During times when you were feeling low have you ever had anyone tell you Think positive or state that You're a minister and you sound so negative, I thought you were suppose to thi ...

CHOOSING G-D At sunset on the eve of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, G-d** will remove some of his light from the world. He will still remain present in a basic way, of course, or the world could not sustain itself. But that presence will be remote, withdrawn. Then He will wait. T ...

Have there been times in your life when you have resorted to quick fixes like chemical patches or pills to help you stop overeating, smoking, or other similar addictions that are ruining your health If you are like me, you have discovered that these temporary measures don't work. You pr ...

Dating someone with the same religious beliefs as you, can often result in a rewarding relationship where both you and your partner can share in the same values and traditions. It also means that if your dating becomes serious, you are less likely to have problems with family members dis ...

A lot of us want to have more faith and get closer to God. The question is how do we do this Maybe we should, strip away our inhibitions, unlock our imaginations, and send an imaginary e-mail to God. Maybe you could send God an imaginary e-mail in the form of a prayer. After all, God is ...

We talk a lot about gifts these days. Not the concrete, boxed version, but about gifts as a manifestation of the unexpected, but greatly appreciated and valued. Time to relax, a visit from a loved one, a simple sunset, all gifts to enrich lives overspent or undernourished. Implied, bu ...

Those who had survived the World War II Japanese occupation would have lived through, sadly without much choice, the necessity of simple living. It was reliving our great grandparents days of clear tea and plain rice. For the majority, the four or more years had taught them that a perso ...

I first met Elder Mordakhai Joseph in Jerusalem during my first Feast of Tabernacles in 1980. Later, when I attended Sukkot/Tabernacles again with the Worldwide Church of God in 1982 in Jerusalem, I stayed on as a volunteer at Kibbutz Ramat Yohanan near Haifa for five more months. Right ...

A little background information: I was engaged in a strong disagreement with a militant homosexual (not all homosexuals are militant) who was twisting (to his own destruction) the perfect example of pure male bonding between David and Jonathan. May the following debate offer some insight ...

A weekly newsletter I receive regarding ministerial matters arrived via email right on schedule this morning. While its contents varies from issue to issue, I find it enriching to consider the topic presented and the comments emailed in by other readers. When I feel compelled to do so ...

After reading my previous posts filed under the Religion Category http://kawebspy.kawebspynet.com/category/society/religion/, readers are asking why should men need to become members of the Church of Chri ...