It’s unfortunate that today, in their search for certainty, many Christians think that what they believe is the absolute truth. In essence, however, we can’t know the mind of God. In essence, when it comes to knowing God, Christians look to Jesus.

There is lots of discussion about hard power and soft power. Yesterday the world’s attention was captured by the Olympics hockey final, where the U.S. pulled an upset against Canada.

So, as the Magi go home by another way, it’s our job - or better, our calling - to help the children of this world find a home by another way.

I think of Advent, that church season that has been lost as we trample over it in our rush to places like Kohl’s orMacy’s.

Throughout most of my life, one of the most important commodities has been oil, next to gold. Wars have been fought over it. The economy has gone up and down based on the price of gas. Yet, as we live deeper into the 21st century, oil may not be as important as… a glass of water.

Rally Day was a wonderful day, starting in church. Thank you to our Sunday School teachers, old and new, for teaching our children for another great year.

It's been a long time since the attacks of 9/11 - a whole new generation that never lived through it has grown up. It is one of the only attacks on American soil so that we, as a nation, always felt relatively secure until then.