The celebration of our Lord's first advent is really a celebration of God's mission to the world he created. Matthew in his narrative of our Lord's arrival tells us that he came to save his people from their sins. Jesus in one of his first sermons tells the people that he had come to preach good news to the poor, provide release for prisoners, give sight to the blind, liberate the oppressed and proclaim the year of the Lord's favor ...More 

Andy Rooney is dead. Usually, whenever I watched 60 Minutes, I found myself enduring 55 minutes to get to Andy Rooney... In my mind he was old all his life and now he is gone. Even if I could, I have no desire to take his place as America's most beloved curmudgeon. For one thing, I don't have the eyebrows for it! But there are times when I feel compelled to emulate him and do my curmudgeonly best. This is one those times ... More                         

It seems that life is full of times when we need to take a stand.  If you peruse the latest news you see all sorts of issues involving people taking a stand ... Personally we often find ourselves needing to take a stand ... We often find ourselves in the unenviable position of taking a stand ...More       

As another year approaches an end, many churches evaluate their ministries from the previous year.  The extent of evaluation many pastors perform on their finances is income verses expenses and net profit.  The problem is that while this may be the "bottom line" , "profit" is the result behavior throughout the year ...More                                 

Year end gving reports ..... When we are in the midst of the Christmas season it is a hard time of the year to begin thinking about year end reports but it is good to plan ahead for what you need to have in place. 1099's and ....  More