Legend of the Candy Cane

“You shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 NKJV Long ago, a candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy […]
The Story of St. Nicholas: More Than Reindeer and a Red Suit

(Derived from the children’s book written by The Voice of the Martyrs with Cheryl Odden) “Buried beneath the legends and tales of Santa Claus lies a story of a steadfast, […]
“We’re Not in Kansas Anymore!” – The Secularization of Culture & Christian Faithfulness

“Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all that are in authority, that we may […]
Something Needs to Change: Learning from Our Reformation Heritage

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear…” Psalm 46:1-2 NKJV Pending a move of God’s Spirit on par with the […]
Rescuing the Gospel: The Historical Drama & Spiritual Impact of the Protestant Reformation

“But now the righteousness of God…is revealed…through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe…being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ […]
How Do I Decide Whom to Vote For? – Luke R. Board, age 16

Whom should I vote for? What is the role that religion should play in the life of an elected official? Do you want them to vote on the basis of […]
Pt.4 Family Ministry Throughout Church History: Post-Industrial Revolution

“Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served…or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me […]
Pt.3 Family Ministry Throughout Church History: The Puritan Era

“As you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged everyone one of you, as a father does his own children, that you would walk worthy of God who calls […]
Pt.2 Family Ministry Throughout Church History: The Middle Ages & Reformation

“God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into […]
Pt.1 Family Ministry Throughout Church History: The Early Church

“Telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and His strength and His wonderful works that He has done. That the generation to come might know them, […]
Pt.3 Ideas Have Consequences: Evolution’s Impact on the American Church, the Christian Family, & the Secularization of the West

“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.” – Job 38:2, […]
Pt.2 Ideas Have Consequences: Evolution’s Impact on the American Church, the Christian Family, & the Secularization of the West

“Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.” – […]