Churches Have Something To Share – Better Relationships And Happier LIves

I been harping on this for a couple of years, but now even more evidence that the secret to the good life is good relationships with others, especially with those we care most about. So churches, wake up and realize … Continue reading →

The Hard Times Americans Forget

This article is a worthwhile read. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-hard-times-americans-forget/2016/03/01/c00d17de-dfc5-11e5-846c-10191d1fc4ec_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

Seeing Clearly Through 2016

Dear Dunker brothers and sisters. I am going to tell you a mystery. The genesis of our Brethren faith comes from experiencing our lives through the organizing principle that we are a people who live through right relationships powered by … Continue reading →

Our Mundane God

God only seems to operate by the mundane or the miraculous. At least those are the ways we experience God. What we often fail to appreciate I think, is that God uses the mundane to produce the miraculous far more … Continue reading →

Religion Works part two

In my last post I suggested that the key to vitality in the Christian faith is the belief that religion is real and that it works. At first, I know that this sounds silly obvious to most believers, but, be … Continue reading →

Religion Really Works

CORRECTION: A few minutes back I received a Facebook message from said nephew, mentioned below, and I misunderstand the satirical tone of his post on the Bieber report. In a return post I informed him that as a retired pastor … Continue reading →

Why Christmas Eve Services Are A Real Gift

NOTE: The following is a repost from DunkerExpress September 2014. But it’s the best Christmas advice I can offer congregations and bears repeating.   Just in case you don’t know, Christmas eve services are the best opportunity for congregations to … Continue reading →