The naming of a child was as important in the first century as it is today. In fact, there were two names given to the baby […]

Advent comes from a Latin word which means “coming,” and the season (which begins this Sunday, November 29) proclaims the coming of Christ and builds […]

It hasn’t always been easy for Americans to agree about Thanksgiving. In his essay, “The Thanksgiving Story,” Jerry Wilson reports that George Washington proclaimed a […]

For our devotional thought this week following last week’s hard-fought and exhausting general election, I want to share a brief excerpt from Dr. Jon Meacham’s […]

Have you noticed all the jokes that have been made about the year 2020 because it’s been such a hard year? We have all been […]

Each Sunday morning I realize how much I enjoy preaching to the Imagine Church family. Pastors, I’ve observed, each have their favorite task. Some love […]

Another pastor asked me once about the secret for the growth Imagine Church has experienced in an era in which many churches are declining or […]

I’m around death a lot. I’m a pastor. I have stood with countless families by the casket in the cemetery, in the chapel, or out […]

There’s a line spoken by actor Tim Robbins in the academy award winning movie “The Shawshank Redemption” that’s echoed later in the film by costar […]

As this newsletter is published on October 1, 2020, there are so many issues facing us in America today that it’s hard to even know […]