Tag: faith

The Bonds of Faith

In just over a week, the nation will observe the most hypocritical holiday of the year. That’s when atheists, humanists and agnostics will start their three-day spring weekend by enjoying Good Friday, even though it draws its name from the Person they claim doesn’t exist. Easter weekend will bring out a separate group, often dubbed…
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Church on Christmas

The last time Christmas fell on Sunday (as it does this year), in 2011, I remember seeing a news story about a significant percentage of churches that weren’t holding services. That’s one reason I’m pleased that ours will meet on Dec. 25. I know there are all kinds of reasons that some don’t meet on…
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Faith Meets Life in the Trenches

When new believers in Christ share their newfound faith and why they changed their way of life, the reaction from many people is to run away from the truth. They pass it off with a convenient comment like: “Oh, you got religion.” Granted, some people do “get religion.” But this is a life-killing, spirit-killing brand…
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Signs of the Times

I recently interviewed leadership expert John Maxwell for a story about one-time pastors who left their pulpits to have greater influence. One comment in particular he made from his years operating primarily in the business world struck a chord because of the lesson it offers all church members. “You can’t start a conversation with criticism;…
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Quiet Miracles Occur Daily

A teenager from St. Charles, Missouri—a half-hour northwest of St. Louis—recovered after spending 15 minutes under water following his plunge into an ice-covered lake. It’s a story so miraculous that in addition to local media, it received coverage recently in USA Today and a report on the Today show. There are many similar accounts. They…
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Life in the Spirit

By Ken Walker – A grandson who works at Amazon is my resident tech expert. When I wanted to download Skype three years ago so I could interview several people overseas, I called him to help me with the task. When I experienced problems following a recent upgrade to Windows 7 after Microsoft stopped supporting…
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How Underdogs Awakened Faith

By Ken Walker- Malcolm Gladwell’s newest book, David and Goliath, is out. While it may take me awhile to find the time to read it, I am looking forward to the experience. Gladwell writes the kind of material that stuck with me long after I read three of his previous books, starting with Blink. In…
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Going Over the Cliff

By Ken Walker- The recent panic over our nation’s “fiscal cliff” brought to mind another time some 25 years ago, when the Dow Jones average slid more than 500 points in one day. It marked an historic plunge. As we watched the latest news at a friend’s house, his wife walked in and asked, “Well,…
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