Happy Meals

Happy Meals

Several years ago I read about a megachurch that presented “Feed the 5,000 Day.” The first 5,000 people who showed up on a particular Sunday morning received a free fish sandwich – bread and fish, get it? – passed out by Ronald McDonald himself.  Large...
These Honored Dead

These Honored Dead

Even before the final shots of the Civil War, another great conflict had broken out between the North and the South.It was the battle of the cemeteries.Before 1864, there was no national cemetery in the United States.  Few people imagined the need for such a...
Heroes

Heroes

On February 23, 1945, less than six months before the end of World War II, U.S. Marines fought their way to the top of Mt. Suribachi on the tiny volcanic atoll of Iwo Jima.AP photographer Joe Rosenthal clambered up the slopes behind them, hoping to take a picture of...
Five Great Questions

Five Great Questions

How many of these questions can you get right?Who are the five wealthiest people in the world today?Who are the last five winners of the Nobel Peace Prize?Who are the last five winners of the Oscars for Best Actor and Best Actress?Who are the last five winners of the...
Come With Me

Come With Me

If you’re a follower of Jesus, then you’re a minister.Some of us who have received special training and ordination are Ministers with a capital “M.”  But everyone else, by virtue of being empowered with spiritual gifts that God yearns for us to share with the...