Holidays

The Secret to our Multi-ethnic Success

MCA Church is a multi-ethnic, multi-generational, multi-socioeconomic worship community that loves one another deeply. We rarely talk about racism in our gatherings because we simply feel that crying racism actually strengthens and lengthens this terrible sin against the image of God. A racist is a person who believes that a particular race is superior to …

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Never Eat Alone!

Back in my study days at Northwest University, Dr. Gordon Fee came through as the Staley Distinguished Scholar. His one week of teaching is permanently stored in my memory. In the chapel service each day, he taught us how to compare the “vanity, vanity, all is vanity” of Ecclesiastes with the permanence of “The man …

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Veteran’s Day: A reflection on “free space.”

“How much free space do you have?” My friend asked me this afternoon. His question was formulated for the purpose of solving computer issues I have been experiencing lately but his question got me thinking about Veteran’s Day. On a scale far grander than a mere hard drive, veterans have provided for me a world …

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