If you watch the news at all you’ve probably heard a recent story about a young man who gave a stunning confession. Earlier in the year he had been out drinking one night, driving himself from one bar to the next. He blacked out at the wheel, drifted into oncoming […]
Pastor Ben Strunk
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I gave the first math test of the academic year to my students this past Friday. I’ve graded the exams, some students did okay, for others it wasn’t pretty, but none of them have any legitimate excuse. Some might say the dog ate my notes, but that doesn’t hold up […]
If you’re like me, and like most people I would guess, your “Make Time List” is pretty long. That is, there are several things you would like to do, lots of places you’d like to go, numerous people you’d like to see, if only you could “Make Time” for them. […]
The fourth of July is a special day in the history of America. It was on this day in 1776 that settlers who had been geographically in a ‘New World’ but politically subjects of an old British Guard that ruled them in tyranny codified their determination to be free in […]
The book of Hebrews was written to a group of Jewish Christians who had come to see that Jesus was the promised Messiah of the Old Testament. Their professed faith in Christ had cost them much. They were considered outcasts by their community. They had lost friends, finances, and even […]
Leading up to “The Kings” presentation I spent much time in the books of 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, and 1 and 2 Chronicles, going through the reigns of the monarchs of Israel and Judah. From the first ruler of the United Kingdom, Saul, to the split […]
Most of us are probably familiar, perhaps too familiar, with the unofficial holiday of April Fools. In fact, depending upon when this newsletter reaches your door, you may already be smarting from the events of April 1st. (Of course, there are some of us who would do well to limit […]
Our precious son turned five this past January. He is a very good boy but is attempting to push the boundaries a little farther than ever before. There are times when he doesn’t listen as fast as he used to and moments when he talks […]
As I’ve said many times, I tend to keep up with the news and politics of the day, at least as much as my schedule allows. While watching coverage of the Inauguration a few weeks ago, I noticed a piece on the designer of […]
My wife and I were watching the news a few weeks ago and heard a story about an elementary class that had come up with what most would consider an unusual punishment for not doing homework. Students who failed to complete their previous night’s […]