Romanticizing Christmas
My word processor gives the following synonyms to sentimentality: over romanticizing, sappiness, syrupy, schmaltzy, gushy, corny. There is a great amount of sentimentality associated with the...
View ArticleThe Unanswered Question
If there is a God and if that God is a good God, then why does He cause or allow such a disaster like the one that hit Haiti? Does God not know that the Haitian people are a poor and helpless lot that...
View ArticleConsider Your Ways . . .
“I am excited! I am all in! I do feel that now is the time for our own building! I can’t wait for that first dedication services! Sadly though, I don’t have anything to give. I need all that I have...
View ArticleThe Journey is as Important as the Destination. . . .
I am not disappointed with the results of our first-ever capital campaign. How can we be disappointed when over 90% of our members participated and made pledges and when nearly the whole church eagerly...
View ArticleA Front Porch Culture
Note: this post comes our way from Ted Herrbach. Thanks for contributing to the blog, brother! I grew up in a blue collar neighborhood in a small town in Indiana. We were a front porch culture. That...
View ArticleCommunity Groups
This is a post from Ted Herrbach: What is a “Community Group” and what happened to my Growth Group? An explanation is in order. Growth Groups were started at OGC in the fall of 2007. As our church...
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