Thoughts for the Third Sunday in Advent
By Doug Beacham We come to this Advent Sunday with an awareness that the main characters in the biblical story were on the move. Joseph, Mary, and the unborn Christ...
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Advent and Red Cups
By Doug Beacham When I first saw comments on Facebook about Starbucks and red cups my first thought was, “Why is Starbucks using Toby Keith’s ‘Red Solo Cup’ song?”...
Christ, God’s Love Gift
By Doug Beacham Christ—God’s Love Gift is the title of this column and the title of a 1969 collection of sermons by the late Joseph H. King. The book was compiled...
We Need the Gifts of the Spirit – With Love in the Middle
By Doug Beacham In these last months of 2015 we bring to a close our yearlong focus on Pentecost. This doesn’t mean that after December we stop being Pentecostal! Rather,...
Today’s Leaders Need the Fruit of the Spirit
By Doug Beacham Throughout the Bible the metaphor of “fruit” is used to describe the attitudes and actions that are pleasing to God. In the poetic books, Psalm 1:3 describes...