Monthly Archives: May 2015

Healthy Churches

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Norman Bendroth

I read an article this week about how churches are having “all or nothing” conflicts. Church consultant David Brubaker observes the sharp divisions and polarities that exist in society over politics, social issues, and idealogy have seeped into our churches. … Continue reading →

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WIND, FIRE, WATER, EARTH

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Norman Bendroth

Pentecost 2015 Acts 2:1-21; John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 Pentecost is a major Jewish feast—one of the three great feasts of the Torah called Sahvuoth which our Jewish brothers and sisters are celebrating in Johnson Hall. All the Jewish pilgrims would be … Continue reading →

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“Keep in Step with the Spirit”

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Norman Bendroth

This Sunday the Pentecost Season begins. “Penta” means fifty.  It was fifty days after Christ rose from the dead that the promised gift of the Holy Spirit came. “I will not leave you as orphans,” said Jesus to his disciples … Continue reading →

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“Life Can Turn on a Dime”

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Norman Bendroth

By now most of you know that last Friday morning at 2 am my wife, Peggy, and my son, Nathan, found me face down in the hallway outside of the upstairs bathroom. For almost a minute I was unresponsive as … Continue reading →

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The Origins of Mothers’ Day and the Call for Peace

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Norman Bendroth

While Mother’s Day is not on the Christian calendar, it does have Christian roots, but not the sentimental ones you might think. Julia Ward Howe spawned the idea of an official Mother’s Day in the United States in 1872.  An … Continue reading →

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