Saving Christmas (From Ourselves)
Something seems broken about Christmas—not in its meaning, but in HOW we celebrate it. Do you find Christmas too busy, too expensive, too sad, too shallow or too stressful? If so, you may be getting...
Mathematics of Spiritual Warfare
In National Lampoon’s Vacation, Chevy Chase plays a father who falls asleep at the wheel of his car while he and his family (also sleeping) careen through neighbourhoods putting everyone in danger. On November 12th...
How To Advance World Peace
In North America, over 40 million people are diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. There is sabre-rattling between North Korea and America. There has been a deluge of natural disasters. Terror attacks continue in Las Vegas,...
How To Be Wealthy (without any money)
According to Mother Teresa, the spiritual poverty in the West is WORSE than the physical poverty in Calcutta. Wow. That’s a pretty huge statement. But why would she say that? On October 29 at Westminster we...
When Possessions Possess You
Why do many rich people feel like they’re missing something? Why do many poor people seem to have something that others don’t? And how can we live wealthy lives regardless of how much money we...
The True Barometer of Your Faithfulness
I’ve never been thankful for fleas. But these days, I’m starting to wonder. October 8 was Thanksgiving Sunday at Westminster. We explored the incredibly close relationship between thankfulness and faithfulness. In fact, as R Alan...
Does God Even Exist? – Part 3: The Maker of Morality
Why do we think it’s wrong for someone else to cut in line? Why do we think it’s wrong when someone bullies a child and takes their money? And why do we think it’s right...
Does God Even Exist? – Part 2: “God, that’s beautiful”
Is our universe and world just here by chance, or is it by design? Are we the result of randomness, or is there an orchestrated intelligence to life on earth? On September 24 this is...
Does God Even Exist? – Part 1: Mind Before Matter
I personally think that’s the one question that changes everything. Are we here on purpose, or by chance? Is there something after death, or not? Is there right and wrong, or is it all relative?...
One Heartbeat Away From Meeting Your Maker
We live in the age of distraction. Researchers even talk about “DAF – Directed Attention Fatigue.” Our brains have to work incredibly hard to wade through the information that is hurtling toward us at breakneck...