Do you know the best way to catch a monkey? A weird question, I know, but trust me, it’s important! I remember watching an episode of some nature show on TV when I was a kid, and the host showed how hunters trap wild monkeys. They didn’t need guns, nets, or sophisticated equipment. All they needed was a gourd and some bait.…
A Family Growing in Christ
Sermons by Pastor Schreiner (Page 7)
If you’ve ever ventured downtown in a heavily populated city, you’ve probably seen them. Men, sometimes women, and even children, equipped with sandwich boards and bullhorns; holding cardboard signs, with a Sharpie scrawled message: THE END IS NEAR! Spit flies from their lips as they scream at each passerby, “Repent, you sinners, or you’ll BURN in the fires of HELL forever! The…
1 out of every 2. According to recent research carried out by the American Psychological Association, 40-50% of marriages now end in divorce. Not surprisingly, with the large number of divorces, couples are living together before marriage more than ever before. A 2013 study reported that 75% of women 30 and younger had lived with…
Would you call yourself a wise person? Would you define your life as one wisely lived? You might think that’s kind of a subjective question. Some of you consider your life and think “Yeah, I think I am pretty wise from my experiences, from years of school and work.” But maybe you’re thinking of foolish decisions you’ve made, things you’ve done, or…
There’s a pretty prominent concept in our society called “paying it forward.” Anyone heard of it? For those who haven’t, it’s the idea is you do something nice for a stranger. Then, they’ll doing something nice for another stranger. A chain of nice grows person by person, and ideally these actions make the world a nicer place. I’ve noticed that paying it…
In 2014, Americans paid for 15.1 million cosmetic surgery procedures. Magazines promise their readers the secret to “flawless skin” or “6-pack abs.” A month ago, social media caught fire when former Olympian Bruce Jenner became Caitlyn Jenner, the woman he feels he is, rather than the man he actually is. There’s an obsession in our society, and in our own hearts; an…