The destruction expands when we allow the failure of a few to cause us to become cynical about the whole pastoral profession. How does God sort out the faithful and the unfaithful, and how we should respond to moral hypocrisy among the clergy?

A controversial subject: the pastor’s salary? Perhaps we can discover some helpful hints from this passage when it is time to decide about the minister’s livelihood.

“I was born a Leo. What sign were you born under?” How much has astrology permeated our culture?

The land that began with the pilgrims now offers a smorgasbord of religious alternatives. How does an individual decide about this plethora of spiritual options? Is it the same as going to a Baskin Robbins and deciding what flavor of ice cream you want?

Doesn’t it make you angry when the rich and the famous face a different standard than the poor and the obscure? Take another look at truth and discover the reasons why the ethical marks of our creator don’t so easily disappear.

Lady Justice is blindfolded indicating that she is to be blind to wealth, race, or creed. Do you believe this ideal is approached in modern law courts? How does a culture decide what is right and what is wrong?

Do you ever wonder where God is in the midst of this world where often the good people cry, while the bad people party and have their laughs?

Did you know that God invites us to sing the blues to Him when we are hurting and to sing the beautiful melodies of love as we experience His mercy?

Everyone has a story to tell and as they worship together, this story has to do with God. Do we have some time in our worship when these life realities can be expressed so that we can either pray fervently or enthusiastically sing--depending upon what is going on at a given time in our walk with God?

Remember the relief, the thanksgiving, the enthusiastic joy--victories from the past? Have you ever had one of these exhilarating moments in church?