Author: Charles Allard

From time to time we all have heard someone bragging that they are self made. The perception they want to transmit is that they got where they are today by their own efforts. Such thinking is at the best faulty and near sighted

If you ever have a doubt about the seriousness of sin, just look at the cross. The Bible says that “while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.  (Romans 5:8) The cross is the strongest evidence available of God’s judgment upon sin.

Some call it passion Sunday while others refer to it as Palm Sunday. As we gather for worship next Sunday we are in the sixth week of lent. It is the  beginning of Holy Week, the week of Jesus crucifixion and the week

The vote of confidence that you have extended to me in calling me as your Pastor is both humbling and deeply appreciated. When we accepted your call to serve as Interim Pastor nine months ago, the thought of being asked to serve

I am a faithful and avid reader of Oswald Chambers’ classic devotional book, “My Utmost for His Highest.” Ruth Bell Graham said that this book was “One of a kind.” I agree. If you want to deepen your spiritual life, if you want

Reinhold Niebuhr was an American theologian, ethicist, public intellectual, commentator on politics and public affairs, pastor and professor at Union Theological Seminary for more than 30 years. In the summer of 1943, when Adolf Hitler’s armies marched unchecked across Europe, he wrote what we know today as

“What the World Needs Now is Love” with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach was a popular 1965 song that reached number 7 on the US Hot 100 charts in a matter of months. Disc Jockey Tom Clay of KGBS in Los Angeles,

Christ the Redeemer Statue sits atop Corcovado Mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park in Rio de Janeiro. The statue was created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and was built by the engineer Heitor da Silva Costa in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot. It is

There is an old saying that “absence makes the heart grow fonder.” That saying is usually associated with a romantic relationship but it can easily be applied to the church closings during last Weekend’s ice and snow storm.  Going on projected weather reports,

Somewhere between New Testament times and the present generation, folks seem to have developed the idea that preachers, choirs, and musicians are entertainers in worship and the congregation is the audience who determines how well they perform. To expect to be entertained is a false understanding