by Tom Lambrecht | Sep 3, 2021 | Blog
By Thomas Lambrecht – Labor Day is a holiday in honor of work. Too often, Christians have adopted a secular understanding of work. We view it either as drudgery or as an idol to which we devote all our time and energy. But work is a spiritual endeavor. We are to...
by Tom Lambrecht | Aug 27, 2021 | Blog
By Thomas Lambrecht – In a sermon preached in the run-up to the 2019 General Conference, Bishop Elaine Stanovsky (Greater Northwest Episcopal Area) promoted the One Church Plan and her vision for the inclusiveness of the church. That vision reflects the understanding...
by Tom Lambrecht | Aug 20, 2021 | Blog
By Thomas Lambrecht – Now that the Taliban has taken over Afghanistan, many are concerned about the future for women and girls in that country. The Taliban has a history of oppressing women and depriving them of human rights, as well as...
by Tom Lambrecht | Aug 13, 2021 | Blog
By Thomas Lambrecht – Denominations are not in vogue right now in American culture. For the past 20 years, the non-denominational church movement has grown across the country until its congregations make up a significant portion of the Body of Christ in the U.S....
by Tom Lambrecht | Aug 6, 2021 | Blog
By Thomas Lambrecht – As a declining denomination in the midst of cultural headwinds becoming increasingly hostile to Christianity, we wonder how to be a growing, vital church. Although I have served as a pastor and have been a member of growing...
