Columns
Team work
As I watch the Super Bowl, I am always impressed by the talents of individual athletes. They bring together agility, strength, quickness of frame and ...
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Columns
Don’t freeze
It has been cold, lately. So cold, in fact, I think my thermometer broke. It has reminded me that I don’t really know how cold ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, January 11, 2018 8:37 am
Columns
‘A gift for my family’
I love the story of Barrington Bunny. I discovered it in the book The Way of the Wolf, by Martin Bell. It is the story ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, December 14, 2017 10:57 am
Church & Community
‘A great attitude starts with gratitude’
Thank you. Such a simple phrase. I don’t use it enough. How basic to acknowledge that another has done something, large or small, that has ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, November 16, 2017 8:54 am
Columns
Faith reformed
This Oct. 31 marks 500 years since a young clergyman in Germany named Martin Luther posted a collection of ideas on the door of his ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, October 19, 2017 9:09 am
Columns
Have you done your homework?
Have you done your homework? I remember my parents asking (multiple times) if I had done what I needed to do to be prepared for ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, September 21, 2017 10:43 am
Columns
The fabric of our community
On Aug. 13, my heart was filled with hope after taking in the horror and death of the riots in Charlottesville the day before. On ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, August 24, 2017 9:52 am
Columns
Summertime, and the livin’ is easy
It has been hot lately. Real hot. Hot and humid. Several thunderstorms rattled the roofs lately. A farmer friend of mine reminded me that those ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:37 pm
Columns
‘Identity has many dimensions’
There are many ways I am introduced or recognized. Some people around town know me by my job as a pastor. Others know me as ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, June 29, 2017 7:43 am
Columns
‘Turn the other cheek also’
“Father forgive them, for they know not what they are doing” (Luke 23:34). Those words are attributed to Jesus in the profound scene of his ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, June 1, 2017 10:52 am
Devotional
Grace at work in forgiveness
Father forgive them, for they know not what they are doing. (Luke 23:34). Those words are attributed to Jesus in the profound scene of his ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, March 30, 2017 11:53 am
Columns
Change of heart, life — every day
I used to carry change around in my pocket. I started each day with one dollar in coins, able to make change for any amount: three ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:18 am
Columns
‘Sharing the same space’
The tale is told of two brothers, born as twins, but different as they could be. Even in the womb, their mother could feel the ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, January 19, 2017 6:17 am
Columns
The peace of Christ be with you
The season swirls around us — the excitement, the anticipation. People are on the move, to get home for the holidays, in search of surprises ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, December 15, 2016 7:38 am
Columns
‘…To end all wars’
Isaiah 2:4 declares “The LORD will mediate between nations and will settle international disputes. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, November 10, 2016 8:54 am
Columns
Christian collaboration
I want to take a moment and remark on an event that took place Sunday evening prior to the Vice Presidential Debate. A packed house ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, October 6, 2016 10:53 am
Columns
‘To err is human …’
How many mistakes have I made in life? (How many days have I lived?) Even my attempts at calculating a number would be in error, ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, September 8, 2016 7:03 am
Columns
Just breathe — He is with you
As the summer heat spikes into the 100s around the country, I recall the term the “dog-days of summer.” In ancient times, it was thought ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, July 28, 2016 5:49 am
Columns
Come together, right now
Three weeks ago, I was in Charleston, S.C. I went to see Mother Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the site of a prayer-meeting shooting one ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, June 23, 2016 5:28 am
Columns
Weekly re-creation
Years ago, I heard an observation about us as an American culture: “We worship our work, we work at our play and we play at ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, May 19, 2016 5:23 am
Columns
Getting it done — do the ends justify the means?
As my wife and I raise a new generation of our family, there are times that I need the kids to do some task around ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, April 14, 2016 11:09 am
Celebrations
Make the intentional choice for Christian community
The Way is not easy, Jesus said. He invited people to follow him; he did not force or compel them to do so. There were ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, March 10, 2016 10:34 am
Columns
‘Excuse me, do you have the time?’
How do you tell time? Devices all around us “mark” time. Wall clocks, wristwatches, bedside alarms and kitchen clocks abound. In recent years we have ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, February 4, 2016 2:55 pm
Columns
Let’s count our blessings together — truly as neighbors
“Come, ye thankful people come . . .” The first time I remember ever singing this hymn, I was in middle school. I was in ...
by Michael Kendall, Friday, November 27, 2015 8:53 am
Columns
Missionaries — ‘Christian neighbors in a different place’
Growing up, I remember hearing the stories of special speakers who came to my church telling of the exotic places they had been and exciting ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, October 22, 2015 12:15 pm
Columns
Pure perfection: Living in response to God’s love
Can I confess something … I mean, just between the two of us (don’t tell anybody else, OK?): I am not perfect. You aren’t wearing ...
by Michael Kendall, Thursday, September 17, 2015 10:44 am
Columns
Finding words to express
We live in a culture where words flow all around us. We see them in signs, in ads, in texts, emails, in print media. We ...