Jun 1, 2023 | Pastor Marc's Remarks
During the Reformation Movement in the 16th Century, the Evangelical leaders wanted to underscore their deep convictions that their efforts were not to break away from the church but to uphold and recover the universal teaching of the Christian faith. Therefore, they...
May 25, 2023 | Pastor Marc's Remarks
Because the famous chewing gum manufacturing company Wrigley drastically rolled back its advertising budget more than a decade ago, I suspect teenage twin sets of Amanda and Matthew Bodeker and Ethan and Olivia Mulada may not be as familiar with the Doublemint Twins...
May 18, 2023 | Pastor Marc's Remarks
In 1969, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover, labeled the Black Panther Party “the greatest threat to the internal security of our country.” The party, active between 1966 and 1982, was initially formed to challenge the excessive...
May 11, 2023 | Pastor Marc's Remarks
Are Johnny-come-lately and Johnny-on-the-spot one and the same? If not, are they related? Does he (or they) also go by another “John” nickname like Jack, as in Jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none? The idiom Johnny-come-lately has been used since the 1890s. It first...
May 4, 2023 | Pastor Marc's Remarks
What is your definition of wisdom? To be wise could mean many things. Some people display logic in the face of calamity. Others are known for their emotional intelligence. Some can recite facts from sharp memory banks. These are not necessarily signs of wisdom,...
Apr 27, 2023 | Pastor Marc's Remarks
On this day in 1521, famed Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan passed through the pearly gates of heaven. The devout Christian met his untimely death at the hands of the indigenous people of the present-day Philippines while on a voyage to circumnavigate the world....
