by Greg Burdine | Jan 11, 2022 | Christian Living, Sermon
One of my favorite TV openings is from The Dick Van Dyke Show. While looking for a memorable way to open up each show, director Rob Reiner suggested Dick fall over a stool as he entered his living room. After one take, they decided to shoot another scene when he...
by Greg Burdine | Dec 30, 2021 | Christian Living, Sermon
Every Christmas there is a toy that everyone wants and that creates all sorts of craziness. In 1983 it was the Cabbage Patch Doll! It was my oldest daughter’s first Christmas and I would have given nearly anything to get her one. But none were to be found. There...
by Greg Burdine | Dec 16, 2021 | Christian Living, Current Issues, Sermon, Uncategorized
Americans will spend over $850 billion Christmas this year. Every individual citizen is expected to spend $1,000 for Christmas gifts. Yet, according to CNBC, a record high amount of people (11.5%) of Americans, aren’t buying any gifts this season due to economic...
by Greg Burdine | Nov 15, 2021 | Christian Living, Church, Sermon
This past Sunday was our church’s annual Veterans Day recognition… In 1921, an unknown World War I American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. This site, on a hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington, became the...
by Greg Burdine | Nov 11, 2021 | Christian Living, Church, Sermon
This past Sunday was Missions Day at our church. It is a day we pray to God to impress on our hearts what we should do for missions. We are commanded to pray for missions. Yet, that is not enough. We are to give and go. As I thought about what I should, say, a passage...
by Greg Burdine | Sep 7, 2021 | Christian Living, Family, Sermon
One summer Judy went to the Columbus Zoo with some relatives and all four of our children. When the day was over, she walked out the gate and toward the parking lot. A friend asked her, “Where’s Justin?” In her haste to leave on time, she left Justin inside the park....
