by Hannah Rau | Feb 22, 2022 | Christian Life
Walk into any church, and one of the first things you’ll hear is singing. The style of music you’ll encounter varies. Some churches have a worship band with guitars, a keyboard, and drums. Some have a small orchestra with string and brass instruments. Others...
by Hannah Rau | Feb 16, 2022 | Christian Life
“Hakuna matata! What a wonderful phrase! Hakuna matata! Ain’t no passing craze! It means no worries, for the rest of your days… It’s our problem-free philosophy… Hakuna matata!” (Walt Disney Records) Is the song stuck in your head now? Disney’s The Lion King (1994) is...
by Hannah Rau | Feb 8, 2022 | Christian Life
Valentine’s Day can be traced back to the first Feast of Saint Valentine in A.D. 496. Somewhere around A.D. 1400, it took on the association with love that it has today. From the 1500s to the 1700s, the tradition of lovers exchanging greeting cards (valentines) and...
by Hannah Rau | Feb 1, 2022 | Christian Life
Groundhog Day (February 2) has come to be a day of hope when we look forward to the end of winter and the start of spring. I’m sure you’ve heard of Punxsutawney Phil, the famous weather-predicting groundhog of Pennsylvania. In a tradition going back to the 1800s, if...
by Hannah Rau | Jan 25, 2022 | Christian Life
At our church, we take communion on the first Sunday of the month, when we also share a potluck fellowship meal. Before we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, our pastor always impresses on us how serious the sacrament is—that it’s not to be taken lightly. He reminds us of...
by Hannah Rau | Jan 18, 2022 | Christian Life
When I was little, I collected “treasures”: cool rocks, coins, neat boxes, acorns, bouncy balls, etc. These items usually ended up on a shelf in my room or a box in the closet. Every once in a while, I’d take everything out and decide what to keep. Over the years,...
