The Vernon Journal

I was reading some of the great Christian blogs today (my English church online) and found this article from Adrian’s Blog about Apostles in the modern church. Now, I’m a Foursquare Missionary with a Reformed (Calvinist) leaning – so I can be all over the map with this kind of stuff, but I really enjoyed [...]

Every generation asks questions about what the generation before it says about life, the universe and everything. This is true in every culture and subculture. My generation, and specifically the sub-culture of my generation that was raised in the church, is no exception.We asked questions about worship.We asked questions about ritual.We asked questions about hypocrisy [...]

A few weeks ago, upon receiving the letter from the Church council citing 1 Timothy 2:12, an 81 year old woman named Mary Lambert was dismissed from her role as Adult Sunday School teacher in a small Baptist church in Watertown, NY Since then, there has been a media frenzy, with news sources as far [...]

Barry Bonds. Terrell Owens. Kobe Bryant. As spectacular as it may be to watch them hit baseballs, catch footballs or play basketball, these names don’t immediately bring to mind ideas of high character. In fact, there are personalities in all sports whose names leave a sour taste in our mouths. But here’s one to encourage [...]