The "And from Bill..." Archive

I began my FCCEM ministry at the age of 27. Tomorrow I will turn 57. On the eve of my 50th birthday seven Augusts ago, we published today’s archive entry. Whether I have learned anything...

When I meet with families about the funerals I will write for them, I tell them that I use the service’s opening moments to dispel any stereotypes audience members might have as to the tone...

Our church and most of organized, institutional Christianity have been in decline for at least a couple of decades. In the last six months, for example, two congregations in the United Township...

2009 was an important year for our church. It was the first full year of Sunday morning worship constructed exclusively of contemporary praise music. During the previous two years we had...

A big story from network TV land last week was the on-air revelation of the runner up in the latest season of ABC’s “The Bachelorette” that he and the show's star had slept...