Pastor's Corner: The way of the cross

The first Sunday of each month I have been preaching a sermon series called "Focus on the Cross." On Sunday, Oct. 2, the title of the eighth sermon in this series was "No Loitering." The following are some highlights from that sermon.

The word "loiter" means to stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose.

"No loitering" signs are often used in public places to keep people from persistently "hanging out" with no purpose. A sign like that should also be read at our altars in churches today. In other words, many of us come to Christ and just gawk at, wait around, or stand idly by the cr...