The church with no needs …
Christians, especially church leaders, can be quick to turn to the New Testament – especially the Book of Acts – as providing the model for what it […]
02
Feb
2022
Blog Tag
Fellowship
27
Sep
2018
A primary aspect of the first church is nearly missing in the church today …
I never tire of reading about the first church as portrayed in the book of Acts in the Bible. I find chapters two and four especially compelling. […]
13
Jan
2017
Something more than a donut …
Modern Christianity has done little to teach the rich biblical view and need of Christian fellowship. The result is a gross lack of understanding of what Christian […]
08
Oct
2015
A friend doesn’t use the drive-thru …
This morning I read a story about a pastor traveling with a Brazilian seminary student. Along the way the pastor asked the student if he would like […]
25
Aug
2015
What others see that we don’t …
It wasn’t just frustration that caused me recently to change from using Firefox as my browser to trying Chrome, it was hitting a wall that required it. […]
15
Jul
2014
The hard road to peace …
In order to have real peace — peace of mind and heart — you will have to make a decision that will disrupt the peace of your […]
23
Jun
2014
How to sail through life …
After my first experience on a sailboat, I thought to myself, “I could become addicted to this!” A few more times on a sailboat and I knew […]
17
Jan
2013
If you’re happy and you know it …
We’ve made the measure of a successful Sunday gathering “at church” to be the number of happy people leaving the building. Bad measure! By being more concerned […]
10
Nov
2012
Are you guilty of showrooming?
My childhood friend had invited me over to his house. As we made our way through the dwelling to the back yard, he showed me “the room.” […]
23
Aug
2012
Expectations from the pews …
The mother pounded loudly on her son’s bedroom door. “Get up! It’s Sunday morning, you have to go to church!” she shouted. But her son just rolled […]