Dear Brothers and Sisters: Please Stop Boasting about a local Church/Pastor. As many read this, it is already possible to see the smoke coming out of many ear canals spelling “How Dare You!” “You’re harming the church!” “You have a spirit of criticism!” and so on. Speaking of spirits, recently I had someone cast the…… Continue reading Dear Brothers and Sisters: Please Stop Boasting about a local Church/Pastor.
Category: Faith
Consumer Friendly Jesus Meets Matthew 10
Consumer Friendly Jesus Meets Matthew 10 As usual, Jesus would sit down and teach his disciples about the mission and vision he had for them. So on a bright sunny day, Jesus sat down to teach. However, the process for each meeting was becoming pretty complicated because, after every survey, his disciples came up with…… Continue reading Consumer Friendly Jesus Meets Matthew 10
Get on the Church bus, or get run over.
Caveat First To my reader who may not know Christ as your personal savior. My hope is that in reading the following post, you’ll know what to look for in a church fellowship. As Christ followers, we are called to love you. You won’t find perfect people, but you can find a Christ fellowship that…… Continue reading Get on the Church bus, or get run over.
How we use music to segregate within the local church
How we use music to segregate our church meeting. ———————————————————————————————————- First of all, the rules for this post. (ominous sounding eh?) Rule: 1 This post is not about racial equality, race issues in general. Rule: 2 This post is not about singling out any culture or race. Rule: 3 This post is from an American…… Continue reading How we use music to segregate within the local church
Salty outrage; Christian anger and outrage, and how to handle it
outrage n. An act of extreme violence or viciousness. I’m reminded of a story, where for no fault of their own, a person was killed. It was senseless without any reason. Only God knows what actually happened, but from all accounts, the victim did nothing to instigate the violence. So while the tragedy was the…… Continue reading Salty outrage; Christian anger and outrage, and how to handle it
Shh, zip it, be quiet, don’t say it, pray about it; Why Christians shouldn’t be attacking each other
When Christians attack each other, both lose. It hurts the cause of Christ when Christians attack each other. It shows we have lost focus on our mission, which is to make disciples. Verbal discourse in the church is a good thing. But in Luke 6:37 when Jesus says; Do not judge. Jesus gives us…… Continue reading Shh, zip it, be quiet, don’t say it, pray about it; Why Christians shouldn’t be attacking each other
Protected: Jesus and Gaps
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Jesus is the Bridge
The human church was never established to be a bridge to God that we should boast of our abilities. On the other hand, Jesus: his birth, life ,death and resurrection is the bridge to God. Its arrogance to believe we can rise to that act of Christ. No, we are not the bridge brothers and…… Continue reading Jesus is the Bridge
Selling Tickets to Jesus: Church Special Event Programs and the Pay for Access Dilemma
It’s that time again, time for churches to have Christmas plays and programs. It is the time of year to proclaim the birth of mankind’s only hope. The birth of Jesus. As followers of the Christ, our hope is we can deliver a message to the masses. The Catalyst Driving down the road, I’m…… Continue reading Selling Tickets to Jesus: Church Special Event Programs and the Pay for Access Dilemma
God does nothing reckless – Never has, never will
Is God’s Love Reckless? Having grown up playing music in church from bluegrass to Third Day covers, I’ve always loved worship music in church. I’ve played with and have heard various talents as well. Worship in church became such a important part of the move of God over the past decades. Many churches have included…… Continue reading God does nothing reckless – Never has, never will