Has it struck you in recent years that there seems to be a growing trend of spiritual immaturity in churches today? I know that is a rather broad-brush stroke, but I just want to pose this idea for consideration from a few angles. Immature Beliefs Consider the various views about God: God is the “big…
Read MoreCaleb French and I have developed some web resources that could provide great help in planning simple, God-focused worship, services. I will provide a link to the resources later in this article. We had a panel discussion at our national fellowship meeting and one of the subjects discussed was worship. There was significant discussion about…
Read MoreIn our previous article on this topic, we saw that the mistaken impression that the Bible’s meaning is beyond our grasp arises in part because we fail to apply the same rules of interpretation to Scripture that we do to every other communication. The result is an array of interpretive approaches with few objective parameters…
Read MoreAre you wondering how a Florida judge can block the state’s new anti-abortion law since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, returning the issue to the states? Me too! So, here’s what I’ve been able to gather about the situation:1 The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), on June 24, 2022, struck…
Read MoreI make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else’s foundation, but as it is written, “Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand.” – Rom. 15:20-21 I was twelve when I first…
Read MoreThe war in Ukraine has renewed focus on an age-old question, “when should a missionary flee?” The pages of Scripture and Christian history provide many examples for this question. For those who chose to remain in harm’s way, some reaped a harvest of souls as a direct result of their selfless identification with the people,…
Read MoreBrian Bolton, in an article for Freedom from Religion Foundation, seeks to make a case from the Old Testament that the scriptures allow abortion. He does violence to the biblical text in order to make his case and it is important that we debunk such misuse of scripture. Here is what he says. A pregnant…
Read MoreBiblical Ministry Biblical ministry begins with a commitment to sound doctrine and correct ministry philosophy and practice. We should ask ourselves: “What do we believe, and what do we want to achieve? Biblical ministry is primarily local church based and focused. How would ministry partnerships potentially help or hinder this church ministry? Biblical church ministry…
Read MoreTypically, when comparisons are made between current events and past events, the result is a realization that things are worse today or that negative realities of the past have been perpetuated. Rarely do we find ourselves recognizing improvement or encouragement through the passage of time, whether it be centennial retrospectives or otherwise. However, in the…
Read More[I just got off of the phone with Stephen VanGelderen. A car plunged into a group of about 200 of their church members as they watched fireworks locally on Sunday evening. Benjamin Reimers (24) was killed and Emily Reimers (25) suffered severe injuries. They are also the children of the cousin of Gary Reimers, who…
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