Implementing Family Ministry in the Local Church
God must be at the center of family ministry to ensure that the ministry will be a blessing for everyone in the church.
Soaking Up the Meaning of Worship in the Scriptures, Part 2
Even in eternity, when death and pain and sin and suffering and evangelism and prophecy has ended, there is still worship!
Soaking Up the Meaning of Worship in the Scriptures, Part 1
Worship is a challenging word. Yet, worship is a far bigger and more important issue than we tend to make it.
Our Work and Our Worship: Labor Day Reflections for Committed Disciples
Our work becomes our worship. The work of our hands is elevated from a necessary evil we engage in to a labor of love done “as unto the Lord.”
What is Your Picture of an Ideal Family?
If we could imagine the first family in a world with no consequences of the fall, then we could imagine what an ideal family might look like.
How Does Prayer Connect Us to God? Part 3
Prayer is one of the most intimate forms of worship in which we open our hearts to God, to be able to grow and mature in the faith.
7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Leave Your Church
As someone who left my church but later returned, I suggest asking yourself these 7 questions before deciding to leave your church.
Beyond Summer Camps – Third Place (tie)
Since I’ve been a teenager growing up in the Church, summer youth camps have always been the “spiritual high” in my Christian walk. I always looked forward to them and couldn’t wait for next year. When I left camp, I felt a void in my heart. There was a weird feeling when I left my […]
The Red Line
Faced with eviction from the only home they had ever known, Adam and Eve were escorted out of their garden paradise. Adam remembered the warning words of God: “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in […]
The Church and Our Duty
The Church and Our Duty As followers of Christ, we are commanded to be holy. Part of living a holy life includes engaging in the spiritual disciplines of Bible reading and study, prayer, fasting, worship, and obedience to God. Another part of living a holy life includes how we treat others. I will explore the […]
