“It’s their loss…” You ever heard any preacher say that when folks didn’t want to hear them preach? Have you ever said or thought it? The preacher who says this thinks that he is delivering the goods and that the people who
What is The Church? Is it primarily a place where I punch the clock to let God know that I attended…. Is it primary a place where I go to consume religious entertainment…. Is it primarily a place where I get some
Lord, why do you allow bad things to happen? Lord, why is pain allowed to run rampant. Lord, what is going on? And, Lord, where are you? Such questions come to our mind as we struggle with the realities of living in
We are always looking somewhere else. We are always pushing to go somewhere else. Life seems to be about planning for some event in the future. It might be graduation, wedding, anniversary, reunion, and yes even retirement. We look forward to the
A preacher was addressing a youth day service and decided to really make an attempt to get into the mindset of the youth. He wore the clothes of the youth. He attempted to speak the language of the youth. Incidentally, his sermon
I was talking to someone the other day about how often our “kingdom building” is nothing more than “rearranging the seats.” Now don’t get me wrong, I am not saying that you must worship at one particular location. Neither am I arguing