Posts with the category “church”

If you are a Christian long enough, it will eventually happen to you. I remember when it first happened to me. It was Philip Yancy. I was puzzled. Shocked. Confused. He had said something in a book ab...  Read More

For over two weeks there has been a “revival” at Asbury College. What started out as a normal chapel service has turned into a worldwide phenomenon. Fox News reported, “The movement began after studen...  Read More

In Panama there is a Catholic celebration called Festival del Cristo Negro. Thousands of people make a pilgrimage to see a black Jesus statue. According to Wikipedia, “The statue is a wooden statue of...  Read More

The state of Kentucky has been in the news over the past week due to historic flooding in the area. Other states such as Ohio and West Virginia have also been affected, but Kentucky has taken the brun...  Read More

I remember sitting in the back of the classroom. There were two other students with me at the table. It was the third grade at Our Lady of Pompeii. We three were the outliers of the class. The teacher...  Read More

 On Sunday December 19 the First Baptist Church of Dallas had a Christmas celebration during their service. According to Pastor Robert Jeffress, “The focus of the music and message this Sunday will be...  Read More

 A number of years ago I was challenged to end our morning services differently than how I was doing it. We always closed with a prayer and then a hymn. But there still has to be something more. It is...  Read More

This post was written by Rebekah Bove. Rebekah is a member of our church and a full time missionary for the International Mission Board. This Tuesday, June 29, 2021, has been set apart by believers na...  Read More

There was a report in the National Review back in October about the Chinese government creating its own translation of the Christian Bible. Cameron Hilditch reported, “Earlier this year, we learned of...  Read More

Recently Relevant Magazine interviewed Pastor Rick Warren about Covid-19 and the church. In the interview Warren said that the pandemic has revealed a big problem in the church...we focus too much on ...  Read More

Think about your identity. How do you identify yourself? Think about how we identify others. “Oh he is a doctor.” or “She is a lawyer.”, “Suzie is the wife of Bob and a stay at home mom of 3.”, “He’s ...  Read More

October 31, 1517. A German Agustinian Monk walked to All Saints Church in Wittenberg, Germany. The monk had a hammer, nails and a scroll in his hands as he approached the large wooden doors. Unrolling...  Read More

One of my favorite hymns is “ In Christ Alone”.While searching the internet for various versions of the song I came across an old internet article about it being eliminated from a hymnal. Supposedly t...  Read More

This past week Hillary Clinton released her new podcast called You And Me Both. In her first episode she had on political activist and preacher William Barber II. They  discussed the current events in...  Read More

We have seen over the last few articles the Bible’s teaching on serving God. To summarize what we have learned so far; you are to serve Him, in His church, by the power of His Spirit, through the gif...  Read More

We have seen over the last few articles the Bible’s teaching on serving Him. Last time we answered the question of why we should serve. In this article we will look at how we should serve Him. God’s w...  Read More

The last few articles have been focused on the Bible’s teaching in regards to service. We first saw that we are commanded to serve, then we learned we are slaves for Christ ,and that lastly our motive...  Read More

In this series on serving God last week I started on the “Why?” of service. I mentioned how there are three principles to look at. The first one is that we are slaves to Christ. Now today I’m going to...  Read More

If I was to ask you how you would describe your relationship with God what words would you use? Loving? Graceful? Beautiful? Strong? Great communion? Distant? Last week I answered the question of, if ...  Read More

A pastor once explained that there are two types when it comes to church service; World War 2 and The Vietnam War. He said in WW2 everyone was for the war and understood its importance and anyone and...  Read More

A small country church made the news recently for a new growth strategy it is implementing. The Washington Post reported, “Church leaders voted to shutter the Cottage Grove church temporarily, and the...  Read More

In April of 2018, over 900 people attended a Beyonce Service at Grace Cathedral Church in San Francisco. Now two more churches in New York will be having the same service. What is the Beyonce Service...  Read More

What if I were to tell you that we are to confess our sins to plants? That all the wrong we do to our environment needs to be atoned for and we must confess these things to nature? You may not think ...  Read More

The Christian Post recently reported that The Vision Church in Atlanta, GA has added a psychic medium to their staff. Lakara Foster claims to commune to the dead for the staff of the church. The artic...  Read More

A Memphis pastor defended his decision for having a twerking contest (a sexually provocative dance) at his church by telling everyone “F*** You”. Yes that is right. This pastor openly, publicly and wi...  Read More

A recent article from Christian Post reports that, “Churches worldwide are planning to observe the annual “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity” starting on Friday to promote ecumenical practices. First...  Read More

A new Pew Research study revealed some interesting information about our society’s view of church. According to the study 70% of people view themselves as religious but do not go to church. An article...  Read More