"Watch your life and doctrine closely"
At a Westminster Chapel discussion group in 1944, the topic of numbers came up and many were concerned. Attendance had dropped due to WWII, and many “doubted whether the plain services now established, with forty-five minute (or longer) sermons and not even an organ…would ever bring back the numbers which once crowded the building.” A…
From the blog this week: Is It Vain to Serve God? Check out these links from around the web: What Do We Mean When We Say Scripture is Inspired? “What did the Apostle Paul mean when he wrote that “all Scripture is inspired by God”? After all, if human beings wrote the books of the…
Have you ever done the right thing only to suffer loss for it? Has telling the truth led to consequences that the person who was willing to lie didn’t have to face? Has being unwilling to compromise morals costs you an opportunity for advancement to someone who was willing to make such compromises? Being a…
From the blog this week: The Promised Prophet Click the link to read the below articles: How to Kill a Church “Care less about biblical depth, discipleship, and leadership character than inspirational messages, excitement, and creativity. Make sure the success is built around the leader’s ‘brand’ so that he and the church are largely synonymous.”…
The Old Testament is filled with stories of men and women that God used in powerful ways. Who can forget the miraculous way God raised up the prophet Moses and used him to deliver the people from Egyptian bondage? Who can forget the great victories God brought about through King David and his armies? Yet,…
From the blog this week: He Will Hold Me Fast Check out these links from around the web: Parent Love and Grandparent Love “Don’t just be a grandparent—be a distinctly Christian grandparent.” Trusting God with Open Hands “Certainly family, friends, jobs, and safety are all good gifts from God to be valued and treasured. But…
“Check out this video,” a friend of mine told me after returning from a trip to Colorado. He regularly takes his Jeep up to the mountains and always returns with a video that makes me cringe to watch. The latest video was him making a right turn on a switchback that was essentially a U-turn…
From the blog this week: Ordinary Faithfulness in the Smallest Tasks Check out these links from around the web: God Wants Your Weakness “Gideon isn’t confident to do anything himself. He’s fine complaining about how bad things are, but when he is asked to do something to improve the situation, Gideon backs away. It’s easier…
Growing vegetables is slow and steady work. Hours are spent and calories are burned for what oftentimes seems fruitless (er, veggie-less?). While the work is at its highest in the spring, it certainly doesn’t start there. Investments must be made even now that will affect next season. Today, the peel of my daughter’s banana will…
From the blog this week: Our Worry and God’s Unblemished Faithfulness Check out these links: Don’t Use ‘Calling’ to Avoid Serving “How many of us have heard these appeals to serve somewhere in the church and have thought to ourselves, Oh, I’m not gifted in that area or I’m not called to those people.” 7…