It’s not a building. It’s not a program. It’s His.
Today, I’m over at Prodigal Magazine talking about how God moved me from where I was and what I thought was church, to where I am now. Here’s a taste… I thought church was what I experienced with my grandmother at Mass–a stuffy room, while beautiful was rather cold, filled with lots of old people crossing themselves … Read this post
Yesterday, I posed this question on Facebook: If you had to describe your church in 3 words what would you say? I decided to answer the question too. I thought for a minute and then completely cheated and used two hyphenated words for a grand total of 5 words. I said: My church: Spirit-filled, Christ-centered, and family. … Read this post
A lot has been happening within my church body. There have been huge moves of the Spirit and God displaying His power and providence in unexpected ways. (To catch a glimpse of what’s been going on, read this). So much has been happening that I have had little time to share, simply because there hasn’t … Read this post
So much has happened this week, I almost feel overwhelmed. Except that much of what has happened has been the moving of the Spirit and God doing big things (more to come on all of that). Not to mention, there was so much awesome stuff in the ol’ blogoshpere this week–stuff I couldn’t wait to … Read this post
So, lately my church family has been talking a lot about our “wish-dreams.” Our what-the-whats, you may be asking. Our wish-dreams. What’s a wish-dream? I know, it sounds like some sort of hippy-dippy, new-age malarkey, but it is so not. The term “wish-dream” was coined by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and has proven to be one of … Read this post
I read this quote the other day, and I have to say, I completely disagree with it: A good church is a Bible-centered church. Nothing is as important as this–not a large congregation, a witty pastor, or tangible experiences of the Holy Spirit.”― Alistair Begg I mean, on the surface, I think it sounds right. … Read this post
As Easter came and went this year, I realized in my post-candy-”He is Risen”-haze that I didn’t really feel connected to Jesus this Easter. I can remember Easter’s past, when just hearing the name “Jesus” would cause my eyes to swell with tears and my throat to tighten. This was not that year. In fact, … Read this post
If the Church could do nothing, but only one thing to survive, I would suggest that discipleship would be it. Discipleship–disciples, who make disciples, who make disciples–is, I believe, the primary vehicle through which God desires to win men. Our Jesus discipled from the onset of His ministry. He didn’t only disciple His core 12 … Read this post
Yesterday I posed the question: What is the purpose of church? It seems, at least based upon the comments left, that many of us agree on the answer to this question. Yet, as I set out to write this post, I did a little research to see how others answered this question. There are wildly … Read this post
Depending on who you stop on the street, you will most likely receive wildly varying opinions to the question “What is the purpose of the Church?” Is the Church meant to do good? Feed the hungry? Care for the orphan and the widow? Is the Church’s purpose to be a light to a dark world … Read this post