Over the years, I have struggled with the whole idea of Psalm 91 that 1,000 will fall at your side and 10,000 at your other side. The reason I have struggled with this is because I’ve known many, many Christians who have applied that to their lives and claimed they would not get COVID-19, they… Read More »
For far too much of the time, the church world has been focused on the things a person must do correctly to worship, to be a member, to attend, or even to be saved. The list of todo’s have waxed and waned over time to change to the currents of society and the trends of… Read More »
I’ve been listening to a podcast that is calling itself “long-form journalism.” It’s been running about 6 months and it’s almost through now. It’s about the rise and fall of a church that grew really fast and strong and then fell apart as the pastor began to think he was in charge and he was… Read More »
In my LIFE Journal reading this morning (written a few days ago), I read this passage: 2 Thessalonians 2:10 (NCV) “He will use every kind of evil to trick those who are lost. They will die, because they refused to love the truth. (If they loved the truth, they would be saved.)” I had just… Read More »
Trying to figure something out to write is really hard. So many times I’ve wanted to write, but I cannot think of anything. I’ve thought about writing about the books I’ve read. I’ve thought about writing about what’s happening with church. I’ve thought about writing about my family and friends. What is capturing my attention… Read More »
I recently read an article (https://churchleaders.com/pastors/409595-church-decline.html) from an evangelical pastor of another denomination. His name just happens to be James White…. But besides that, because that isn’t what was striking. The thesis of his article was why churches are not growing. He makes it very clear that churches are in decline, churches aren’t growing. He… Read More »
Yesterday, as I preached on the issue of a biblical view of sexuality, I realized that there is so much more to cover than we will get to in these three messages. I’ve now preached one and will have two more to go. But one person came to me and afterwards and said something horrible… Read More »
One of the core values of the Adventist Community Church is: “People matter to God, therefore they matter to us.” Think about for a moment with me. When was the last time you thought about the people who were serving you out the window of the local Taco Bell? Did you consider what might be… Read More »
Did 2020 win? I don’t believe 2020 beat us. I don’t believe that 2020 is the deciding factor of this race called life. Maybe I’m just an optimist, maybe I’m just trying to see the light at the end of the tunnel, or the silver lining in the cloud. Maybe…. But I think I’m more… Read More »
My wife read these quotes to me yesterday. I reread them today: When Protestant churches shall unite with the secular power to sustain a false religion, for opposing which their ancestors endured the fiercest persecution, then will the papal sabbath be enforced by the combined authority of church and state. There will be a national… Read More »
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