Posts Tagged ‘church’
Alarms and Dreamers
Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.– Jude 1:8, KJV A couple of weeks back we were in Jude, looking at Cain, Balaam, and Korah. This week I felt a strong urge to return to Jude. It is such a short letter, but one rich with nuggets…
Read MoreA Steak for the Church’s Black Eye
Automobile salespeople. Ambulance-chasing attorneys. Members of the United States Congress. Does it make you cringe to read that list? There is a reputation tied to each of those professions that ranks them at the bottom of the ladder of public trust. That reputation is not unearned. The church. For some, the church is every bit…
Read MoreFive Reasons Your Role in the Body of Christ is Important
Every spring, for the past six years, I have watched the farmer plow his field. Our home is built on the northern-most street in our home town, and adjacent to our back yard is the field you see in the photograph. The farmer attacks this field every spring like clockwork, and it always occurs at…
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