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Category Archives: Church
Ichabod
Ichabod is an odd name. When you mention it the average person’s mind goes to Ichabod Crane, the schoolmaster character in Washington Irving’s famous short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Students of the Bible, however, know that the name … Continue reading
Letting Jesus Use You
A little girl was prepped and ready for a dangerous operation that could potentially end in her death. In his efforts to comfort her the surgeon said, “Before we can make you well we must first put you to sleep.” … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Church Attendance, Commitment, Discipleship, Doing Good, Evangelism, Faithfulness, God's Work, Good Works, Influence, Ministry, Missions, Prayer, Service, Witnessing, Work
Tagged christianity, Christianity in shoe leather, Christianity with boots on, jesus, ministering to others, Now I lay me down to sleep prayer, story about natives who said we know that man, the flesh and blood edition of Christianity, Vance Havner
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The Jonah Path
Question: “What is the Bible’s only book that ends with a question?” Answer: “Jonah.” Jonah 4:11 closes the book by way of God asking the prophet Jonah: “And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which are more … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Anger, Backsliding, Church, Church Attendance, Complaining, Contentment, Depression, Disappointment, Doubt, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Will, God's Work, Honesty, Mercy, Ministry, Missions, Obedience, Perseverance, Personal, Prayer, Preaching, Problems, Rebellion, Service, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God, Truth
Tagged god, God makes the sun rise on the evil and the good, God sends rain to the just and the unjust, Is it okay to be mad at God?, Jonah, Jonah being mad at God, nineveh, the importance of being real with God, the wicked people of Nineveh, Why did God spare Nineveh?
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“Why Sit Here Until We Die?”
“Why sit here until we die?” That question is at the heart of one of the Bible’s most incredible stories, 2 Kings 7:1-20, and it’s a question that still has relevance to a multitude of situations today. So, let’s talk … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Adversity, Attitude, Change, Choices, Church, Complaining, Contentment, Courage, Decisions, Desires, Discernment, Faith, Fear, God's Timing, God's Guidance, God's Provision, God's Will, Inner Peace, Needs, Problems, Seeking Advice, Suffering, Trusting In God
Tagged Ben Hadad, changing in order to stay alive, Jehoram, the lepers who entered the Syrian camp, the siege of Samaria, when a change is needed, Why sit here until we die?
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The Difference Between Pit Stops & Racing
It’s been said that Christians need to be the church rather than just go to church. Truer words were never spoken. When church is a once-a-week-event rather than a seven-day-a-week lifestyle, it runs the risk of becoming little more than a couple of hours … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Church Attendance, Commitment, Doing Good, Faithfulness, God's Work, Ministry, Service, Spiritual Gifts, Sports, Talents, Worship
Tagged Christians using their spiritual gifts in service, Christians using their talents in service, comparing church attendance to car racing, pit stops at the Daytona 500, pit stops at the Indy 500, the benefit of church attendance, the Daytona 500, the Indianapolis 500
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A Lot of Moving Parts But Not Much Production
There was once an inventor who built an amazing machine. It was six feet high and five feet long and had a total of 5,626 parts (wheels, gears, shafts, chains, belts, etc.), to say nothing of all the nuts, bolts, … Continue reading
The Difference Between Doors & Discipleship
Minister and author John Seamands tells the story of a German soldier who was wounded in battle. The wound was minor and the soldier wasn’t particularly concerned about it, but he was nevertheless ordered to go to the military hospital … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Church Attendance, Discipleship, Elderly, Evangelism, Faithfulness, God's Work, Ministry, Missions, Pastors, Sunday School, Teaching, Worship, Youth
Tagged christianity, Church, Discipleship, Go and make disciples, jesus, John Seamands, making disciples not just converts, the goal of the great commission, the great commission, the pressure to grow a church
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The Tale of Emanuel Nenger
Emanuel Nenger arrived in Hoboken, New Jersey, from Germany sometime around 1876. He got work as a sign painter and eventually bought a farm in Westfield, New Jersey. But all of that was more or less just a front. You … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Commitment, Discipleship, Doing Good, God's Work, Good Works, Individuality, Influence, Ministry, Service, Spiritual Gifts, Stewardship, Talents
Tagged counterfeit money, counterfeiter who wasted his talents, Emanuel Nenger, using your spiritual gifts in serving Christ, using your talents in service to Christ
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Popcorn Poppers & Irons
Some of us are old enough to remember eating popcorn made from a popcorn popper rather than a microwave. We’re also old enough to remember when people not only owned irons but actually used them. The following story stems from … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Church, Communication, Current Events, Discernment, Evangelism, God's Work, Ministry, Music, Personal, Preaching, Priorities, Sunday School, The Gospel, Worship
Tagged christianity, Church, recent changes in churches, rules at Bob Jones university, the modernization of the church, the problem of outdated rules, What were the early churches like?
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