A few years ago I read 'The Great Emergence' by Phyllis Tickle. It's basic idea was that Christianity is changing and she gave reasons for that thought. In the introduction to the book Phyllis said that it seemed that about every 500 years the Lord...
Why the the future of the church depends on healthy leaders, not on better attractions and entertainment. I just returned from a ‘Missional Café.’ It is an annual event for church planters. I must confess that although it was great to connect with people, my mind...
In Romans 8:15 it describes something we know as sonship. 'The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”' Sonship is a...
Maxwell Clanfield was my grandfather. He went to be with the Lord a few weeks ago. After finding Christ at a young age, and also marrying young, both Max and Noreen dedicated their entire lives to serving Jesus. They served in both...
Imagine a church which had done things the same way for a thousand years, and then all those people were kicked out of the city by a political decision, and a new bunch of people who thought differently kept the church going. Then the original...
How can God be both a Father and a Son at the same time? It's no wonder that Jews and/or Muslims and others find this idea so odd, they label it as polytheism, and even a great sin. But Jesus isn't a son in the way that...
Like many things in the Old Testament, they were a physical thing setup by God to help us get at (ie understand) a more complicated concept, which without the initial setup we would not have grasped. Indeed, even with the physical example to use as...
Believers are encouraged to be devoted to Christ, and in line with that to partake in daily devotions, a time of reading the scriptures and praying. But consider this scripture from Romans 12:10 'Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.' (NIV) The...
Many believers are familiar with the seven letters of Christ to the seven churches in Asia. You can find them in chapters 2 and 3 of the book of Revelation. With the exception of the church at Sardis, the Lord had commendations for every church. ...
There are three obvious places that list gifts in the New Testament: Romans 12:6–8 - The Motivational Gifts 'We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving,...
