During the holiday season it is very easy to focus on receiving – getting – rather than giving, and unfortunately in some cases when we have to give we go as cheap as possible! We always give or spend on things that we consider preeminent. Therefore, in the series of two posts, I would like
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Have you ever stopped to think that Christians are complaining? Complaining creates disunity (division) and hinders the local church from accomplishing its mission. Here is a very brief list of things that Christians complain about: Home: Parental oversight, List of chores, Siblings. Church: Long preaching, Room temperature, Buildings, Activities/games. School: Assignments, Homework over break, Teaching styles,
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According to a recent (April, 2010) study by the Barna Group, nearly four (4) out of every ten (10) non-churchgoing American adults (37%) said they avoid churches because of negative past experiences in churches or with church people. Simply put, there is a lot of unresolved conflict existing among Christians today that is causing many
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When you begin learning how to do something new – playing a sport, taking up a musical instrument, driving a car, new job, etc. – there are always basics that must be properly learned and applied in order to be successful at the task before moving on to more complex things (i.e. hitting a curve
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