Today my mind rests on how we regard those who do not know Christ. The newly endorsed approach by many evangelicals makes a priority out of removing all uncomfortable confrontation. It’s molasses evangelism and it’s sweet going down but unhealthy when it settles. I wonder if it is reasonable that we should aim for … Continued
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Withdrawal or Emergence – A Sunday Issue
Most Sundays I awake with a strange mixture of anticipation and concern. The Lord’s Day means so much to me and I am always looking for God to accomplish something before my eyes that I will remember forever. I anticipate each Sunday that this might be the day when someone I’ve long prayed for will … Continued
If I Love…
In pastoral ministry there is a joyful experience of welcoming new people into the flock. It always excites me when God entrusts new families to our church and I’m often eager to find out His purposes in merging a singular life or a full family with the group of believers known as Meadow. When someone … Continued
That Friend With Whom You’ve Lost Touch
What’s the current temperature in your pressure cooker? It’s ironic that we who live in a world of advanced technology which is supposed to breed unprecedented convenience, instead find ourselves battling stress amidst others who have already lost that battle. I have perceived that I have less energy but more demand than ever before. Many … Continued
Free Makeover
How many times have we heard someone make the comment (or we make it ourselves) that an acquaintance “let herself go”. Usually when such an observation is made it is referring to someone who entered a season of life wherein they stopped taking care of their appearance and a clear downgrade has been the result. … Continued
Unsuspected Goodness
When I converse with those who are not followers of Christ I usually note one thing among others that seems to stand out. Whether or not they are educated or uneducated, moral or unrestrained, American born or from another country, there seems to be a common thread that is woven in the fabric of their … Continued
An Unexpected Attitude Adjustment
I used to think those who went to church on Sunday were rather lame. My cynicism about “organized religion” was the altar at which I regularly bowed and I saw no need to partake in corporate worship gatherings. I didn’t need church to know God and my inner rebel was quick to let me know … Continued
An Important Day
“The source of most of the problems people have in their Christian lives relates to two things: either they are not worshiping six days a week with their life, or they are not worshiping one day a week with the assembly of the saints. We need both.” – John MacArthur. Many will awake this Lord’s … Continued
A Rare Find
How many people do you know who live with open, childlike wonder at the greatness of God? It would seem that these are severe days for many; lock-jawed with grinding teeth, they seem to be satisfied with surviving another day with a sense of joy equal to that of a man who has removed a … Continued
Why Wait For An Alternative?
You need help today. Actually, you need far more help than you could ever realize. You awoke in a world that is guided by a system that opposes your faith in Christ. Your flesh has never cooperated with Gospel mandates and today will be no different. To top it all off, you have a strategic … Continued