When we look at what we do as a church, we have to ask some questions that should be obvious but for some reason we often miss. One of those questions is this – are we doing what we are supposed to be doing? More importantly, do we KNOW what we are supposed to be… Read More »
What does it mean to become a Christian? For many in the modern Western culture, it was consent to a facet of the culture they had not previously known or accepted. Most modern Westerners were at least familiar with the essentials of the Christian faith – the Bible, the Virgin Birth, the deity of Christ,… Read More »
“And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,” declares the Lord, “and I will be its glory within.” || Zechariah 2:5 ||NLT || We talk about breaking down walls between races, between sexes and so on. We don’t talk enough about building walls to protect our brothers and sisters, walls to redemptively… Read More »
What follows is a raw documentation of the confrontation between Christ and what I believe to be demonic powers. There are many even in the Church who would say that there is no such thing as demonic power and control anymore (if they acknowledge its existence at all). I think this is a very foolish… Read More »
Preaching is what happens when I faithfully explain the text of Scripture and the text of life, when the world of the Bible and the world of the listeners collide in Christ. So my task is to find those things that will help me see Christ in the world and see my world in the… Read More »
Michael Stipe has an amazing voice, but he’s a little odd. OK – he’s not a LITTLE odd. He’s a lot odd. He can hit notes I couldn’t imagine to hit and he makes millions doing it. But he is also bisexual and an avowed atheist. He claims to be a Buddhist, which is ultimately… Read More »
Our head usher, Ray, had a chance to be on the radio this week. During election years, the media descend on our little city in droves. Mary Ann’s Diner in Derry and the Red Arrow in Manchester become hives of activity. It is actually a little absurd, because it becomes very difficult for those of… Read More »
As I’ve mentioned a few times on this blog, Mark Driscoll’s book Confessions of a Reformission Rev. really hit home with me when I read it for the first time. Since, I have been re-reading certain sections from time to time, and another section really leapt out at me, so I want to share it.… Read More »
I have been contemplating some of the things my last blog entry brought up, and I have been mentally going over some of the men I have met who came to church but were not a part of it. I never thought of it before, but many of them were very hesitant to talk with… Read More »
There are a lot of questions I have about Christianity in our modern/post-modern era (they are co-existent and conflicting). I have questions about why the marketers are more successful than the pray-ers. I have questions about why a commitment to God’s Word is often seen as incompatible with a growing church. I have questions about… Read More »
