“How many people go to your church?” I get asked that question a lot, but I’m never quite sure how to answer it. I could give a strictly factual answer, but don’t want to encourage the “bigger-is-better, bigger-means-God-is-blessing” attitude that’s so prevalent today (especially since the church I pastor is not large by any stretch of [...]
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Asking Better Questions
Posted in church, church attendance, contemporary evangelicalism on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
How Members Can Serve the Church on Sunday Morning
Posted in church, church attendance, fellowship, Ministry, worship on December 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When we come to church on Sunday mornings, how can we give more and get more from it? Should we simply come and sit or come and serve? The answer should be obvious. Michael McKinley of 9Marks recently posted some helpful comments from Colin Marshall on the subject. Before the service Read the passage in [...]
A Simple Analogy
Posted in Bible, Christian life, church attendance, discipleship, fellowship, prayer on December 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Some time ago, I was asked, “How can I grow closer to God?” My answer involved presenting a simple analogy. The human body needs nourishment, air, and exercise to be balanced as it grows and thrives. What’s true physically is also true spiritually – we need the same things to grow and thrive in [...]
Reflections on Luke 4
Posted in church attendance, Gospel of Luke, Jesus Christ, obedience on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My reading in Luke’s Gospel has brought me to chapter 4. Obviously I could be reading it a lot quicker, but I’m listening to a sermon series on it as a supplement, too (and I don’t necessarily want to listen to as many sermons as it takes to cover three or four chapters every day!). [...]
