This Is The Day of the Lord As a child, I seldom went to church. Many of my friends did, but I almost never did. For me, Sunday morning was a day to sleep in and be lazy. Today, most Americans seem to be of the same opinion. For too many, rest and relaxation have replaced worship and praise. Do you think… Read More
A way you can help Haitian earthquake victims. The worst earthquake in Haiti in 200 years occurred on January 12, 2010. Here is how you can support the recovery efforts. Click the picture below to go the International Mission Board site for more information.… Read More
Watch and Pray So We Do Not Fall into Temptation Do you ever wonder why the church today is not as influential as it was in the past? I do and quite often. I remember when I was new to ministry some twenty-three years ago it was common knowledge that on any given Sunday 42% of all Americans were in church. I remember being comforted… Read More
Today Is the Epiphany Today, January 6 is the Epiphany (Greek ????????? “manifestation”). On this date the Christian church celebrates God’s appearing and manifesting Himself to man in the person of Jesus Christ. On this day, we mark the visitation of the Biblical Magi to the child Jesus. 1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in… Read More
My Increasing Sense of Cultural Angst As a Christian I increasingly feel disconnected from my own culture. A brief word of explanation before I continue. The technical terminology E-1, E-2, and E-3 is used to differentiate the cultural distance across which evangelism occurs . E-1 (evangelism one) refers to monocultural evangelism. Both E-2 and E-3 involve cross-cultural evangelism, with E-3 crossing… Read More