How Should the Church aim to be Perceived by the Community?
The Church of Jesus Christ has a very delicate balance to strike. And we can go the one extreme or the other. On one extreme, a church wrongly designs itself completely around the unbeliever, that seeker-sensitive nonsense that says that we're here to try to make unbelievers comfortable with Jesus....
Pre-Flight Checklist
Five Devastating Trends Hindering Biblical "Growing-up"
Believing that Christ is worth following is only half the matter. Following Christ and growing up spiritually is extremely important. Here are 5 things to avoid when seeking to mature in Christ and grow up Biblically.
Should I Give to my Family, or to the Needy?
The life of a Christian really is defined very much by giving. We are to deny ourselves, we're to take up our cross, we're to follow Christ, and that is a life of giving. We are, as men, for example, called to give to our families, we're to provide for them, we are as families called to give to the...
Why Pray if God is Sovereign?
There's three good reasons to pray. First of all, God commands prayer. And that alone should be enough for us, but the second great reason is to understand that while God has ordained the end of all things, he has also ordained the means and that means is prayer. We are to pray because that is the w...