"And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the day drawing near." (Hebrews 10:24-25 ESV)"For where 2 or 3 are gathered in my...
Why do I Go to Church?Erik the Red, a ferocious Viking descendant living in newly established Iceland, followed in the footsteps of his dad. His father had come to Iceland after being expelled from Norway for an unjustified killing, and now Erik faced the same...
Consider the example of Chang Ta Pao, an illiterate Chinese peasant who became a leader in the Red Guard, the brutal youth army that rose up in response to Mao's teachings. Chang's story is told by Niu-Niu, a victim of Mao's Cultural Revolution. She was only a child...
John 3:21 "But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."One of the greatest privileges in ministry is that you get to meet some really good people. Over the years, I've come across...
For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. Romans 7:19Several years ago, the London Transit Authority had a problem.Customers were complaining their bus wasn't stopping to pick them up. When they were questioned, the...
Matthew 7:12 - So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. (NIV)One Sunday morning, just after I arrived at church, a young lady came in and sat in a pew near the front. I saw that she was deeply...
Ephesians 4:4-6 - There is one body and one Spirit-just as you were called to one hope when you were called-one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. NIVI enjoy word puzzles. One of the puzzles I enjoy the...