This summer I had a chance to go on a trip, with a group of men from our church, to a place where hope is in short supply and the needs are great. After returning home and reflecting on our time there, I began to wonder how much good we really did. Are the people […]
Can’t see the result
While painting a room for my daughter, I noticed that when the paint is in the process of drying, it is difficult to see what the end result will look like. Since some places on the wall dry faster than others, there is a variation in color until the entire wall dries. It is only […]
On the pursuit of pleasure
I am not the first to make the point that idolatry can entail taking good things and making them into ultimate things. Or to put it another way, we should not confuse means and ends. I was thinking about this with reference to physical pleasures. Too often, the response of the church to the danger […]
If you are discouraged about church . . .
If you are discouraged about church, it may be that your expectations are too high.
Church is not a gathering of the mature. Church is not a gathering of the wise. Church is not a gathering of the beautiful.
Church is a gathering of those who have been redeemed by Jesus Christ.
