The rejection It has been said that the church is the only army that shoots its wounded. Not only have I been in situations where this has been true, sometimes the church caused the wounds in the first place. I have been the victim of friendly fire … [Continue reading]
The heart of stone It would seem to me that the depravity of man should not be in question given our track record for violence, greed, selfishness and prejudice. The problem is that as a result of the rebellion in the garden, we have been … [Continue reading]
It's a big world As I am flying on a business trip I am struck by how big the world is and how many people there are in it. So far today I have been in two airports on my way to a third and I have seen thousands of people. Seeing all the lights of … [Continue reading]
Do they feel welcome? While our ultimate goals is to bring people into relationship with Jesus, a mediate goal should be to get them into our community. In other words, church attendance is not the final goal, but people who attend church are … [Continue reading]
