In his multi-volume work on church history, Philip Schaff wrote this: Besides being assailed from without by the followers of false religions, the church suffers also from intestine wars and violence. Witness the religious wars in France, Holland, … [Continue reading]
A prayer for today
This morning, I have been reading the opening chapters of With Christ in the School of Prayer, by Andrew Murray. In it, I found this prayer and thought I would share it (I hope that the King James English does not detract from the content): "Blessed … [Continue reading]
Social justice and the church
I find that writing is the best way for me to work toward clarification on an issue. So in this post I will share some thoughts, admittedly incomplete thoughts, on the relationship of the church to the need for social justice in our society. The … [Continue reading]
External versus Internal Focus
I've been involved in some discussions recently regarding the focus of the church. Should our focus be toward the outside to bring new people in or should our focus be on building people up that are already in the church? I struggle to see how … [Continue reading]
