If you are discouraged about church . . .

Posted on October 13, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

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.

Training for the battle

Gibbon writes that the only difference between the field of training and the field of battle was the effusion of blood on the latter. The church could learn from the Romans.

Randy Pope on a Healthy Church

My 50 or so years of church experience has shown me that most churches either have no plan to bring people into maturity or if they do have a plan it is not very effective. This is a shame and there is no good excuse for it.

Context, back-story and knowing God

A hip hop lyric illustrates the need for context in relationships. This is as true of our relationship with God as it is in human relationships.

Learning as I go . . .

This is an apology to many of you who get posts from Attempts at Honesty by email. I made a mistake and I’m sorry for it. WordPress (the platform I use to manage the blog) uses plugins to add functionality. I had been using one plugin that provided many functions that I didn’t use so I […]

Drinking from a fire hose – four good apologetics blogs to follow

There are so many good writers on the ‘net. To narrow it down, I provide a list of four of my favorite Christian apologetics blogs for your consideration

If you are discouraged about church . . .

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