As Christians we are expected to engage people in conversation. God has designed us to dwell in community just as he dwells in community (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). From the beginning God said it was not good for man to be alone. God gave us the institution of marriage and created families. Families are […]
Archive for the ‘Community’ Category
Barriers to Conversation
March 14, 2013The Deeper Message of The Walking Dead
February 15, 2013Check out my latest article for RELEVANT magazine on The Deeper Message of The Walking Dead. http://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/tv/deeper-message-walking-dead
Some Suggestions for Church Growth
August 23, 2012Church growth is always on the minds and hearts of church leaders, and there is good reason to talk about it. Jesus commanded us to be a light to the world, and to reach out to those around us. Part of our mission as Christians is to evangelize, so why is the church not growing? […]
How Do We Stop the Violence?
August 14, 2012Over the last few weeks our country has been ravaged by violence. Attacks on people have taken place in Colorado, Wisconsin, and Texas. Many people have lost their lives and many more have been seriously injured. It did not take long at all for this to become a political issue. People on the right and […]
Living in Community
August 2, 2012We often do not talk about the importance of community, even though it is present from the very beginning. God dwells in community. He is one and three. The trinity is a perfect communion. God also creates in community. The Father, Son, and Spirit all play a role in creation. In Gen. 1:26 God says, […]
The Benefits of Preaching Through an Entire Book of the Bible
July 31, 2012It has been almost a year since I began preaching a series of lessons on the gospel of Luke and we are only now in chapter 14. When I began I promised the congregation I was going to preach on every verse in Luke. There have been a few interruptions where I have had to […]
A Community of Memory
July 23, 2012The following is a quote from Walter Brueggemann’s commentary on Exodus 13:1-16 found in The New Interpreter’s Bible. “The biblical community of faith is a community of memory, working at its precious identity in a culture devoted to amnesia. The market forces that encourage a consumer consciousness are largely controlled by ideology that wants to abandon […]
FaithVillage
April 24, 2012If you haven’t checked out FaithVillage, you need to. It’s a new social network just for people of faith. They recently published two of my articles on their blog. What I’ve Learned From Preaching in a Small Town Tips for Creative Preaching For more information on FaithVillage go to http://www.faithvillage.com
The Church
September 16, 2010The Christian community is of upmost importance. Christ willingly went to the cross and sacrificed His life for the church (Eph. 5:25). The church is a unique group. It unites people from different backgrounds, races, countries, etc. When we are baptized we are added to the church and united in Christ Jesus. Each of us […]
Being the Community of God
January 7, 2010The church is a community of believers who rely on each other for strength and support, and work together to accomplish God’s will on this earth. Jesus’ says this community is more important than a person’s earthly family (Mk. 3:31-35). I witnessed this while I was in India. The church in India does not meet […]
