Tag Archives: Church

On Christian Unity

Christian unity has been on my heart for a long time. Longer than I can remember. Eight years ago I wished that Pentecostals and Baptists could find a way to focus on Christ more and spiritual gifts less. Focus on reaching the lost, helping the poor, and better caring for single mothers. It’s been a concern of mine for a long time, and it has only been fueled by the recent events surrounding the Strange Fire conference.
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Of Liking And Loving…

…the church.

Natalie Trust got me thinking the other day when she said that she doesn’t really know what people mean when they say “I like my church.” I was having a good day, so I responded with friendly sarcasm. But she makes a valid point. All this got me thinking about why we like churches, and why that isn’t enough.

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Words

God’s given me a gift with words. Not just with writing. But he’s given me the ability to communicate, and to respond quickly. He’s given me my favorite love language: sarcasm. He’s also given me an appreciation for how words affect people. For how words affect the Church. So as much as I am grateful for this gift, I must be careful lest it become my curse.
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When Christianity is Frustrating

I love God. I love the Church. I love the gospel. I love truth and talking and debating about truth with my friends. And I believe that absolute, objective truth exists, regardless of whether we’re able to understand it all the time. Truth is truth, and there isn’t a relative version of truth. A claim or belief is either true, or it isn’t. There are certainly matters that Scripture leaves to the conscience of the believer, and that is the objective truth for those issues. Yet, the more I’m involved with blogging and with social media the more I see how discussing these concepts is done poorly. I can’t judge the hearts of men, yet sometimes Christians can come across as the most graceless of people.
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When News Grows Old

It happens all the time. We hear something on the news that is shocking. Then we hear it again. And again. Three weeks later the same event that initially shocked us makes us roll our eyes and say “This, again?” Whether it be the Gosnell murders or news of the 336 million abortions in China since 1971, eventually it all fades. It becomes normalized, though it shouldn’t. We become inoculated and desensitized, though we shouldn’t. As tragic as this is, I fear that something worse happens when we lose sight of the awe and wonder of the gospel. When we lose sight of Good News.
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