Of Property and Charity Being immersed in our cultural heritage as we are, we often fail to appreciate just how many ideas which we take for granted are directly derived from biblical principles. Take for example, the idea of property … Read More
Prophecies About the Holy Spirit Do you know how many Old Testament passages are quoted after the beginning of Acts 2 to explain the work of the Holy Spirit in the church? One – Joel 2:28-32. After Peter quotes Joel … Read More
The Preacher? What About You? “We’re not growing as a church like we should!” “It seems like we’re LOSING members instead of GAINING members!” “Remember the good old days back in the 50’s/60’s/70’s/80’s when we were averaging 300-500 on Sundays? … Read More
Preachers and Their Demise I recently read on a church leadership lectureship flyer that the church is losing approximately 600 preachers per year, while replacing only about 300 over that same time span. Although those numbers initially seemed staggering to … Read More
Justice Doesn’t Reward Lies While God is most certainly a God of love, we should also never forget that He is also a God of justice. Thus the apostle urged us to “consider both the goodness and the severity of … Read More