Tag «Church»

What’s The Glory In That?

When I was in college, I was privileged to drive about 50 miles from campus to preach for a small country church in West Tennessee. This church was located just off a narrow, curvy, country road. When you arrived, you would just park your car in the grass anywhere around the building, for it had …

5 Of The Greatest Challenges Facing The Church

While I do not consider myself an expert in anything, I do have a few years of preaching experience under my belt.  Over the past 30 years of working with the church, preaching across the country, talking with elders, preachers, and members, I’ve identified a few challenges the church needs to work at overcoming. What do you …

What Do We Do Now?

What are we to do when our culture turns from God and snubs its nose at his word, the Bible? What are we to do when mind-altering substances are legalized? What are we to do when our Supreme Court redefines marriage in such a way as to encompass same-sex relationships? What are we to do …

Mental Illness

You finish the sentence. “I was sick and you _____________.” Now, if we’re talking about heart disease, diabetes, or cancer, I’m pretty sure we could fill in the blank with “visited me.”  But what if we’re talking about mental illness?  Might the sentence more truthfully be completed as follows:  “I was sick and you avoided and …

Get Real!

Have you ever noticed how we sometimes give “correct” answers instead of “truthful” answers when we find ourselves in certain settings?  I once asked a high school Bible class if they were running late for school and only had time to do one of the following things, which would they do.  Would they read their …