Category «Discipleship»

When Freedom Intersects Love

As churches begin making decisions about when and how to begin reassembling at our meeting houses, more and more “chatter” is being heard on social media about what people are willing and not willing to do. I’ve heard some say masks are of very little value in protecting yourself or others from Covid-19. I have …

Responding to Aggression

The other day, I opened my computer only to see a message addressed to me that said, “So, just what do you think this passage means? Do you think it means nothing?” If you think you picked up in the middle of a conversation, you’re mistaken. This is how this brother apparently thought would be …

A Terrifying Call from the Closet

Two weeks ago, our phone rang a few minutes before midnight. It was our oldest daughter. We could barely hear her, but she began by saying, “We’re okay, but our house was just hit by a tornado.” On the night of April 13, 2020, a tornado swept through our daughter and son-in-law’s neighborhood. When our …

5 Tips for Worshiping at Home

Due to the pandemic, most believers find themselves in unfamiliar circumstances, especially with respect to worship. We suddenly find ourselves unable to engage in many lifelong habitual yet meaningful practices. Having to worship at home may be discomforting to many of us. We might find it difficult to concentrate. It may even feel awkward. And …

More on the Coronavirus & Church Attendance

If you have not had the opportunity to read my first article on this issue, you can click on the following link:  “Church Attendance, the Coronavirus, & Guilt” This article is a follow-up to some of the thoughts expressed in the first article. The reason I wrote the first article is that I had read …