I am convinced that “individualism” is one of the most pervasive problems of the church in the Western Hemisphere. John Frame: The gospel, you see, is not just a message for individuals, telling them how to avoid God’s wrath. It…
Can Someone Be a Believer But Not Be Committed to a Local Church? Part II
Previously, I contended (see here) that local church involvement is not an option for believers. The church (made up of local churches) is as much God’s plan for this age as the ark was for Noah’s. At times, it’s a…
Russell Moore: “What happens when you bite on this bread?”
I’ve been thinking and studying a great deal in recent days about the sacraments or ordinances. I’m okay with either word. I am convinced that we need to recover a more biblical view of their central place in the life…
Can Someone Be A Believer Yet Not Be Committed to a Local Church? (On the misapplication of the doctrine of the invisible church)
Do you know someone who professes to be a Christian, yet is not part of a local church? Those who profess some faith on some level, but don’t attend church might appeal to the idea of the visible and the…
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Her Wild Daughter Rose, and the Little House with a Long Shadow
The values vision set forth by the Little House books is one worth showing our children. But, as adults who live in the long shadow of the little house, we should probably also know something about the trajectory of the…
All Sunday’s are Equally Important, Not All Are Equally Strategic – – 9/13/2009 is Coming Up
Why not contact a leader in your church and volunteer for a new ministry in the Fall? It’s the most strategic time of the year to store up treasure in Heaven where moth and rust don’t destroy, and where thieves…
Calvin on the Lord’s Supper: “And although my mind can think beyond what my tongue can utter, yet even my mind is conquered and overwhelmed by the greatness of the thing.”
Calvin: If one may reduce to words so great a mystery which I see that I do not even sufficiently comprehend with my mind. I therefore freely admit that no man should measure its sublimity by the little measure of…
Struggling to Find Workers at Your Church? Before You Get Discouraged . . .Read Matthew 9:35-38 and Remember:
It is that time of the year when churches are working to make sure they have slots filled for Fall ministries. It’s a challenge. “The workers are few.” But, before you get discouraged, read Matthew 9:35-38 and remember these points.…
Gunny Explains Why He Would Rather Have Alcoholics in His Church Than Legalists
Gunny: “Which would you rather have in your church, legalists or alcoholics?” For discussion purposes, I’m defining legalist in the following manner: “A legalist is one who elevates human rules/laws to the point…
One of the Most Corrosive Forces of Modernity Is . . .
I agree with Ken Myers: And I’m convinced that individualism is one of the most corrosive and destructive forces of modernity. The Christian answer to individualism is recovering the centrality of the life of the body of Christ. Our salvation…