Christians and Christmas
I’ve never roasted chestnuts on an open fire, but have enjoyed tree decorating, gift wrapping, sneaky shopping, holiday tunes in the background, families converging, lights twinkling, carolers caroling, and stocking stuffing. But, with all that activity also come the...
Who Will You Call?
Have you ever considered why congregations encourage and receive public responses, usually at the close of lessons preached or taught? Some say the extending of the invitation comes from a denominational practice, but that would be difficult to prove. Some form of...Why Churches Stopped Meeting
“Services cancelled until further notice.” It is astonishing to see these words on church signs and websites. How could so many congregations stop assembling to worship God? Why did this happen almost overnight? It didn’t. Patterns in practice and doctrine that...Worship
Question: “What is the order of the five items of worship? Please give scripture that tells this order.” John records a conversation that our Lord had with a Samaritan woman in John chapter four. Part of the conversation had to do with worship: “But the...