You're not alone.Millions of people sincerely want to grow spiritually, but many rarely if ever attend church services of any kind.If this sounds like you, there is hope and help...
I am often asked, "If you believe God works all things according to the counsel of his will (Ephesians 1:11) and that his knowledge of all things past, present, and future is infallible, then what is the point of praying that anything happen?" Usually this question is asked in relation to human decision...
Living as an incarnational expression cannot be done alone. If we as the church TRULY ARE (not just symbolically, but tangibly) the body of Christ in this world, then as a COMMUNITY we are called to live incarnationally. As this will inevitably bring great glory to God, living this way also produces several inherent problems...
It seems a gentleman associated with The Restored Church of God has decided to take blogging to task. In fact, here is his summary:
Should teenagers and others in the Church express themselves to the world through blogs? Because of the obvious dangers; the clear biblical principles that apply; the fact that it gives one a voice; that it is almost always idle words; that teens often do not think before they do; that it is acting out of boredom; and it is filled with appearances of evil...
An interview with Jim Wallis, author of God's Politics
Jim Wallis has spent his life on the poor. To a culture obsessed with entertainment, amusement, self-gratification and the pursuit of wealth, Wallis has been a voice crying out in the wilderness. He's spent the better part of his life urging the Bride of Christ to awaken from her deep slumber and hear the cries of the poor and the oppressed in her own backyard.