We don’t have to see the purpose for every season of life in order to know things will be okay; we just have to know Jesus indeed is risen and reigning as King.
Keep Your Attention on Jesus Christ As Risen from the Dead
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An Evaluation of Conservative Anabaptist Form of Worship
When you go to church on Sunday mornings, do you come away feeling as though you experienced the presence of God?
An Evaluation of the Anabaptist Doctrine of Nonconformity
Nonconformity shouldn’t be about refusing to wear certain clothes or abstaining from particular foods, activities, or entertainments. It needs to be about continually accepting as reality what God calls good and what God calls evil, and allowing it to shape the way we think about this life.
Discipleship isn’t about getting people to see the way we do, it’s about embodying the gospel with each other.
When you have friends or family making drastic changes and you feel panic or want to change with them, before doing or saying anything, remember that you aren’t saved by your right theology or lifestyle—you are saved by the grace of Christ. You aren’t even saved by your belief in being saved by grace—you are saved by the grace of Christ.
When we are looking for “life,” what do we mean?
What if the feelings and tensions we feel at the surface—too focused on externals, not allowed to use instruments, too robotic, not kind enough—are actually pricking at something much deeper in our souls that we don’t have the words to describe…so we use the word life?
3 Myths Christians Believe about God and Government – Part 2
My choice to not vote isn’t because I don’t think God wants to see a government that honors him. Rather, I don’t vote because Christ has set a clear example that we are to be caught up in another kind of work.
Children, Obedience, and Mission Field #1
Someone recently submitted the question: “What is your view on child training?” Here’s my response…
Americanism, Immigration, and a Low View of the Gospel
While Americans celebrate two hundred and forty-two years of independence and freedom today, thousands of immigrants are being held in “immigration detention.” How should Christians respond to this?
How to Know You Are in a Good Church
Have we made church more complicated than it needs to be?
On one hand, we want a church full of life, one where the people are authentic and genuinely love each other. On the other hand, there are plenty of things we don’t want in a church, such as external rules, competition, and controlling leadership.
But what if none of this is what matters when it comes to knowing you are in a good church?
Have You Found Freedom in Your Christian Faith?
How would you describe your experience in the Christian faith? Vibrant, life-giving, transforming, attractive? Or does it feel more shallow, hypocritical, ritualistic, or alienating?
More and more people, today, are becoming disenchanted with denominations. They are weary of the “our-denomination-is-better” mindset, crossing denominational bounds as they look for a fuller sense of truth and faith. They want more than what they experience in church, and whenever anyone wants more, anything else is basically up for grabs.
There is nothing wrong with wanting more. I want more. And I will be concerned the day I wake up not wanting more. But wanting more isn’t enough.
How Christmas Isn’t Just about a Savior
Two thousand years ago, when shepherds came and bowed down to a newborn baby boy in Bethlehem, they weren’t bowing to merely a savior; they were bowing to a new way of life.
Christmas has become the time of year we celebrate Jesus, remembering His miraculous birth. But if we’re not careful, Jesus gets relegated to just a savior. He saves us from hell, from eternal damnation. Because of Jesus, we have hope beyond this life, right? We will live with God in Heaven, forever! And that is certainly something worth celebrating!
But it’s not the whole story.
Can a Church Last without Rules?
Question Submitted: Can a local church be cohesive, maintain scriptural commands, and be sustained through several generations without rules? There is a saying among psychologists, “What gets rewarded gets repeated.” I have found that to be true in teaching school, parenting, and getting my wife to rub my back. I believe it is true of […]
