My previous article 6 Terrible Reasons Why People Leave Church generated such good discussion both in the comments and on Facebook that I felt a follow-up article was needed to balance out its message. It would be irresponsible of me to talk about bad reasons to leave a church without acknowledging that there are those times…
As a pastor’s kid, I have watched people come and leave our church many, many times. Sometimes they had valid reasons, such as moving to another city or state, other times they really didn’t have a good reason, and sometimes that not-very-good reason hurt the rest of the congregation Perhaps some don’t really see this…
The parallels were glaringly obvious to me as I read through the Book of Hosea in preparation for this study. The modern church and Israel. The modern church buildings with stage sets, stage lights, modern bands, and modern music…with words that say praise to God, but a cursory glance would cause us to wonder if…
There is no betrayal like the betrayal of a spouse. When the person with whom you have been the most vulnerable betrays your trust with someone else, it is a depth of pain like no other. The pain of betrayal is only made worse when the betrayer doesn’t realize the pain they’ve caused. When they…
Are you in a dry season with your walk with God? Maybe you open your Bible and read, but are having trouble making sense of the words, or struggling to find how they apply to you. Perhaps you need something to energize and motivate you to dig into God’s Word with new fervor and renewed…
What happens when the church is unfaithful to God and His Word? What happens when the church is unfaithful, and doesn’t even realize she is unfaithful, because she has deluded herself into thinking that compromise with the world is necessary – even pleasing to God? What is God’s response to the church? Does He overlook…
