It’s interesting that when we speak of the early church, we often hold her up as the example of the type of church we should strive to become. In reality, the early church had issues not unlike the ones we face today. We see this throughout the book of 2 Corinthians – that Paul is…
Have you ever had a panic attack? Felt the room closing in.Your heart pounding wildly.Your throat closing up, like you can breathe. You couldn’t focus on anything else but the thing that was causing you to panic. A fear of such immense proportion that afterward you felt all wrung out for days, and half the…
This is a good question that I think we all need to ask ourselves in this culture we’re living in right now. Is it ever okay for a Christian to offend other people? Namely other Christians? I believe this question is important because we live in a culture where there are very clear lines drawn…
One of the greatest deceptions the church has peddled the world is that when we come to Christ, God takes all of our suffering away. Just reading the New Testament, or knowing anything about church history, proves this to be false. Jesus suffered. The apostles suffered. In fact, all throughout the New Testament we read…
If there ever was a time to open God’s Word and read it for yourself, now is the time. One of the things that concerns me greatly about many Bible studies is that we spend more time reading the commentary of man about the Bible more than the Bible itself. Can I let you in…
We’ve been on a journey to discover how to become mature believers in Christ. In this current climate we find ourselves in as the Evangelical church, it is apparent that there is a distinct lack of spiritual maturity in the body. Not just in the congregation that fills the pews each Sunday, but in leadership….
