Across the landscape of our country church buildings are sitting empty. Churches, which once hosted vibrantly singing worshippers, weddings, and baptisms now have grass growing high all around them, broken stained glass, or have been turned into apartments or businesses. The question is, how did we get here? One reason is surely that some churches… Continue reading 4 Ways Churches Can Work to be Unified
In our modern society, we have allowed unity to be the rally cry of the age. While often gaps do need to be bridged, there are some gaps that should not be. There are some alliances that should not be made. This includes within the church. There are times when not everyone should be accepted… Continue reading When Church Division is Good
Ask any group of people how many marriages end in divorce, and you will almost unanimously hear people chime in, 50%. This is because of a statement by the Barna research group which was given back in 2008. Recent evidence by researcher Shaunti Feldhahn shows that this stat is not true. The reality was that… Continue reading Are Half of Christian Marriages Doomed to Fail?
One thing God commissioned wives and husbands to do from the beginning was to build a new family. God says that “a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh (Genesis 2:24a).” The interesting thing here is that God commanded Adam and Eve… Continue reading 8 Practical Ways to Build a New Family
