Church Life

The Truth Is All That Suffers

In an attempt to put butts in the pews and money in the offering plate we avoid talking about suffering.

I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead. Philippians 3:10-11 (NIV)

Why Are Young People Leaving The Church?

We have changed the music. We have shortened the service length. We have stopped holding Sunday night services and Wednesday prayer. We have renamed, reinvented and rebuilt the way we do church. (more…)

Under God’s Call

Just because you can

Just because you are good at it

Just because it will be a success in the eyes of others

Doesn’t mean you are obediently following God’s call in your life

There Is No Us and Them

Love is not an evangelism tool but rather an extension of who we are as followers of Christ.

There is no us and them, no the ones we show love so they will follow Christ and the ones who follow Christ.

Each Christ follower and collective of Christ followers must make sure they haven’t become so outwardly focused that they have forgotten to love inwardly.

Love Christ followers, love Christ deniers, they are both your neighbour!

What Do You Sound Like?

I want to hear “well done good and faithful servant” out of God’s mouth not mine.

A Little Understanding – The Floor Plan (part 6)

A Little Understanding – More of What Every Floor Plan Needs

I cannot remember what the commercial was actually advertising, not great for the company that commissioned it, but I remember the plot. Parents measuring their college age child’s bedroom, getting ready to turn it into some sort of spa or game room or something. I can’t remember if they had pretended to be upset as they sent their child off to the next phase of life or (more…)