Entries Tagged as ‘Church Life and Growth’

November 2, 2009

Some Food For Thought–Sour Godliness???–The Devil’s Religion!

Have you been the unwitting accomplice of any demons lately?
Hmmm…church ladies…could it be Satan?
The capability of church people to spew forth guile and judgment never ceases to amaze me.
I hate the contemporary versions of the “religion of the pharisees” that I see run rampant in the Church of Jesus Christ.
John Wesley, seeking to put a [...]

June 27, 2009

Ten Great Personal Benefits to Blogging

1.         Blogging allows you to meet interesting new people that you would not ordinarily meet and it is a great tool for introducing yourself to others.
2.         Blogging is a great way to get attention to the cause of Christ and share information about your personal mission.  In less than one year (9 months) I have [...]

June 21, 2009

Honoring Dad on Father’s Day

Today is a day for honoring fathers.  I have a wonderful Christian father.
And a wonderful Christian husband who is the father of my children.
 I am doubly blessed!
 My husband is not perfect but in building a family and raising our children he has always sought the wisdom and power of the Lord and I couldn’t have [...]

May 16, 2009

Making a Believing Preparation for the Divine Blessing

 
A Word For Today
From Morning and Evening
by C.H. Spurgeon
Entry May 16th Evening Verse
 
“And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches. For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye and [...]

April 20, 2009

Changes Are Needed in Evangelism in America–Let Your Light So Shine Before Men

Linus’ buddy the little blonde girl may have had good results as an evangelist by hitting people over the head to get them to change their religious stance.  But in the current climate of religious change in our country; it is doubtful that hitting someone over the head–with your lunch box or even your version [...]

December 31, 2008

Vision 2009 – A Vision for a Church God Can Grow

In 2008 according to pollster George Barna it became evident that Christianity’s image is indeed slipping among the younger generation.  In an article entitled “A New Generation Expresses its Skepticism and Frustration with Christianity” Barna speaks of the book, entitled unChristian, by David Kinnaman, and an accompanying study that revealed startling facts about the under [...]