We need community. When we don’t have it, we’ll feel an emptiness, a longing, a craving, one that isn’t rooted in discontentment but in our very design. Just like God created us to require oxygen and water and food to live, he’s created us to need one another. It is not good that man should be alone, and it never was. So God made the church. Continue reading We’re Citizens of Heaven, Not Lone Rangers
Perhaps this pandemic is revealing something about us. Perhaps our Christianity has become too preoccupied with the American idols of convenience and safety. Continue reading Church Has Never Been Easy or Safe
We are all called and equipped to demonstrate God’s mercy and justice in different ways. Continue reading Doing Mercy and Justice (Differently)
If God in his sovereign good pleasure has set his love on these people from eternity past, uniting them to his Son and gathering them into his church, then it is our privilege to love them too. Continue reading 10 Quotes: A Place to Belong by Megan Hill
This global pandemic has hit many of us financially. Church, we need your care right now. Continue reading Being the Church Through Economic Fallout
What should we do when we observe an area of weakness in our friend, or small group, or church that should be addressed for the glory of God? Continue reading How to be Gracious with Criticism
One way God helps us become holy is by surrounding us with Christians who imitate him in ways that we don’t yet. Continue reading Comparison Is a Key to Godliness
Every time we’re tempted to resent the hurt, we can entrust ourselves to God. Each battle against bitterness is an offering of worship to him. Continue reading Following Jesus Through the Other Kind of Church Hurt
A crucial way to help our local churches grow in faithfulness is for us to grow as faithful church members. Here are some questions to gauge how we’re doing. Continue reading Are You A Healthy Church Member?
If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. – Jesus (John 15:20) How should we respond when Christians are targets of hate crimes and persecution? Pray for the Persecuted It’s easy to see sad news, say a quick prayer, and move on without our hearts being truly affected. We must remember that the Christians … Continue reading 3 Ways to Pray When Our Brothers and Sisters Are Persecuted
