Going to church at spin class
THERE’S NO offering plate, no Communion cup, and no coffee and donuts afterwards, but sometimes my early-morning spin class reminds me of church. And, no, not…
Dress codes and determination
I ONCE VISITED a church in Eastern Europe where the custom held that anyone who preached had to wear a jacket. The rationale: when Peter recognized…
Desert island disciples
ONE OF MY favorite jokes is about the man found after spending years shipwrecked alone on a desert island. As his rescuers sail away with him,…
It’s time to stop branding the church
When Christians complain about the present-day church and say the answer is just to do things the way they did back in the New Testament, I…
Ditching the truth
While it’s fair to say that much of the mainstream media has a liberal bias, it’s a mistake for Christians to write it all off and…
The undervalued spiritual gift of ears
The story of the Day of Pentecost has prompted much division over one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and whether it is for today:…
The hidden message of mote-ivational speakers
I used to have a problem with inspirational speakers. Those people with big smiles, big teeth, and their big stories about their big God; how they…
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