Tag Archives: Body of Christ

In my previous article, “Building God’s Church,” I ended by asking the question, “In what ways can God use you to help build God’s Church with your gifts and abilities?” I am not talking about the church as a building, but building up the family of believers. You probably have ...

On June 2, 2023, a 160-year old church building in Spencer,  Massachusetts, was struck by lightning and burned down. As historic as was the building, it must be kept in mind that the real Church is the worldwide family of believers who have accepted Jesus as their Savior. A fire ...

Over the past few days the issue of racism has been on my mind.  I don’t think it was random, and I believe God put it there for a reason.  I mean, this is some serious stuff.  Just the other day, I remember reading about GAP being in hot water ...

When I first converted to Christianity I spent a lot of time reading the Bible, reading theology, listening to preachers and praying, but the one question I kept asking I did not get a clear answer to. After accepting Jesus as Lord and savior and after baptism, what then? I ...

Church is an emotionally loaded word for many.  For some, it pulls forth feelings of inadequacy–of not measuring up.  For others, it engenders “ought to do” feelings: the doing sometimes creates pride and other times produces failure.  Church speaks to others of “Sunday best” and plastic facades that are left ...