A Place of Worship
Over a decade the abandoned buildings became covered with graffiti. The cornerstone and crosses, too. The onetime place of worship became an eyesore condemned by the community.
The Disconnected Ones
He saw societal transformation coming about by a “march through the institutions.”
Scaffolding
For me, there was really nothing life changing about going to church and sitting in silence listening to someone standing behind a pulpit. But there was with people I spent time with.”
Journeywomen and the Sons of Thunder
Post spoiler: The world hasn’t ended and the gates of hell have not prevailed against the church. In preparation for a move, I went online searching for an Anglican church in a different state. I came across an interesting web article: Beth Moore is not the first Baptist to journey to the Anglican Church –…
The Grace Given to Each of Us
My job is to make clear to everyone just what the secret plan is, the purpose that’s been hidden from the very beginning of the world in God who created all things. This is it: that God’s wisdom, in all its rich variety, was to be made known to the rulers and authorities in…
And Nothing but the Whole Elephant
Jesus said to them, “If the world hates you, know that it hated me before you. If you were from this world, the world would be fond of its own. But the world hates you for this reason: that you’re not from the world. No: I chose you out of the world.” John’s gospel…
“Doubly Dead and Uprooted”
The title of this post comes from the following scripture passage, written by Judah. Judah identifies himself first as a slave of the Lord Jesus and then as the brother of James, the leader of the church in Jerusalem. Judah is the half-brother of the Lord Jesus. Judah tells us that he earnestly wanted…
Kingdom Venturers 