Francis Chan, after preaching a particularly hard message, once said that if Jesus started a church in his city it would be smaller than his. He said it was a striking conviction. I’ve always found Jesus’ reactions to many would-be followers peculiar. Having grown up in church, I’ve always been taught that one should be
Over the last few years, I’ve encountered many people who long (on some level) to give their lives to Christ and live as He did, do life together, and experience church as Christ intended it… but have a hundred reasons why it’s impossible or unlikely. It could be that the culture would never accept it,
I’d like to tell you a story about two men. The first man (we’ll call him Chris) was part of an association for business professionals that met regularly. This group had existed for a long time, and had worked hard at maintaining a certain professional atmosphere. In this group, a certain well-respected business leader was
A scientist cannot say he is a very good scientist if he doesn’t have a firm grasp on scientific principles, the scientific process, and at least basic laws of the universe. In the same way, no Christian can say they know God without valuing theology. It’s the very definition of the word: the study of
A group of people got together recently. They listened to a speaker, had some announcements about their organization, talked about community volunteer activities, and had a potluck lunch to socialize afterward. These generally good people met once a week, enjoyed each other’s company, and worked together on community activities. What organization did I just describe?
