A Pilgrim's Progress

I recently wrote a post about why I'm a house church proponent . While that's true, I'm actually very much in favor of Christi...

As we talk about church life, much of the focus often falls on what we refer to as "the gathering." I use this type of language...

"Let us keep one another in mind, always ready with incitements to charity and to acts of piety, not abandoning, as some do, our commo...

In my previous post I offered one good reason for women to speak during church gatherings. In this post I’m offering one good reason fo...

One lively and important discussion that flows around in Christian circles is whether or not women should speak during church gatherings. ...

“On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, a...

Question: if you choose to gather with the church in a manner that differs significantly from what is described in scripture, why do you do...

Church size is an interesting issue. We’ve had some good discussions about this previously on this blog. I’d like to revisit the issue bec...

Last week as we gathered it got messy for a few minutes. One child in the group accidentally dropped a bottle of soda on the floor. The ph...

When the church gathers in a certain house, the reality is that a greater burden falls on those who actually live in that particular house. ...

My current Facebook status says: "The church is not a place. It is a people. The church is not a building. It is a family. The church i...