A Pilgrim's Progress

The body of Christ has great potential for good. However, Christ's followers frequently become side-tracked from what is truly impo...

This post is a continuation of my series Positive Acts . Why does the church get together? Is it for "worship," as much of ...

Acts 18:24-28 Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scripture...

I love running. That may seem like crazy talk to some of you. I fully admit that I do not completely understand it myself. As I've ...

According to scripture, why does the church come together? I challenge you to ask your Christian friends the above question. How do yo...

The early church met in homes. They met simply. They met cheaply. They met for edification. Does today's church have to meet ...

If you ask most Christians why they gather together (usually on Sundays), they will tell you that it's for worship. If you then ask th...

A couple of years ago a young Christian man told me that I was "lukewarm." He was referring to this passage: 14 And to the ang...

It's Sunday morning right now. Many church bodies in this country will gather today. A small percentage will get together like big...

What is the most important part of church life? Is is preaching? Is is giving? Is is teaching? Is it eating? Is it fasting? Is it pray...

One source of great confusion in much of the church today is why the church gets together. This is fascinating because churches gather ...

Many of you know that I work at JCB here in Savannah. JCB's smoking policy is fairly simple: if you choose to smoke, you have to do s...

Sermons are ubiquitous. Almost all institutional churches have some type of sermon during their large weekly meetings. The denomination...

Why does the church get together? This is a very significant question. It is also a question that I believe does not get asked enough ...

For the past few years I've been a big proponent of house church life. I still believe that gathering in homes is a wonderful way t...

Christians who depart institutional Christianity usually have very good reasons for doing so. For many of these folks, the problem is tha...

Sermons dominate the American church landscape. Regardless of denomination, tradition, or style, the vast majority of churches employ pr...

There is something very enjoyable about playing catch. I love simply throwing a baseball or football back-and-forth with somebody else. ...

Before I begin looking at specific women in the New Testament, I'd like to say a quick word about church gatherings. To put it blu...