In the book Five Challenges for the Once and Future Church we’re introduced to five specific things that are happening in our world today of which we as the church need to be aware. I’ve already summarized challenges one, two and three. Feel free to check them out. In this post we’re going to look…
Last week, I shared a book that I recently read titled Five Challenges for the Once and Future Church. The book was a quick read and offered good insight into some of the challenges that many churches are facing. While the book itself isn’t a newly published work, it does offer insight that can prove to be…
The word love is just one of those words that has somehow lost its meaning over the years. We can love everything all at the same time but with different kinds of love. We’ve Hallmarked the word love to be flowery and well girly. Perhaps it’s time to take back the word love.
In the last post I introduced the book Five Challenges of the Once and Future Church by Loren B. Mead. The first challenge we dealt with was the challenge of ownership of the ministry of the church. You can read more about that here. The second challenge that Mead introduces is the challenge of structure. He spends…
Love is a weird word. We can love pizza and our spouse all at the same time and use the same word to describe it. Listen as Pastor Derrick explains how love isn’t what you think it is. Check out the latest message!
Several years ago I read a book that struck a nerve, but I did with it what I do all too often. After reading it, I just put it on the shelf and seemingly forgot about it. Well, I forgot until the other day when I was writing my article for the church newsletter. Then…
We all have a father, but we don’t always have the same view of fathers. Some fathers are great while others take advantage of their families. Listen this week as Pastor Derrick introduces you to a different way of looking at this word father. Check out the latest message!
If you’ve been married for any length of time, you’ve undoubtedly run into some sort of struggle or disagreement with your spouse. Whether he doesn’t keep the house as clean as you want him to keep it, or she doesn’t fix the food the way you want it fixed – we’ve undoubtedly had our moments….
It’s kind of amazing isn’t it? I mean go into a dark room, one with no lights or windows, then strike a match and see what happens. It doesn’t take much light to completely obliterate darkness. You don’t need a massive flashlight or a super bright lightbulb, just a small flame will work.
We all too often shy away from the sin that has trapped us. But let’s be honest, we’re not perfect. That’s what sin is, the realization that we’re not perfect. Listen as Pastor Derrick shares John’s message of the impact of sin on our lives and what God has done about it. Check out the…
