What is Church Membership? And Why Does it Matter to Me?

You may be looking for a good church for a variety of reasons. Perhaps you are a new believer in Jesus Christ—praise God! Maybe you are moving or have moved to a new area. Perhaps your current church differs from your understanding of biblical principles or patterns.[i] If any of these scenarios describe your situation, […]

Let’s face it. This has been a bad couple of years for the American church. Between politics, COVID, racial differences, justice questions, views on our national history, and whether or not to wear masks, opinions have been flying around at warp-speed, with collisions everywhere. I would argue that, far from our finest hour, this has

As I taught through the book of Amos a couple of years ago, one passage—which I had paid little attention to before—became an anchor for my convictions about God’s Word. In Chapter 8, God gives Amos a vision of the judgement coming to Israel. “‘Behold, the days are coming,’ declares the Lord God, ‘when I

I can see God’s eastern canvas from my pillow each morning, a front row seat to the glorious awakening of the sky. No matter how it’s painted, no matter how tired I am, my eyes are glued to the horizon. There’s no sleeping in because the one missed may be the best sunrise yet. How