Where’s AWANA Going?
by Many things that start out glorifying God come to a crossroads. For whatever reason, the revival happens, people are getting saved, and then a plateau …
Category: Church
Life in the Fishbowl
by Yes, life in a fishbowl, a phrase often used when describing life in a pastor’s family. Displayed to be admired or found wanting, high expectations …
The Proper Place for the Sexes in the Church
So is one of the lightning rod verses of our time. What does Paul mean? Is this a cultural thing for the time, or is it something for all time. As more and more women achieve greater degrees of education, denominations start accepting women in the pastorate and leadership positions, and women start believing that they have a personal call to the ministry we find ourselves smacked in the face by this passage where we either have to agree with it or rationalize it away.
Duties of a Pastor’s Wife II
It’s interesting how our culture has affected the roles of men and women, and what more fitting a case to look at today than how …
Would Jesus Criticize the Muslims?
What would Jesus reaction be to the varying world religions of the day. Stephen Kingston postulates that Jesus was much more concerned about the hypocrisy …
Pastors as Celebrities
When I was at Bible Conference at Bob Jones University, one of the speakers said something to the effect that Bible Conference was a great …
Noteworthy / Church / Culture
Music: Its Effect on the Church
Perhaps the title of this post should be: Culture: Its Effect on the Church. If one was to question which was more influential–the culture on …