Post Category: Church Body Life

"Everything that isn't gospel is law. Let us say it again: Everything that isn't gospel is law. Every way we try to make our kids good that isn't rooted in the good news of the life, death, ressurection, and assension of Jesus Christ is damnable, crushing, despair-breeding, Pharisee-producing law. We won't get the results we want from the law. We'll get either shallow self...

Alyssa Poblete is a wife, mother, and writer. She has served us with an excellent article HERE or in it's entirety below: "Just be careful. You don't want women becoming spiritual leaders in the home or, even worse, wanting to become pastors." This was the response from a pastor friend of mine when he heard about a theology blog for women that I had recently launched wit...

The Gospel Coalition had a timely article for us to consider...below is an abbreviated version, but you can read the entire articlce HERE. As I walked into the middle school auditorium for a recent school event, another mom asked how I was doing. I told her our family was grateful to be able to breathe again after finally finishing soccer season. "Our family never breathe...

"Believe that God is strong enough to save your children, no matter how you fail."? Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus...

Massive battles have been fought over this issue. Churches have split. Pastors have been fired. Countless Christians have taken up arms against each other in order to defend their answer to this question. Yet at the end of the day, the style of music a church sings is relatively unimportant. What matters most is what we sing, not how. That said, at least four further poi...

Pastor Erik Raymond wrote an encouraging article over at The Gospel Coalition website entitled, Don't Be Embarrassed by Your Ordinary Church. Check it out HERE or keep on reading... In the grand scheme of things, how important is your church? "Let's think together about church, and in particular the church where you are a member. If it is like most churches today it is n...

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Thom Rainer has written an excellent article about how we could more effectively interact with guests that visit Bethel each week! Here's a summary, but be sure to check out the entire article HERE. He recommends seven things we should say to guests. "Thank you for being here.""Let me help you with that.""Please take my seat.""Here is my email address. Please let me kno...

With great jobs, a beautiful daughter and a dream house, the Jordans seem to have it all. Appearances can be deceiving, however, as husband Tony flirts with temptation and wife Elizabeth becomes increasingly bitter, crumbling under the strain of a failing marriage. Their lives take an unexpected turn for the better when Elizabeth meets her newest client, Miss Clara, who en...