In an informal survey, church growth expert Thom Rainer, says that the Sunday after Thanksgiving (tomorrow) is one of the top ten lowest attended Sundays in church. (Take the results with a grain of salt. Number 10 on his list is any Sunday in the summer. Just, wow.) For perspective, a starting mid-Acts group with […]

In Romans 1:8, after greeting the Roman church, the first thing Paul does is thank God. While subtle, this act is of extreme importance for us today in His Body because of how it changes our hearts and minds. When you pray to God, what is the first thing you do? Do you ask for […]

It has been twenty years since a few convicted saints established Grace Ambassadors Bible Fellowship in Indiana. Twenty years is a drop in the bucket compared to what I saw this past week in our traveling meetings to New England. In that area of the country there are churches and towns established in the 1700s! […]

In Romans 6, Paul lays out the Christian life. Rom 6:3-5 states that we are identified with Christ. Rom 6:5-7 explains the crucified life of our old man being dead with Christ. Rom 6:8-11 explains the resurrected life our new man alive eternal with Christ. It is only after explaining our being together with Christ […]

There is nothing like the news to remind me that this world is not my home. Take for example the recent hubbub about new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson. One headline announced that he was an “extreme Christian fundamentalist” for mentioning the Bible was his worldview. As one who would gladly wear the label […]