June 11, 2012

True Servants Serve #1

As I talk to other pastors, I realize just how difficult it has become to get volunteers to serve in ministry.  Many churches burden the same volunteers with serving, time and time again, because the task of recruiting volunteers is so difficult. On average 20% of Christians serve the Lord faithfully.  That leaves 80% of Christians uninvolved in the work of ministry.  In a church […]
June 13, 2012

Christian or Follower?

What does it mean to be a Christian? I looked up the definition of the word “be” which can also be written as am, are, was, is, etc. The definition is as follows “To belong to a specified class or group.” So, to be a Christian is to basically join a club. If a person says they are a Christian, it is simply a statement […]
June 16, 2012

Bones of John The Baptist Discovered?

A team of researchers believe a knuckle bone found buried beneath a Bulgarian church may belong to John the Baptist, the New Testament prophet who heralded the ministry of Jesus. The archaeologists from Oxford University were surprised that the bones dated from the first century AD, the time of John’s life, and the DNA was consistent with… read more here
March 27, 2013

Are Christians Drowning in Social Pornography?

Are upwards of 70% of Christians drowning in a quagmire of social pornography? Hopefully, you agree that pornography is wrong and detrimental to the Christian walk with Christ.  But what about the millions of believers who are addicted to social pornography? In fact, social pornography is just as damaging to relationships as sexually-based pornography. According to statistics, 70% of Christian men struggle with pornography. Those […]
June 11, 2012

True Servants Serve #1

As I talk to other pastors, I realize just how difficult it has become to get volunteers to serve in ministry.  Many churches burden the same volunteers with serving, time and time again, because the task of recruiting volunteers is so difficult. On average 20% of Christians serve the Lord faithfully.  That leaves 80% of Christians uninvolved in the work of ministry.  In a church […]
June 13, 2012

Christian or Follower?

What does it mean to be a Christian? I looked up the definition of the word “be” which can also be written as am, are, was, is, etc. The definition is as follows “To belong to a specified class or group.” So, to be a Christian is to basically join a club. If a person says they are a Christian, it is simply a statement […]
June 16, 2012

Bones of John The Baptist Discovered?

A team of researchers believe a knuckle bone found buried beneath a Bulgarian church may belong to John the Baptist, the New Testament prophet who heralded the ministry of Jesus. The archaeologists from Oxford University were surprised that the bones dated from the first century AD, the time of John’s life, and the DNA was consistent with… read more here
March 27, 2013

Are Christians Drowning in Social Pornography?

Are upwards of 70% of Christians drowning in a quagmire of social pornography? Hopefully, you agree that pornography is wrong and detrimental to the Christian walk with Christ.  But what about the millions of believers who are addicted to social pornography? In fact, social pornography is just as damaging to relationships as sexually-based pornography. According to statistics, 70% of Christian men struggle with pornography. Those […]