9 Perspectives That We Must Change about Church Re-examine Our Church Practices from a Biblical Viewpoint Over the past few months, I published a series of posts about assumptions we should change about church. Here is a list of all nine: We...
Reflecting on Church #34: Should a Church Live Forever? With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #34. From a human standpoint, the future of...
God’s Spirit to Be Poured Out on All People Many passages in the New Testament of the Bible quote parts of the Old Testament, which was written hundreds of years before. In some versions of the Bible, footnotes—added by the...
Do You Seek God for Healing When You Are Sick? Jesus Came to Save and to Heal Azariah, son of Oded, comes to Asa, King of Judah. The prophet tells the king, “If you see God, you’ll find him. If you walk away from him, he’ll walk away from you” (2...
Why I Write Linking letters andwielding words to create artfor God, my patron My haiku first appeared in Imagine This! An ArtPrize Anthology. After having one of my longest posts last week, The Seven Transformations of Peter DeHaan, today I’ll...
Reflecting on Church #33: A Reminder of What’s Really Important With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #33. It seems the congregation of...
Where Heresy Comes From and How to Avoid It Heresy is holding to an opinion or doctrine that’s at odds with established beliefs. While the Christian church has arguably never been without heretical views throughout its history, some people worry...
What Do We Do When God’s Commands No Longer Make Sense? Contrary to the Law of Moses King David Reassigns the Duties of the Levites In the book of Numbers, Moses details the assignments and responsibilities of the tribe of Levi, mentioning them...
The Seven Transformations of Peter DeHaan A Personal Story of Growing in Faith and Action [This personal essay first appeared in The Transformation Project: A West Michigan Word Weavers Anthology.] A caterpillar turns into a butterfly; a tadpole...
Reflecting on Church #32: Overcoming Past Mistakes With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #32. Our experience at this church was positive...
