Reflecting on Church #27: Worshiping God Despite a Bad Attitude 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 #27. I thoroughly enjoyed the worship...
When Less is More: Pursuing Quality Over Quantity I read a lot of magazines. For some I pay a subscription, others are free, and a few just show up. It used to be most magazines came out every month, but with increased costs, decreased...
Women in the Bible: The Widow of Zarephath During a long drought and famine, God sends Elijah away from Israel to the city of Zarephath in Sidon where God directs a widow, a foreigner, to give Elijah food. When Elijah reaches the town gates, he...
Reflecting on Church #26: A Fresh Experience 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 #26. Beyond their worship of God and approach to him...
Women in the Bible: Zipporah With the Pharaoh out to get him, Moses flees for his life. He marries the shepherdess Zipporah, daughter of the priest of Midian. They have two sons: Gershom and Eliezer. Years later when Moses and his family travel...
Reflecting on Church #25: They Ended Up With a Building After All 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 #25. I praised this church for not...
Are You Being Fed (at Church)? Have you ever heard someone grumble about church by saying, “I’m just not being fed”? Perhaps you’ve even said it; I have. However, we’re not talking about physical food, but spiritual sustenance. When we say this...
Reflecting on Church #24: A Variety of Worship Styles 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 #24. The people at this traditional church were...
A phrase I’ve heard often in church over the years is “celebrate communion.” Yet what I witness seems nothing like a celebration. Instead, it is the most somber, solemn of affairs; it feels even more crushing than a funeral. Wait, communion is a...
The Wise Woman From Tekoa Influences a King Joab seeks an object lesson for King David to encourage him to reconcile with his estranged son, Absalom. Joab sends for a wise woman from Tekoa and coaches her what to say to the king. The story she...
