According to surveys, our un-churched family and friends are much more willing to attend our churches and to engage in conversations about spiritual matters than we give them credit for. In his book, "The Unchurched Next Door", Dr. Thom Rainer states 82% of the unchurched are at least "somewhat ... Read More
Mary and Joseph’s journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem would have been long and difficult. The distance of 80 miles would have normally been covered in 4 days. But, with Mary being so close to delivering a Baby, they probably would have taken longer, possibly a week to a week and a ... Read More
The second of Bonhoeffer's principles for moving from selfishness towards selflessness in our churches deals with how we view ourself and how we see others. A healthy, scriptural view of ourselves is one that sees ourself as "the worst sinner in the church". How can this be? In his ... Read More
It's interesting that 3 of the 7 principles Deitrich Bonhoeffer gives for eradicating selfishness from a Christian community deal directly with communication (two on speaking and one about listening). How we comminicate with one another has a profound affect on the climate and environment in ... Read More
We are finishing up a series of messages at Church of the Hills called "Wonderful". I have been selecting some themes from the 1946 Frank Capra Christmas Classic, "It's a Wonderful Life" and looking at them from a Scriptural perspective. Last weekend, we came to the conclusion ... Read More
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