Dear Church, It’s Time to Stop

   Have you ever been approached by a salesperson who is trying too hard to sell you something that it is so obvious you almost feel embarrassed for them. They proclaim how excited they are to present their product, the miraculous benefits, blowing their trumpet of how great and wonderful your life will be once you purchase what they are selling. For way too long this is exactly how many churches have presented themselves to the world. We look like a bunch of desperate salespersons, who seemingly are under tremendous pressure to sell God and meet our quota or else be sacked by the owner. Just scroll through social media platforms and notice how many churches market themselves as the most exciting, relevant, community minded, Read More …

Can a Christian Insult God’s Grace?

Can a Christian Insult God’s Grace? To find the answer lets read a portion of Hebrews chapter 10 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. 26 For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. 28 Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses. 29 How much worse Read More …