Active Worship

Obviously, worshiping requires action. We physically get into our car and go to church. We physically fold our hands and pray, we physically sing out loud, we physically put money into the offering, and we physically sit and listen to the sermon. But are our hearts and minds working as well? When we enter the … Continue reading Active Worship

Awake out of Sleep

And that, knowing the times, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. -Romans … Continue reading Awake out of Sleep

Why We Go To Church

A few months ago Joel Osteen's wife Victoria made the following statement: "when you go to church, you're not doing it for God, you're doing it for yourself." The problem with her comment is not the idea that we benefit from going to church (we certainly do!), but her assertion that the reason we should … Continue reading Why We Go To Church