I hate time change Sunday. Even when I gain an extra hour of sleep, I hate the day. First of all, why on Sunday? Why make us lose an hour before worship? Why not Monday when everyone has to get up anyway? Why not Saturday, when we have a day to adjust? Better yet, why not just keep the savings time year round? Most of us never know what time it is anyway. Continue reading
At Sherwood, we are currently walking through great truths about the Holy Spirit and how we can cooperate with Him as He operates in our lives. All that the Lord Jesus had been to His disciples while walking this earth, the Holy Spirit has become as our comforter.
There is a difference. Jesus was with them physically; the Spirit abides in us. He is empowering us, equipping us, convicting us, and drawing us to a more intimate relationship with Christ. Continue reading
Everywhere I turn, people are falling. Falling into sin or falling into doctrinal error. Some are falling into mediocrity as acceptable. You don’t need me to report specifics to you, we all have our stories.
Recently, I saw a story by my friend Todd Starnes on “The last church in Churchville.” It’s a small town in Iowa with about a dozen homes and a church. There is no stoplight, but they do have two stop signs. This struggling town use to be thriving and full of life during the glory days when the Great Western Railroad ran through the town. Today the stockyard is empty and their grocery store is boarded up. Continue reading
(Read Part 1 here.)
No matter what attire you wear to church—t-shirts, jeans, dresses, or neckties—veils are always in style. In fact, we can wear them so long that we don’t know where the hypocrisy ends and the authenticity begins. Our pretense is justified and perpetuated. Here are some of the most common veils I’ve seen. Continue reading “Hiding Behind a Veil (Part 2)”
When we think of veils, we often imagine a bride walking down the aisle with a veil over her face or the image of a Muslim woman who, because of her religion, wears one to cover her face. But the reality is that the majority of people who will attend church this Sunday will do so in a veil. Not a physical covering—those are obvious. I’m talking about the spiritual veils, facades, masks, and cover-ups people use to disguise their true identity. Continue reading “Hiding Behind a Veil (Part 1)”