Why do Christians “go to church?” Many people would respond, “to worship God.” I don’t want to nix that notion entirely because I believe that we worship wherever we are, but I can’t find anything in the New Testament which suggests that our corporate meetings are or ought to be any more worshipful than the…… Continue reading Stop Going to Worship
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God’s Family Business
Is the church a family or a business? The answer is, “yes.” The church is God’s family business. We struggle with this idea because “family” and “business” are mutually exclusive terms in our culture. We think of family as something warm, spontaneous, personal, and unconditional. We think of business as cold, calculated, impersonal, and performance…… Continue reading God’s Family Business
The Parable of Fish
There once was a poor farming village. The sandy ground bore little fruit despite the daily toil of the inhabitants. They fought over the meager produce and the weak starved to death. No one considered leaving the village because the leaders, out of desire to maintain control, had told everyone that they were surrounded for miles and…… Continue reading The Parable of Fish
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