The Caged Lion Worship is what we do on Sunday, right? It’s dressing up, plastering on a wide smile, showing up at our local church, shaking a few hands, singing some songs, forcing ourselves to stay awake when the guy gets up in front of the congregation and speaks, and Read more…
The Bethany Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, had a strange lawsuit on its hands. One of the church’s deacons blamed the church for a herniated disc in his back. He claimed the back injury occurred when he was assisting a fellow church member who became “overly excited during the Read more…
Critics and scoffers have been trying to silence the message of the empty tomb for years. They have tried to deny it, rationalize it away and even categorize it as just a nice story. None will so nearly succeed in suppressing the truth as Christ’s own followers . . . Read more…
Thanksgiving is more than a national holiday: it’s a measurement of wealth. Ten lepers stood at the city limits, pleading with passers-by for the smallest token of kindness. Some shared coins. Others shared food. Some shared nothing at all, hastily passing by in an effort to avoid the diseased like Read more…
It isn’t every week that fire breaks out in a chapel service. The fire extinguishers on the premises of Asbury University’s Hughes Auditorium couldn’t quench the multi-alarm blaze ignited on February 8, 2023. Pastor Zach Meerkreebs challenged students on the practical implications of love in action in the third message Read more…
This Sunday, thousands of congregations will come together to worship. But what is worship? Worship means to ascribe worth to God delightfully. In a distorted world, we worship our sports teams, our movie stars, our social media influencers and those we hold in special esteem. But only God is truly Read more…
Pew Research conducted an online survey from December 4–18, 2017. Their survey sought to answer the question of why Americans go (and don’t go) to religious services. Here are the ten main reasons people gave for why they attend church: Although 81% of respondents said they went to church to Read more…
After February’s crippling snowstorm in Texas, southern homeowners might consider snowfall a curse. Midwestern drivers might dismiss it as a road hazard. One rare breed of individuals sees the snow as an opportunity for artwork. Each year, snow sculptors breathe new life into the white powder and create masterpieces suitable Read more…
Can a nationalistic church worship God? Patriarch Kirill recently stated in a homily, “May the Lord preserve the Russian land. When I say ‘Russian,’ I use the ancient expression . . . the land which now includes Russia and Ukraine and Belarus and other tribes and peoples. That the Lord Read more…
A farmer stopped at a restaurant for lunch. When he was served his food, he bowed his head and gave thanks to the Lord.
Some uncouth men sitting at a nearby table noticed the farmer’s prayer and shouted, “Hey Pops, back where you come from does everybody pray before they eat?”