There are good reasons to leave a church but our repeated infidelity to the local church body underscores a simple and glaring fact. As a culture we have bought into the lie that the church’s primary function is to bring about our fulfillment and meet our needs. This has, in turn, created a complex economy […]Read Post ›

We should not look to create the kind of doctrines that can be accepted by weak men but the kind of men that will accept even the hard doctrines. The church needs less shrewd tongues and more capable hands.

There is a difference between compliance and obedience. As I read through the Old Testament i’m struck again not with how the Israelites had forgotten the method of their sacrifices or the letter of their laws but why they did it. At points the Lord even reminds them that his true desire is not for […]Read Post ›

The Word of God is our unchanging testimony. Our timeless compass–our North Star! It has a way of guiding us back home. Throughout the centuries the church has wandered from it’s cause and the Word has demanded it be brought back time and time again. From herectical teachers to corrupt church governments and everything in […]Read Post ›

It is not enough to be in proximity to Jesus. We must have an encounter. There’s a distinction in scripture between those who simply hung around Jesus and those who were deeply impacted by him. It is no different in the church today but what we have failed to realize in two thousand years is […]Read Post ›