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Feature writer:
Dr. Matt Friedeman
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Feature Articles
Why most television religious programming is just plain awful
Orwell scared us. Huxley should have. What we love is destroying our minds, our imaginations, our faith.
The Power of Presence
So much about effective ministry is simple. Prayerfully show up. Play it by ear. Be willing to stay kind, gentle, reasonable. Be courteous but also be able to challenge. Don’t back down. Meet bullying with a heart of love.
The Church and Culture - Never Give Up!
You can either concern yourselves with individuals or concern yourself with the broader culture. Or both.
A Youth Exodus From Church -- What Are We Doing Wrong?
Could it be that youth see right through it all? Could it be they know our faith is a farce? Could it be that staying home on Sunday mornings is just as relevant to the Kingdom as attending a church that makes a joke of ministry, specifically youth ministry?
Other Articles
Redeeming culture not contrary to sharing gospel
“When the church takes a stance that emphasizes political activism and social moralizing, it always diverts energy and resources away from evangelization,” writes popular Bible teacher Dr. John MacAurthur in his book Why Government Can’t Save You.
Shall we have respectability at the loss of responsibility?
Back when I had the privilege of serving a local church as pastor, I would preach the same sermon two or three times over a period of months or years. The reason? Some things need to be said more than once, just as some things should never be said the first time.
Law of love constrains Christians to confront
For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural, and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in their own persons the due penalty for their error.
Without Christian ideals, democracy dies
Arnold Toynbee once said that if you want to study comparative religions, buy a ticket instead of a book. What the famous historian was saying was that you learn more about a religion by seeing what practical effect it has on a society.
What one person can do? A lot, actually.
What can a person do to help stem the tide of moral breakdown? Here are some things that individuals can do. I hope you will get involved at whatever level you see fit.
The building called America
Once upon a time a group of people decided to build a new building. It would be an unusual building, the likes of which the world had never seen. They decided that they would call this new building America.
I am the Church
I am the Church. I work at a crisis pregnancy center. I help young girls and grown women seeking guidance on what to do with an unexpected pregnancy. I pray with them, counsel them, guide them, give them material support. I support them in their decision to give life to the unborn child. I weep when they do not. Yes, I am the Church.
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