by Shane Williamson | 20 Jul 2020 | Articles, Resources
We live in a world of ever-increasing isolation and individualism. Coming to a church gathering is itself an act of defiance to the prevailing culture where we’re encouraged to do what we want when we want. But Christians simply must gather with the church. Why?...
by John Musyimi | 13 Jul 2020 | Articles, Resources
I was converted to Christ in the year 2000. At the time, I had lived as a lifelong Roman Catholic faithful. After my conversion, I sought to move to a Protestant church. The only one that was to be found near our home was an independent Charismatic church. It was at...
by Chris Lejeune | 6 Jul 2020 | Articles, Resources
The purpose of this article is not to argue for church membership. I write this firmly believing that formal church membership is scriptural and beneficial, and others have done a much better job than I could at drawing that out that point. My goal here is to briefly...
by Doug Van Meter | 12 Jun 2020 | Articles, Resources
As I begin, I am reminded of the apostle Paul’s autobiographical appeal, “Would to God you could bear with me a little in my folly” (2 Corinthians 11:1). Please, bear with me as I share some personal details to set the context for this article. I am an alien. Not the...
by Gustav Pritchard | 11 Jun 2020 | Articles, Resources
I once heard a story of a husband who had forgotten his wife’s birthday. At the end of the evening, as they were getting into bed, the wife’s phone rang. The husband was a little surprised to hear the phone ring so late at night. But he was even more ashamed of...