A Church Is Not Just a Truth-Dispensing Center October 07, 2023 by: Sam Allberry, Ray Ortlund Community and Mission A church is not just a truth-dispensing center but a spiritual family. As Paul explains why he’s written his first letter to Timothy, he provides this theologically concentrated definition of the church: “If I delay, you…
Something Scarier Than the Storm October 06, 2023 by: Jon Nielson The Presence of Divine Power We’re tempted to impose our situations—our “storms of life”—onto the story of Jesus and his disciples. Jesus will “calm our storms,” or at least, that’s what we’ve been taught. The problem is that Mark 4:35-41 isn’t primarily about our…
10 Key Bible Verses on the Church October 05, 2023 by: Crossway This article is part of the Key Bible Verses series. All commentary notes adapted from the ESV Study Bible. 1. Acts 2:42–47 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe…
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Feeling Alone in a Crowded Congregation October 03, 2023 by: Jeremy Linneman Epidemic of Loneliness Early in my first pastoral position, I was invited to dinner by a family in our church. They talked at length about their marriage and children but said nothing of church community and friendship. I asked a question I had…