Christians on Social Media
The powerfully influential culture found online denies the Creator’s design and, because it does, cannot ultimately work.
The powerfully influential culture found online denies the Creator’s design and, because it does, cannot ultimately work.
I was taught you could miss God's perfect will for your life and live in his “permissive will.” Holy smokes. I put myself in Gideon's class—not a bad association—and was putting out fleece so that God would clearly lead me.
History is in the making, and it’s not merely a sequence of chronological happenings. History is going somewhere, and it’s going there for a reason. Guard-railed by Truth.
Sadly, for too many Christians, “worship” and “mission” represent a paradox, but our mission is directly connected to our worship. Mission is not just doing something for God but begins and ends with rich and joyful worship of God.
God did not call you to go into the accessible places where gold would be found, but the hard places where ministry must drill down into the community to find a solid foundation to build the church.
This is the kind of situation James is addressing when he calls God’s people to patience. He highlights dynamics of social power structures that might not change in his lifetime.
My Christian discipleship had been characterized by a color-blind approach rather than a color-courageous one. So I would be taking this journey without a map.
During the pandemic, Lyberg visited local members in the hospital using FaceTime, and he can do the same thing with members who live in other places.
That closed door saved his life.
Leaders today are facing discouragement and are asked if they will continue in their ministry assignment or leave ministry altogether.