August 30, 2018
Monthly Archives: August 2018
August 20, 2018
Writing in the Margins
Being ‘Christ’ to one another Reflections on Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2 By Antonio ‘Tony’ Aja This passage from Ephesians is very appropriate for the times we are living. Let me share some thoughts I picked up from an article written by John Pavlovitz, a well-known Christian activist pastor. Pavlovitz feels that the current political,… Read more »
August 17, 2018
The Church for Today
Getting to know you Your church is the people by Richard Hong “A church is the people, not the building.” Would anyone think of this as a controversial statement? Yet we need to explore fully what this means at a practical level in our churches. Sure, a common complaint is that there are some… Read more »
August 9, 2018
Hopeful Church
Are we yelling too much? How to train church leaders effectively by Graham Standish I used to get yelled at a lot. Anyone who’s ever played sports has gotten yelled at, but I felt like coaches yelled at me more than most. Someone once told me that it’s when coaches stop yelling that you… Read more »
August 3, 2018
Sightings
Silence as praise The sound of no hands clapping by Ken Rummer When the music ended, nobody clapped. I was the guest violin soloist for a performance with the high school concert band in the next town. It was their winter concert, to a full house. We were playing music by John Williams,… Read more »