The Christian Life: Money and Banking
Published May 3, 2010You’re probably wondering what “Money and Banking” has to do with a church blog. Well, Jesus talked more about money (treasure) than you’d think. He knew how critical a correct understanding of wealth was to our spiritual well-being. He said, “…for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matt. 6.21). In other words, the heart (our emotional/psychological life) goes where the priorities are. If God and His will is high in your priorities then your heart will be favored to good, but if money is your god, then Paul writes, “For the love of money is a [...]
read moreThe Christian Walk
Published April 13, 2010When the Bible talks about “walking” it is talking about behavior. That is, “to walk” is to move ahead in the behavior that pleases God. Well, Christian walking is suffering from a growing condition of moral arthritis. Our “spiritual movements,” so to speak, are being seriously hampered by a debilitating infirmity. It’s mostly cultural, where our American society has moved away from the Judeo-Christian ethic to a pagan ethic of hedonism. But, it is also quite personal, and is expressed in the statement: “I don’t want to.” Well, I’m not going to spend time bemoaning the fact of our moral [...]
read moreSideliners
Published March 10, 2010There are more American Christian people today sitting on the sidelines, and not going to church, than there are Christian people in church on any given Sunday. The reasons are many, but the ones that get thrown at me are the same: 1) Sunday’s my only day off (They like to sleep in.); 2) Church is boring (Compared to what?); 3) Church people are judgmental and irritating (As if the sideliner isn’t.); 4) I don’t like the music, the sermon, the building…etc.; and 5) I’m not getting anything out of it (Church has no value.). There are variations on these [...]
read moreWaiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
Published February 27, 2010I’ve found myself living in a daily state of anxiety. Every time I listen to the news or log on to one of the several “business news” sites that I frequent, it’s more of the same. Things are not good. Washington is selling us down the river. The economy will bust for sure this next time, and we’d better get ready for civil war. You can see why I’m anxious. But, you know, Jesus taught us, “For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious for your life,as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; [...]
read moreThe Importance of Baptism
Published February 23, 2010I was baptized last Sunday. It was an experience that will stay with me the rest of my life – not just because I’ve been assured that now I have an actual date that I can state I was ‘born again’, but because it was such a moving experience. There were several events that led up to this day: meeting with Pastor Tom to go over the meaning behind believer’s baptism, visiting the church where it would take place (we met at White Mountain Christian Church in Show Low since it is much warmer than our meeting space at AICM), [...]
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