“The current trend of setting Jesus against the church says nothing about Jesus and a lot about the state of Christianity today. It lacks biblical literacy,” writes Rick Harrington.
For two years now, almost every church in America has been holding in-person worship services, but not every pre-pandemic worshiper has returned.
Despite saying they want to serve people outside their churches, few churchgoers are even serving within the context of their own churches.
To date, more than 5,550 of the United Methodist Church’s approximately 30,000 U.S. churches have disaffiliated from the country’s second-largest Protestant denomination since 2019.
The power of the Christian gospel is not made manifest through celebrity sightings in the pews or auditoriums flooded with hipsters. The power of the gospel is made manifest when broken people gather together in ordinary spaces to participate in God’s ongoing, extraordinary work of love in this world.
“Believing God wants you to tithe and doing it are two different things. Some who do not tithe are consistent with their giving at a lower threshold, and others give when they feel they are able. Like many exhortations in Scripture, giving your finances to God is not necessarily easy in practice.”
Know that if you are feeling overwhelmed and tired, you are not alone. What’s important is that you are honest with yourself and are keeping the main thing (your walk with God) the main thing.
The Black church has played a vital role in the shaping of American political history. African American churches provided spaces for not only spiritual formation but also political activism.
“The current trend of setting Jesus against the church says nothing about Jesus and a lot about the state of Christianity today. It lacks biblical literacy,” writes Rick Harrington.
For two years now, almost every church in America has been holding in-person worship services, but not every pre-pandemic worshiper has returned.
Despite saying they want to serve people outside their churches, few churchgoers are even serving within the context of their own churches.
To date, more than 5,550 of the United Methodist Church’s approximately 30,000 U.S. churches have disaffiliated from the country’s second-largest Protestant denomination since 2019.
The power of the Christian gospel is not made manifest through celebrity sightings in the pews or auditoriums flooded with hipsters. The power of the gospel is made manifest when broken people gather together in ordinary spaces to participate in God’s ongoing, extraordinary work of love in this world.
“Believing God wants you to tithe and doing it are two different things. Some who do not tithe are consistent with their giving at a lower threshold, and others give when they feel they are able. Like many exhortations in Scripture, giving your finances to God is not necessarily easy in practice.”
Know that if you are feeling overwhelmed and tired, you are not alone. What’s important is that you are honest with yourself and are keeping the main thing (your walk with God) the main thing.
The Black church has played a vital role in the shaping of American political history. African American churches provided spaces for not only spiritual formation but also political activism.
“The current trend of setting Jesus against the church says nothing about Jesus and a lot about the state of Christianity today. It lacks biblical literacy,” writes Rick Harrington.
For two years now, almost every church in America has been holding in-person worship services, but not every pre-pandemic worshiper has returned.
Despite saying they want to serve people outside their churches, few churchgoers are even serving within the context of their own churches.
To date, more than 5,550 of the United Methodist Church’s approximately 30,000 U.S. churches have disaffiliated from the country’s second-largest Protestant denomination since 2019.
The power of the Christian gospel is not made manifest through celebrity sightings in the pews or auditoriums flooded with hipsters. The power of the gospel is made manifest when broken people gather together in ordinary spaces to participate in God’s ongoing, extraordinary work of love in this world.
“Believing God wants you to tithe and doing it are two different things. Some who do not tithe are consistent with their giving at a lower threshold, and others give when they feel they are able. Like many exhortations in Scripture, giving your finances to God is not necessarily easy in practice.”
Know that if you are feeling overwhelmed and tired, you are not alone. What’s important is that you are honest with yourself and are keeping the main thing (your walk with God) the main thing.
The Black church has played a vital role in the shaping of American political history. African American churches provided spaces for not only spiritual formation but also political activism.
Subscribe to receive new post notifications
