Meeting Our Maker

I didn’t plan it this way but with the passing of two iconic figures in the entertainment world the subject of death, grieving, and heaven are hot topics right now. So this week as we continue the series Parousia we turn to I Thessalonians 4:13-18 where Paul instructs the Thessalonians about the reality of death [...]

Rocking the Boat

 
I love boats! In a sermon I preached last year (February 2008) I took the time to compare the many different types or styles of boats out there to the many types of  churches I see.  Below is what I came up with: 
 

Rubber Raft Church: not a whole lot to it, provides some edification, but [...]

Staying Alive

George Bullard on (BullardJournal.org) has identified 20 factors that empower denominations to survive in the 21st century. They have been condensed to 10 here. I thought about Adventism when I read this so I’m posting it here and just for fun take the time rate each point on a scale of 1 (poor) to 10 [...]