Category Archives: Church

The Whole Message of This New Life

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Judy

How would you verbally communicate the entire message of your Christian life to a group of strangers? Describing your life chronologically, vocationally, spiritually, relationally or all four sounds more like the pages of a memoir than a speech. It’s overwhelming. … Continue reading →

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Seeking Security

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Judy

David Brooks’s essay in The Atlantic, “America is Having a Moral Convulsion,” describes America as a far less trusting society than it was twenty-five years ago. As I think about my own sense of trust in government, institutions and media, … Continue reading →

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When the Culture Leads the Church

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Judy

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Once in a while, the culture arrives at where the church should already have been. The evangelical church tends to characterize the culture as the enemy of truth, and that is accurate in many respects. The world is driven by … Continue reading →

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Living Life Now and Forever

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Judy

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If you are a Christian, you know that you have been given the unimaginable gift of eternal life with God. We’re told that we will have resurrected bodies and that there will be no more death, tears, or pain. I … Continue reading →

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My Relationship With My Local Church: What Happened?

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Judy

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God gives every believer gifts that are intended to be used for building up his people, his Church. My husband and I believe that and have served in many ways over the years. We got involved in a small church … Continue reading →

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Two Qualities of the Early Church That We Should Pursue Today

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Judy

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The church, made up of Jesus’ followers, is his body on earth. It has been brilliant and influential at times, weak at other points in history, and increasingly divided over the years. Amazingly, the imperfect church is still God’s designated witness, his hands … Continue reading →

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Currency Transfers

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Judy

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If God’s material and human resources are inexhaustible and abundant, as I’ve argued, where are they?  God says that everything on the earth is his; he owns the cattle on a thousand hills.  But, in our earthly economy those cattle all belong … Continue reading →

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How to Overcome

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Judy

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Jesus dictated words to seven ancient churches through John in the book of Revelation.  Each dictation, “to the angel of the church in…,” begins with the phrase “These are the words of…”, describes commendations and warnings for the church, and ends … Continue reading →

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Truth for Monday through Saturday

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Judy

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How much of what we learn at church on Sunday morning makes it into our lives Monday through Saturday? I attend church, of course, sing songs of worship, diligently take notes on a usually excellent teaching, and visit with fellow attenders.  As it should … Continue reading →

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When God Blows It Away

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Judy

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“What you brought home, I blew away.”  Any guesses as to where that verse is in the Bible?  (Keep reading:) One appealing aspect of Community Bible Study is the thoroughness of the Biblical texts that we study. When we’re going through a course, I teach … Continue reading →

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