Wouldn’t Everything Be Just Fine?
Did you ever say to yourself as you walked into church, “What am I doing here?” Uristides McFarland went to church one Sunday morning expecting nothing unusual to happen. There …
Church-going
Let’s Get Busy
For as long as he could remember, a California truck driver named Larry had spent hours at a time sitting on his backyard lawn chair, wishing he could fly. But …
The Secret
A young bridegroom, standing at the altar next to his bride, listened nervously to the decisive question: “Wilt thou have this woman to be thy wife?” He replied, “I wilt!” …
Both His Hands
If you belong to Jesus Christ in any way at all, you become His minister. It is not a matter of clergy and laity. It is a matter of all …
Try Los Angeles
The Church is the Community which God has called into being for the specific purpose of making Himself known. It is important for us to remember that always. In an …
That’s The Spirit!
A mother receives a birthday card made with all the love and devotion her little six-year-old son could put into it. It is smudged with crayon marks and glue. On …
At Arms Length
Not everyone who exposes himself to the teachings of Christ responds positively. Some choose to keep Christ at arm’s length. They are unwilling to pay the price of total dedication. …
Try Eating Artichokes?
The early Church leader, St. Augustine, once was confronted by a man who showed him his pagan idol and said, “Here is my god; where is yours?” Augustine replied, “I …