The church is so much more than we let it be. It is not a denomination, or a worship style, or a carefully planned array of programs. Jesus did not intend for his Bride to be so limited. The church is not defined by what we do, but who we are. We are the living body of Christ to the world. His hands and his feet. He says let your light shine before me. And for so long, all we have done is let it shine inside of our nice buildings on Sunday mornings.
Every bit of our lives is worship to our Father. When we are in Christ, we never cease to be part of the church. Not when we step out of the doors after a worship service, and not even when we don’t enter the worship service in the first place.
You will most likely be challenged by some of what you read here. It is not my intention to change anyone’s mind. I am not out to start a revolution. I am grateful for the people who have shared their thoughts and their journey through books and websites before me, and I am thankful that I can do the same. We are in this together, and certainly each of us has a journey to share.
I am grateful you have chosen to read this book. I do pray, even as I type, that God will reveal his deep, deep love for you as you read these words. I pray that our eyes will be opened to the fullness of life he has for us, and how we together as the church can realize that life even more than we are now. I pray for wisdom and open ears to hear what our Father might be saying to you, through what he has been saying to me.
May you know him more. His Grace and His Truth.
And may our Groom continue to reveal to us the passionate love he has for his Bride, The Church.
I came across a copy of my “Church book”, There’s The Steeple… Here’s The Church!, just today, and on a whim I picked it up and flipped through it. For some reason, the epilogue, titled “Concluding Remarks”, caught my eye this time. If you think the book is anti-church, these words should dispel that notion. […]
UPDATE: This sale has ended, but if you’d like to purchase the book, you can find it at Amazon.com Yesterday’s post, along with the several conversations about the church which I referenced having been party to in the recent past, have me thinking about the book I published on this subject. It you’ll allow me […]
I’m not sure why, but it’s curious to me that the topic of church attendance has popped up a time or two in recent conversations. It’s sort of different every time, but all of the occasions have been cordial, courteous, and even understanding and affirming of the thoughts we have on how we are part […]
Fridays in August will be featuring a selected chapter from the book I published on the topic of the Church, titled, There’s The Steeple… Here’s The Church—I call it “The Church Book”. If you’d like to read the rest, click the book cover to the left to purchase your copy from Amazon.com! (And, thank you!) […]
Fridays in August will be featuring a selected chapter from the book I published on the topic of the Church, titled, There’s The Steeple… Here’s The Church—I call it “The Church Book”. If you’d like to read the rest, click the book cover to the left to purchase your copy from Amazon.com! (And, thank you!) […]
Fridays in August will be featuring a selected chapter from the book I published on the topic of the Church, titled, There’s The Steeple… Here’s The Church—I call it “The Church Book”. If you’d like to read the rest, click the book cover to the left to purchase your copy from Amazon.com! (And, thank you!) […]
I’ve decided to continue this series of excerpts from the book I published on the topic of the Church, titled, There’s The Steeple… Here’s The Church—I call it “The Church Book”. The rest of the Fridays in August will feature one selected chapter from the book! If you’d like to read the rest, click the […]
As I mentioned here last week, I published a book on the topic of the Church, titled, There’s The Steeple… Here’s The Church—I call it “The Church Book”. As I was recently revisiting this book, I came across a chapter or two that I wanted to share again. And so that is what I’m doing […]
Several years ago I published a book containing much of the writing on the topic of the Church that I had published here up to that point. Those posts are still available in the archives, and many are still read on a weekly basis. Just the other day I was flipping through a copy of […]
