ViaCordis turns three!
The church I’m helping plant, ViaCordis, recently celebrated its 3rd birthday. We had a campfire get-together to share and celebrate, and the Lord prompted one of our team members to look back at our prayer journals from when we first started ViaCordis. What we saw...Separate organizations for service and evangelism?
As I’ve mentioned in previous blog entries, a tension often arises between meeting practical needs and making disciples. We are called to serve others and love them, no strings attached. Whether people respond to Jesus or not, we love and serve them no differently....Never give in
And our final thought for Winston Churchill week: “Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.” Whoever thought stubbornness could be...5% of Americans attend a house church
I got away for my birthday, and the USA today paper that was left outside my door at the hotel carried a prominent story about house churches. Seems I can’t get away from the idea wherever I go. One figure particularly surprised me: 5% of Americans attend a house...