THE NECESSITY OF SABBATH

WHY THE CHURCH IS IMPORTANT

"... in His grace, God has given us the medicine for the disease of self-deception  ... The church is the medicine. It’s in the church where we are meant to live so closely with each other that we can actually pull each other aside and speak good, hard truth. The church is where our faith is confirmed, and also our faith is tested." - Michael Kelly

WORSHIPING POWER

"The descent to Hell is easy and those who begin by worshiping power soon worship evil." - C.S. Lewis

THE HOUSE OF MY SOUL

"The house of my soul, O LORD, lies in ruins...rebuild it." - St. Augustine

SERVING JESUS

Someone asked Mother Theresa, "How did God call you to serve the poor?”

She replied by saying, “I was not called to serve the poor, rather I was called to serve Jesus and he led me here.”

A TERRIBLE ADDICTION

As long as we continue to live as if we are what we do, what we have, and what other people think about us, we will remain filled with judgments, opinions, evaluations, and condemnations. We will remain addicted to putting people and things in their "right" place.” – Henri Nouwen

WHY WE NEED APOLOGETICS - PART 3

I think increasingly we are going to need to be not only the bearers of the gospel to others but a people who have answers available to questions such as, “What about the problem of evil? and “How do I know God exists?” We will need to give basic answers to these objections. Typically, the same questions come up over and over again. You won’t need to learn lots of new material with each person you talk to. If we have a mastery of some of the basics, we can really go a long way. And, as we’re evangelizing, as we’re talking about our faith, we will have greater confidence in presenting the gospel and won’t be daunted by the potential questions that might come up, but rather will say, “I believe the Christian faith does a better job of answering these sorts of questions.” —Paul Copan