By Kelly Carr Just last week we discussed the concept of missions being not just overseas but in our own backyards. This week we explore the examples of people who are actively serving right in their own backyards. Getting Close If we are to engage our community with the love of Christ, we have to […]
By Bob Russell There’s a phrase I’ve heard recently that’s becoming a popular spiritual myth. I’ve heard Christian leaders say, “Sin is sin. One sin is just as bad as another.” That line of reasoning is often used as a convenient excuse not to confront flagrant sin in the church. “What right do we have […]
By Kelly Carr I distinctly remember the first missionary family I ever knew. There was a kid I grew up with in Sunday school and youth group—one year he and his family left to be missionaries to Jamaica. Missions to my small mind seemed like a far-off concept—people attended church one day and then were […]
By Kelly Carr This is the last of our series surrounding the challenging and liberating statement upheld by Restoration Movement churches: “In essentials, unity; in opinions, liberty; in all things, love.” The last section of this motto is a reminder, a call for us to practice Christlike love in all of our endeavors living as […]
By Kelly Carr This is the second of three parts discussing the statement: “In essentials, unity; in opinions, liberty; in all things, love.” We recognize that no two people will think exactly alike on a matter. How does this translate when working in the church with brothers and sisters in Christ? Conflicts will rear their […]
