By Kathleen A. Trissel When we suffer we want to know why, but few answers are satisfying. The meaning we draw from our suffering may answer some of our questions, but that often requires waiting until the suffering has passed. So, why do we suffer? All suffering points to sin, and sin entered the […]
By H. Lynn Gardner From the pristine perfection of Heaven, Jesus came to earth to live in this vale of tears as a suffering servant. It amazes us that God would humble and humiliate himself to experience opposition, suffering, and death. Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something […]
By Jerran Jackson Small churches operate differently from big churches. The church of Christ on earth may be essentially, intentionally, and constitutionally one, but church families don’t all have the same traits. Small congregations (less than 250 in worship) have unique traits they can use to contribute significantly to Christ’s church on earth. As […]
By Tyler Edwards Your church may be small. Your God isn’t. Smaller churches will typically have fewer resources than their mega-brethren, but that doesn’t mean their mission is different. The Great Commission wasn’t given to churches with fancy buildings and large staffs. It was given to high school dropouts who hardly had enough talent […]
By Kayleen Reusser In 2011 seven schools in the East Allen County School district of Fort Wayne, Indiana, closed. The 120 members of Colony Heights Church of Christ were concerned for the children who were affected by the closings. “The main focus of the Colony Heights Church of Christ is to encourage Christian unity,” […]
