There are many reasons for a church to decide to enter into a building program. It may be that the community is growing, the church is growing, or church space is saturated. Whatever the reason, the following considerations will help you develop and conduct a successful church building p ...

I'm feeling a little emotional today. (Ok, fine, I'm perched up in the top of an emotional tree and every time I look down I lose it a little.) My best friend, who has been with me all week, took a train home this afternoon, and I really dislike goodbyes. Being on the brink of tears make ...

The Human has been created in the just centre of the values in the universe. He is one of the most honourable of the Creatures. He is a dear and respected existence. If we can understand the human in a correct way, it becomes possible to understand a lot of things in a correct way. To be ...

Midterm elections came to completion on Wednesday as Virginia decided to elect a Democrat to the Senate. That race signaled the end of politics as usual over the last six years of full-throttle Republican rule of the Executive and Legislative branches of our United States government. The ...

(If you wish to more benefit from this article please read first our "Correct Understanding the Human" titled article.) I had talked about five dimensions of the human existence at my previous article. There are "Subtance dimension", "Physiologycal dimension" and "Psichological dimension ...

God loves us and wants to bless us abundantly, but we often choose to suffer instead of enjoying His blessings. We live in a sinful world and suffering is a part of life. But that doesn't mean that God wants our lives to be full of pain and constant struggle. The Bible tells us that Chri ...

The coming apostasy (falling away) of the church is for some of us the most dreaded prophecy the Bible predicts. It may look like the world would be better off with John Lennons world with no religions but in fact that will be the worlds worst nightmare. America is sliding fast toward be ...

Observation shows that human creative activity has a physical, a social and a spiritual aspect. (By human creative activity I mean useful and constructive activity by human beings). The physical aspect of our creative activity concerns our activity in relation to the physical universe. T ...

When we lack certain things, the joy of living is diminished. In some instances we may become severely distressed and even incapacitated by such lack. When we are sick, in other words, when we lack good health, it is usually not a happy circumstance and we do all we can to regain our hea ...

Time and again the question has been asked, If really the world was created by a good and omnipotent God who watches over His creation, why are we visited so often by natural disasters and personal tragedies On some occasions, tens of thousands are killed and whole communities rendered h ...

Spiritual wealth is wealth that derives from knowledge. To gain spiritual wealth entails acquiring spiritual knowledge. Facts and information about the spiritual aspect of life are what constitute spiritual knowledge. Such facts and information include: facts about our spiritual nature a ...

Human experience of life indicates that the universe is made up of two realms the realm of the natural world and the supernatural realm. We are able to identify with and relate to the natural world because we are part of it and are in physical contact with it. Now that scientific inves ...

Dr. Richard Bimler, recently retired president of Wheat Ridge Ministries - an independent Lutheran charity organization, believes that humor is an important part of worshiping Christ. He practices what he believes in a Christmas letter in his new book "Laughter" written with his son Robe ...

If you aren't already a citizen of the United States, and you are planning on becoming one, you may be interested to know that the Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services has some news for you: they are changing the citizenship examination. The old test was comprised of one hundre ...

Meetings, Meetings, Meetings : Facilitation Effective Time Use, Building Consensus Come, let us reason together. Isaiah 1:17-18 Dont you just love meetings Everyone comes, some talk, some take notes, everyone leavesand then What happened Most of just consider meetings a necessary evil - ...

Musical concerts and events are not only effective as community outreach, they are also a celebration of the goodness of Gods gifts, a validation of dedication to fine arts ministry and an energizing event not only for the community in attendance, but also for those in music ministry. Th ...

Do you ever wish there was one more day in the week Does your church job seem like a Black Hole Does it seem like you cant get things accomplished because people get in the way Well, try leveraging your time by building effective teams. Define ways that teamwork can free up your time fo ...

There are various lines of thought in relation to Hell. Some believe that neither Heaven or Hell exist and that when we die that it the end of our existance. In Christian circles some teach that Hell is merely a separation from God, others contend that it is a fiery place of eternal tort ...

His mind was racing and he just couldn't believe what was happening. The father had brought his son to the disciples so that they could heal him, but not only had his son not been healed, the disciples were now arguing with the teachers of the Law. He kept thinking, "Wait a minute! This ...

The winning of the majority of seats in both houses by democrats might seem insignificant to believers but it is part and parcel of a greater trend throughout the world. It is not a cause for panic but it must be carefully analyzed in the light of biblical prophecy and sound biblical doc ...