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Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

If We Can Worship Anywhere, Why Go To Church?

It doesn't just matter that we worship Jesus. It matters that we worship him with other people.

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I went to church with Bruce Jenner. Here’s what Caitlyn Jenner taught me about Jesus.

Caitlyn knows who Jesus is, and Jesus knows her by name.

4 Ways to Balance Leading the Church and Loving the Community

How do we both lead our church and love our community well? And how does this calling inform a church leader's priorities and daily schedule?

Living on a Prayer: Chapel Redos

Stunning architecture, central locations, and historic details are attracting developers from around the world to breathe new life into old, abandoned churches. Consider the Line DC: The Sydell Group with...

Your Prayer Life Is Better Than You Think

None of us prays as frequently and fervently as we’d want. We often consider our prayer lives disappointing and discouraging, but perhaps we’re overlooking something.

Six Ways to Say “Hello” in Chapel

This article concludes the introduction to Chapel via simple “Hello world” programs that I started in parts one and two of this series. In the previous articles, we’ve looked at serial and data-parallel approaches to saying “hello” in Chapel. This time around, we’ll look at task-parallel ways to do so. Concurrent Hello World The following [...]

The Prayer Journal That Helped Us Rethink Holiness

When God Says No To Earnest Prayers, Pt.1

Why did you not answer my prayer, Lord? Why are you not easing my pain?

Don't underestimate the power of prayer

On the inside of my favorite Bible, I have taped a half-sheet of paper with Mark Clifton’s six imperatives for replanting a church from his book, Reclaiming Glory . The first of those imperatives is “Pray Without Ceasing,” which comes directly from 1 Thessalonians 5:17I remember reading that phrase almost four years ago and thinking, “Well, yah, of course prayer is important.” Then I remember…

When "No" Is the Best Answer to Prayer

I couldn’t help but ask God, “Why didn’t you answer our prayer?” Have you ever wondered why God didn’t answer an earnest prayer?

Two Words That’ll Revolutionize Your Prayer Life

Two words have revolutionized my prayer life lately. When we add “so that” to our prayers, we’re forced to evaluate our motives. Let me explain.

Four Lies That Keep Us from Prayer

Maybe the next step you need to take in your prayer life is to abandon one of these four common deceptions.

Where's Sparkie? Visiting the Unity Chapel of Light Church

Sparkie was visiting the Unity Chapel of Light Church at 1165 Stubblefield Road in Orcutt.