Archive for June 2006

Successful Marriage

June 30, 2006

Planning to get married, are you really ready for that. Take a peek at these: You must marry the right person, one you love and one who loves you. Above this, both of you must be in love with Jesus Christ. GIVE and TAKE is a necessity. Let love cover the disagreements which will come [...]

The Old Christmas Tree

June 15, 2006

Everybody was shivering due the chilled atmosphere. The air was piercing when you drive your mo-bikes. People were having loads of woolen layers on them. It is very hard to roam in the market streets in the late nights but I can see that children, youngsters and elders out there in each shop. Oh! It's [...]

Newcomers: Are They Warmly Welcomed Or Icily Ignored?

June 2, 2006

Not long ago, while studying a book on column syndication, I read about a writer who launched a regular column writing church reviews for his local paper. Just like a movie critic, this man visited local churches unannounced and then wrote reviews on them for the local paper. How warmly he was received bore a [...]

Should You Go To Church To Serve Or Be Served?

June 2, 2006

Ministry in Motion Those of us who work in ministry know the dangers of burnout. When ministry is where your heart is it is easy to exhaust yourself while serving others. The danger is when we don't know when to back off. Should you go to church to be served? Is it wrong to take [...]

Teach the truth, not existentialism.

June 2, 2006

"Existentialism" probably needs some clarification. The formal definition is "each person exists as an individual in a purposeless universe, who must oppose the hostile environment through the exercise of their free will." Put simply, this says that since we are "on our own" in the universe, we can believe anything that seems right to us. [...]

How do I go about finding a good church?

June 2, 2006

Unfortunately, the only exposure many of us have had to a church is seeing someone on TV (who also happened to be a little strange). Others might make a plunge and go to a church because someone invited them. However, we can still have one or more of the following reactions: "What they had to [...]

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