Parts 1-3 are here, here and here. 4. A lot of people like church because it is easy and comfortable. I remember talking to my dad one time about a family that had left the church. Essentially they told him church was becoming too convicting. They didn’t like that every Sunday they felt convicted, that…
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Things I've Learned about Church as a PK .3 of 5
3. It is not the church’s job to bring you to spiritual maturity. Almost every Sunday afternoon my family and I would come home from church and have lunch together. My dad was always ask what we remembered from his message. Test time!!! Eek. I probably had a 50% rate of remembering something valuable. I…
Things I've Learned about Church as a PK .2 of 5
2. There are a lot of people leading double lives (post 1 is here) Inevitably there is the person who you see outside of church and you hardly recognize their personality because they are acting completely different. In some way we are all leading double lives. We all have sin natures and are always fighting…
Things I've Learned about Church as a PK .1 of 5
I have been a pastor’s kid (PK) my whole life. My dad was working at a church and finishing seminary when I was born and has been a pastor my entire life. For the part of life I can remember he has worked here, here, and here. Without even working at a church I have…
21st Century Problem
In my theology class today my professor talked about some of the issues facing the church (meaning the body of believers). In his opinion, the biggest obstacle in the 20th century was answering how God could allow such grievous suffering. With tragedies such as the Holocaust, and dictators such as Fidel Castro this was certainly…
Meeting Jesus in a Bar
Just a few weeks ago I went to a bachelor’s party for a wedding I was in just recently. It wasn’t anything too wild and crazy. Went to a hockey game, went to a sports bar and then to an Irish pub. I don’t think the Scriptures “outlaw” alcohol (or obviously I wouldn’t have gone).…