We are citizens of heaven living on earth, not people from heaven seeking to become citizens here. That difference should show in our priorities and in our relationships. From D.A. Horton. Living as exiles means that fighting for political power isn’t our main objective, suffering together well as we reach the lost in our society …
There is a form of remembering the goodness and grace of God that can kill faith in the present. Ralph Davis, from a study on Ezra: The Disappointment We Must Control – Ezra 3:12-13 What a mixed response! From Ezra 3:12b it looks like the memory of the first temple clouded the day for some …
This article is sort of a plug for the author’s web-based church revitalisation program, but there are a few phrases that resonate in communicating a mission focussed vision for local churches that need revitalisation. One of the most important revitalization changes we faced was to move from a ‘country club’ church to a ‘mission-based’ church. …
All Christians are part of the household of God. All Christians were once welcomed to that household by God’s grace. All Christians have a role in welcoming visitors to that household as an expression of the grace we’ve received. From Nick Kennicott at The Christward Collective. To be hospitable is to welcome a person with …
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