Category: Being the church
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Being the Church
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Even today, the Dutch immigrant work ethic and zeal for kingdom-building remains alive in southern Alberta, three generations after a wave of immigrants first settled on the wind-swept prairie landscape and built homes, churches, and Christian schools. But the focus…
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Being the ChurchReal Talk: Work is worship
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Being the ChurchLove thy neighbor. Love thy neighborhood encampment…?
What comes to mind when you think of Hamilton, Ontario? The waterfall capital of the world? The armpit of the Golden Horseshoe? Or perhaps you’ve…
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Being the ChurchTitus 2 young men are not boys
In Titus 2 Paul gives instructions to older women, younger women, older men and younger men, and gives instruction concerning the care of children. Every…
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Being the ChurchRetirement: What are you retiring from? What are you retiring to?
“Retirement is unbiblical,” she told me, her fist firmly pounding her desk. Alice had been the company bookkeeper for about 50 years. She lived and…
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Being the ChurchOlder men still have a job to do
Faithful children of God may look forward to sharing Jesus’ glory in the presence of the Father. “To live is Christ; to die is gain.”…
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Being the ChurchChristians don’t pray
Who says that Christians don’t pray? Of course, Christians pray, don’t they? Isn’t prayer one of the essential characteristics of Christian life? Every time the…
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Being the ChurchGod loves a cheerful giver
In one sense, the most faithful givers during the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ were the Pharisees, as He Himself said: “you Pharisees… tithe mint…
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Being the ChurchA principled (and practical) guide to tithing
Twice every Sunday the offering plate comes your way. What do you do? Do you chip in whatever you have in your wallet, do you…
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Being the ChurchBeing thrifty and finding hope
In his “science of happiness” class at Harvard Business School, Arthur Brooks teaches that of the five things you can do with money, four could…
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Being the ChurchWise and Innocent
My children have often called me gullible and naïve. As a matter of fact, the word “Mom” often had an exclamation mark behind it. Perhaps…
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Being the ChurchAged saints can tell you what your peers don’t know or won’t say
In late 1785, the 26-year-old British Member of Parliament William Wilberforce secretly met with 61-year-old John Newton. Wilberforce had very recently encountered the grace of…
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Being the ChurchChristians don’t retire
Retirement is unbiblical. Before you think that I’m accusing everyone over the age of 65 of unbiblical behavior, let me lay out the case for…
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Being the ChurchOn encouraging courage
Fear. We all feel it at times. We might be facing a job interview or something even more serious like a disease, or the loss…
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Being the ChurchSolving loneliness
“[The study] revealed that 46 percent of American adults report feeling lonely sometimes or always. In that same study, younger adults reported feeling lonelier than…
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Being the ChurchAdvice for young women … from A to Z
The late teens and early twenties are an exciting time for young women, but with so many opportunities to be considered, and big decisions to…
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Being the Church…but I have a couch
Rosaria Butterfield’s The Gospel Comes With A House Key came highly recommended, and after reading it I understand why. Rosaria is honest and insightful. She…
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Being the ChurchIn the right place to serve: Christians are leading the way in helping one city’s homeless
By God’s providence, Christians are often in exactly the right place at the right time to do the good works that He prepared for us!…
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Being the ChurchMaking hospitality easier: how onion dip changed the world
Everyone has likely tasted onion dip and millions of homemakers have made it. The recipe is incredibly simple: mix dried onion soup mix with 2…
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Being the Church“good” vs. good
Why should Christians participate in political action in the first place? That’s an important question to answer, since Christian involvement in politics is largely misunderstood…
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Being the ChurchHospitality hacks for folks who want to be, but keep finding excuses not to be, hospitable
As Christians, we know that hospitality is important, but if you’ve ever tried it, you also know that it can be really hard, and we…
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Being the ChurchGod wants young men to be brave, not crazy
Bravery, like most things in life, is learned. To develop it, one must practice. However, it is the very rare young man who wants to…
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Being the ChurchQuotes on the single life
Singles are not second “…the nuclear family should not be the center of church life. Rather, the family of God is the center…. It is the…
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Being the ChurchA more generous ministry of mercy?
The Lord loves his church and gave her the gift of the ministry of mercy. But is this blessed ministry as active as it can…
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Being the ChurchImproving the elders’ home visits
It is October and as “home visit season” ramps up, my thoughts turn to how home visits are being conducted and whether our methods serve…
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Being the ChurchSingleness: on being active and included in the body of Christ
Singleness. I often think there should be some kind of thunderclap after that word. This word and what it entails has caused unnumbered tears from…
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Being the ChurchThe Christian job description
When I was a young seminary student, I had to read an extensive commentary by a Dutch theologian. I had never studied Dutch writing before,…
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Being the ChurchMaintaining the motivation of elders and deacons
The following is a rough transcript of Rev. Moesker’s 45-minute presentation above. **** I’ve been asked to speak here and I was given some suggested…
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Being the ChurchOn being a Titus 2 young woman
Older women [must] train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of…
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Being the ChurchOlder women have much to give
Our church has a sizable number of older women. Why? What task would the Lord give these sisters in His church? Like the older men,…
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Being the ChurchLaughter in the pews
My mother has a wise saying, one of many I might add, that if you go to church faithfully, you’ll experience lots of interesting things….