Community for the sake of what?

Many churches nowadays are emphasizing the need for Christians to be in community with each others; to walk in community and to experience community. Why is “community” such a big deal and where is it in the Bible.   Well, it’s a big deal because it appears that it’s all over the Bible (and the New [...]

A stewardship of our loved ones

Last night my wife and I had a date night and went to see a movie.  I generally prefer action flicks, my wife generally prefers chick flicks, but we usually settle for a comedy.  In the absence of a good comedy, and to demonstrate to my wife that I care about her and her enjoyment, [...]

Encouragement for those in ministry

Because of our culture’s drive for success, acquiring more and desire for bigger and better, many churches have adopted these same goals and values.  It often sounds very good, “The church is an organism, healthy organisms grow, therefore healthy churches should grow numerically.”    While the goal of this post is not a slam on big [...]

Loving Hannibal

My family lives in Hannibal, MO.  We’ve lived here two years now and we live here in Hannibal because, of all the cities in the world, we felt like we could honor God best by moving here.  Let me say that another way:  we wanted to move to Hannibal and felt like God was okay [...]

Missionary or Missional

There has been some level of debate among Christians whether or not it’s helpful to use the term “missional”, which essentially means adopting a missionary stance toward your culture; living as a missionary within your zip code.  The fear of some is that using this term (missional) and making no distinction between Bob who lives [...]

Motherhood: God’s Calling for Women

Yesterday at BC we not only wished our mothers a “Happy Mother’s Day”, but took the opportunity to highlight some of what the Bible says about biblical womanhood and motherhood (and the connection between the two).  I also made mention of some “exceptions” which I’ll post tomorrow.
The common perception in our culture is that marriage [...]