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Anyone familiar with music can attest to the chaos that ensues when there are problems with tempo. This is especially true when singing together, as in Sunday morning worship. When a song is too fast to sing all the words or too slow to capture the intended energy, something feels “off.”
Even…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
Is church healthy for you? What a question for Holiness Today readers!
Since most of us attend vibrant, healthy, loving churches we easily say with the psalmist "I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the LORD" (Psalm 122:1, KJV). Most of us easily find God in the presence…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
Is church healthy for you? What a question for Holiness Today readers!
Since most of us attend vibrant, healthy, loving churches we easily say with the psalmist "I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the LORD" (Psalm 122:1, KJV). Most of us easily find God in the presence…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet claims that Romeo’s family name should not matter, even though her family and Romeo’s family are feuding. To her, such a small thing is not as important as the love they share. However, both of these star-crossed lovers soon learn that names do have…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
In my last pastorate at Nashville, Les Parrott Sr. was a parishioner. One Sunday he said to me, "Bill, every time you preach you emphasize some truth of the gospel!"
Les had it right. From the beginning of my ministry my endeavor has been to proclaim some aspect of the gospel, which in 1935…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, NIV
Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, NIV
Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
I stared at the phone in stunned silence.
A pastor had just told me about his experience. When he encouraged his congregation to pray for the persecuted church, he'd encountered skepticism at best. A member had even expressed doubt that the problem was "that serious."
Over time, I've heard…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
Desperation is not often a good thing.
For instance, we should never fill a position in the church or even in a corporate setting out of sheer desperation. This can lead to a short-term fix that causes great disruption in the long run. Desperation can give way to a fear-based approach that sets a…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
As I watched the news about the conflict in Iraq, I wondered if I would get a phone call. Sure enough, it came in January 2004: "Colonel Morsch, sir, we've received orders on you, and you're being sent to Iraq." I met with my co-workers to prepare for my deployment.
I serve as president of Heart…