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Inter-Church Dating: Are the People at Church Off-Limits?

A few years ago, I attended an uber-conservative Pentecostal church and -- along with girls wearing long skirts, no earrings, and not cutting their hair -- my pastor's wife suggested that I not date anyone that I go to…
When Is Church not "Church?"

By Matt at The Church of No People What makes church "church?" What is the one thing a church has to have in order for that hour on Sunday to be "church?" Honestly, as a pastor, I don't think I really know anymore.…
When Intercessory Prayer Becomes Gossip

You know the ladies at church that smile at you every Sunday as you're entering the sanctuary? The ladies who have been at the church for years and have seen it through its "ups and downs"? The ladies who will hug you d…
Should Church Finances Be Run Like a Business?

This is something that I have been thinking about when it comes to church finances. Another question that comes along with this subject is the topic of what success means in a church setting. There are many questions tha…
Innocently Idolatrous: Identifying Less Obvious Forms of Idolatry

According to D. Stephen Long, professor of theology at Marquette University, there are three things Christians should never do if they want to avoid committing idolatry. The list that he provides is not an exhaustive li…
Glenn Beck and The Church: At Odds Over Social Justice

At any one moment in time, some large percentage of the U.S. population is at odds with Glenn Beck, a popular and often controversial Fox News political correspondent. So it should come as no surprise that this week Bec…
Who is Your Pastor?

I go to a Bible College where I have to turn in a few things to my pastor for him to fill out. The problem is, I'm not really sure who my pastor is.Most people will find that kind of odd. "Duh. It's the person that…
How Bad Is It to Miss Church?

Have a question you want us to ask? Send it to us! It's happened to just about everyone. You set your alarm, went to bed at a decent hour, but for whatever reason you slept in and missed church. Or you've told your b…
The Ragamuffin Gospel, and Clutching Teddy Bears

By Sam Mahlstadt I am reading The Ragamuffin Gospel (still) and have come across some jarring quotes. Like this one: The dichotomy between what we say and what we do is so pervasive in the church and in society that we…
Compromise is Crippling the Christian Church

Even though I'm sure it's something that I don't need to say, I'll start by admitting that I am a deeply and inherently sinful person. Despite how much the Holy Spirit does His work in my life, for the duration of this…