I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately. I’ve been observing the church for several years, and what I keep seeing frustrates me. It frustrates me because the church is shifting it’s focus. It’s abandoning time honored truths for new and improved attractional methods because they think they need to re-market, perhaps re-brand Christianity. This …
How to Keep Your Children Quiet in Church
We’ve walked through the gamut of opinions and convictions on whether or not our children will stay in the church service with us or go to their own individual classes. We didn’t set out thinking that we would train our children to stay in service with us, but in the end that’s what we’ve settled …
Dear Mom in the Church Nursery
Every Sunday, we load up the car and drive the windy road to our little church on a hill. We love our church. The children’s Sunday school class follows a spectacular curriculum that we love. The church’s baby room is filled with wonderful women who love holding babies on Sunday morning. Yet, neither of my …
When the Church Lets You Down: Remember God Isn’t Finished Yet
This post is part 10 of our series, What to Do When the Church Lets You Down. You can see all the posts here. The hurt that follows when the church lets you down can run deep. We are stripped of idols, sent back to the Cross, and asked to do the hard work of …
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Remember God is in the Business of Reconciliation
This post is part 9 of our series, What to Do When the Church Lets You Down. You can see all the posts here. God is in the business of reconciliation. Since the beginning of time, God has been on a mission to reconcile His children to Himself. He is so serious about it, He sent His only son to …
When the Church Lets You Down, Remember Everything is Not Terrible
This is part 8 of our series, What to Do When the Church Lets You Down. You can see all the posts here. When the church lets you down, your life is rocked in a tremendous way. During a low point in our struggles with church, I wrote in my journal: Everything that remotely resembled community …
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When the Church Lets You Down, Remember There Are Seasons
This post is part 7 of our series, What to Do When the Church Lets You Down. You can see all the posts here. Two years ago God began to stir in our hearts a greater passion to see His name proclaimed in our city. We were no longer satifsified with status quo Christianity. We …
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When the Church Lets You Down, Sometimes You Have to Separate
This post is part six of our series called, What to Do When the Church Lets You Down. You can see all the posts here. When the church lets you down, sometimes you are left with no choice but to leave. Sometimes you have to walk away. Whether it is sin that separates or dividing …
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When the Church Lets You Down, Remember God’s Mercy & Grace
This is Part 5 of our series What to do When the Church Lets You Down. You can see all the posts here. As I sit on the bathroom toilet, door slammed shut and the lock turned, sobbing, I feel His gentle nudge and hear His tender voice. Go and ask for forgiveness. On the …
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When the Church Lets You Down Remember to Guard Against Sinful Communication
This is part 4 of our series on What to Do When the Church Lets You Down. You can see all the posts in the series here. When the church lets you down, or when another person sins against you, the human reaction is to lash out in response. The temptation to respond sinfully is …
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Remember God’s Heart for the Church
This post is part of the series, What to Do When the Church Lets You Down. You can see all the posts here. The church is a profound mystery. Because of this mystery, the Bible uses images and illustrations to help us gain a fuller understanding of God’s true heart for the church. When the …
Remember What Jesus Did When the Church Lets You Down
This post is part of a ten part series on What to Do When the Church Lets You Down. You can see all the posts in this series here. As I was preparing for this post, I was reminded of a comment left on the post Remember Who God is When the Church Lets You …
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