Church
Good Guys, Bad Guys, and a Longing for the Kingdom
"How to Live Like a Christian in a World Under Satan’s Domination." This was the topic I had chosen to address in my adult Sunday school class. Since the topic was difficult, and I wasn’t sure I had the formula myself, I decided to be “creative” and divide the class into two teams—the “Good Guys”… »
Reengineering the Church
For over 25 years, I have been very involved as a lay leader in the church. For most of those years, I have worked for IBM in various professional and management capacities.
I have often been struck with the parallels between what I am doing in the business world and the needs of the church. In… »
I Cried in Church Today Again
"Les, you seem so restless these days. What’s up?”
This question from the chairman of the board of Deacons came at the end of another long meeting. Since I’d been a deacon from the age of 23, I was used to being frustrated by the slow progress made in church meetings. But lately I’d been feeling… »
But What About Those Gates of Hell?
For over forty years, the church has been the center of my spiritual life. My parents took me there when I was young, and since I became a teen, I have gone by choice. All right, part of that was because I had to walk past this boy's house, and if he saw me going… »
Is the Body of Christ Handicapped?
The Bible tells us that Christ is the head (mind) of a body composed of all who are Christians, (Ephesians 1:22-23) and that each member of the body has an important function (Romans 12). In other words, I am a part of the visible body of Christ on earth.
Usually, when we think of the church… »
