See the italicized words as they speak for themselves.

Do we limit our expectation of what God can and will do?

The stories of the miracles that Jesus performed are well known even among unbelievers today. In Luke's second volume of Gospel history many miracles are recorded as well. These are not nearly as well known.

Today I would submit that the second volume of the story that began in Luke's gospel has the potential of shaking modern Christianity down to its foundations! In our bibles this book is entitled "Acts," or "The Acts of the Apostles."

In the modern church the most important role in most congregations is that of the person who does most of the preaching on Sundays, the traditional pastor. Beside the preaching and providing most of the direction for the community, this person is expected to perform baptisms, the dedication of babies, weddings, and funerals whenever the occasion calls for them.However in the New Testament book, the Acts of the Apostles, no such person is found. Of course, the apostles who were personally chosen and trained by Jesus were front and center in this history of the Early Church. After that, we see prophets and evangelists in action and important in establishing the churches.The congregation at Jer

Why is there no precise list of church officers in the New Testament which is elsewhere repeated in the New Testament?In Titus, there is a long list of requirements for elders. In Timothy, there are long lists of requirements together for elders and for deacons.In Philippians, there are overseers and servants mentioned together. Bishops and deacons, they're called. But the word for deacon is the same word for servant - a name referring to any service. So, Paul could be addressing the elder/overseers and everyone else besides them.Here are three comprehensive "leadership" lists. Though similar, they are not the same.So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of anoth

Here is a recent arrangement of the Lord's Prayer set to music. I hope you all enjoy it!https://livingtruth.com/our-father-in-heaven/

Part of the problem, or part of the solution? Almost 30 years ago we attended a House Church Retreat in the US. Some of the people we shared a cabin with were swapping stories of the problems they experienced in the Institutional Church.My wife interrupted them by asking, "But what is God doing among you now?"That was a sincere question. We had already seen what was wrong in Christianity. We came there looking for how to get it right, or at least better.Fortunately, we did meet some wonderful people then who were making progress and enjoying what God was presently doing with them. Thirty years later I have seen a greater general acceptance of the principle of small fellowships that focus mo

I like maps, and sometimes comparing maps against each other gives amazing details. What do you see?

May 2023So I was headed down for a Christian “conference” kind of a large gathering of believers, about a 4 hour drive on Friday. Well, right around at the middle point of the 220 mile drive, when I had been on the local street for several minutes, my car started heating up. The temperature was climbing higher and higher. So I knew I had to pull over. Now I personally knew no one in the area. I tried contacting some local car shops but it was close to 5pm on a Friday and so none was available to help with the problem. So I contacted a few brothers if they knew anyone that knew about cars in this area. After some waiting one brother came out to help. We knew there was a problem with the coola

I had a very good time of fellowship with a couple brethren yesterday. I just met them for the first time about a week ago and yesterday was the first time where we actually sat down, had some food together and had a few hours of fellowship, talked about various issues in Christendom today, our journey as His followers, Scripture related things, etc. and at the end prayed together (praise the Lord!) As we were talking, one of the things that came up was if I have brethren in the area that I really connect with. (I knew what he was talking about) And I gave him my answer. He asked why I think there is such a problem in this area (most relationships among brethren in the church being so shallo