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The call from the pastor was not that unusual. Indeed, it was a part of a pattern we’ve observed at Church Answers. “Hey Thom,” the pastor asked, “Are you seeing anything about church giving declining? We thought it was a temporary pause at our church, but giving is consistently down about five percent.” While we…
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Sermon given by Win Worley. © WRW Publications. Pastor Worley’s books, booklets, CDs/DVDs available at https://wrwpublications.com.
When my family moved to Bixby, Oklahoma in 1985, it was a tiny town of only 5,000 people and didn’t have a single fast food restaurant. Today it is over 20,000 people and it is hard to tell where Bixby ends and Tulsa begins. But in the early year…
φαρμακεία is pharmakia and translated withcraft in the new testament. Pharmakia means drugs and booze. I’ll often hear a man call it “self medicating.”…
This week, we celebrate our country’s victorious pursuit of freedom achieved almost 250 years ago. Fourth of July has come to mean barbeque sauce, fireworks, and red, white, and blue. It means parades, picnics, and party poppers. And most importantly, it’s a day that our conversations and prayers can be flooded with themes of freedom and gratitude.
“But remember the former days, when, after being enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings, partly by being made a public spectacle through reproaches and tribulations, and partly by becoming sharers with those who were so t…
Over 80% of churchgoers predict a promising future for their churches. Is this figure what you would expect? Until I saw the research, I would not have guessed optimism was so high among churchgoers. Where did this statistic originate? The Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) conducted a national survey in August 2022 of almost 6,000…
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Pray for Pastor David Lynn! He was arrested for spreading the gospel in Toronto. Canada doesn’t have free speech like America does. Pray for…
Joel Snider says church leaders need new skills to move people toward common goals in a time when conflict surrounds so many church decisions. Rather than leading by force, he suggests building consensus one person at a time, probing ideas through questions rather than criticism, and responding respectfully to the ideas of others. Leadership comes […]
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