The last time we had a party at our house, my daughter got onto me, telling me to sit down and eat. "I can't," I replied, "I'm busy." Busy doing what? Hosting. You know what that entails. But can you be a host when you're not actually the host? Today let's look at 5 things you can do to make your church healthier and stronger.
This week, I've got a selection of articles from across the interwebs I think you'll enjoy.
"Cultural narratives in the West are so powerful they make it hard for the people of God to see straight." That's the motivation behind a new book by Trevin Wax and Thomas West. They say ideas like expressive individualism, the idea that our purpose is to "find ourselves" then express ourselves to the world, are so prevalent we're unaware of how pervasive they are. Other books have addressed how that happened and why it's a problem; this one wants to help us do something about it.
Your body needs regular check ups. It's important to visit your doctor and your dentist regularly to keep your body healthy. Your soul needs regular check ups, too. Last time we looked at the need to regularly examine yourself. "How do we do that? Scripture." I think we can be a bit more specific than that.
I was walking around in my yard to see if the ants were in the air conditioner again when I noticed a part of the eave needs to be replaced. There are boards in the fence that need to be fixed. Everything is going to need to be repainted soon. A house requires continual upkeep. You can't maintain some kind of status quo; your choices are regular maintenance or deterioration. The same is true of your soul.
