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Do We Need the Church?

stevebag | October 28, 2009

I mean the institution, the local gathering, the building etc….
Someone asked me for a reason to go to church, and what should be looked for if answered affirmatively.
This really is a legitimate question because there are so many options. In my links here on The Temple I have ample resources for people in terms [...]

Everything’s Amazing and Nobody’s Happy

stevebag | October 13, 2009

Here is a funny version of the point I was making in my sermon last Sunday. We are blessed beyond our imagination and yet we still default to complaining. You can check out my sermon here.

Church Fatigue

stevebag | October 6, 2009

Read my good friend Roy’s article on “Church Fatigue.”

Getting Along in Church

stevebag | October 1, 2009

I ran across a marvelous quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer from his book Life Together:
“A pastor should not complain about his congregation, certainly never to other people, but also not to God.  A congregation has not been entrusted to him in order that he should become its accuser before God and men.”
It reminded me of some [...]