Unlike many in my family, I don't need eye glasses to see well. For years, when we lived in Canada, every time you went to renew your driver's license you had to get your eyes tested. The results always came back positive. 20/20 vision is considered normal vision and the benchmark I always reached. Perhaps you know what I am talking about. You've been to the doctor and she sits you...
I love listening to the news! I want to know what is happening in the world. But more and more I question whether or not we can trust the news. There is so much talk about 'fake news'. Every newspaper, radio, and/or TV program have their own slant to the news. Is there news you can trust? What is news? Some people claim that the English word NEWS is derived from...
How can we reach the lost for Christ? The unchurched people in our neighbourhoods. Our missional vision asks that each congregation consider how they can reach out to unchurched groups in their community. Is your church thinking about this? Suggestions are given of the kinds of people we could be reaching: "unbelieving spouses of church members and the unchurched among single people, professional people, high rise or gated communities, ethnic communities, sports clubs,...
Be holy! The Bible calls us to be holy as God is holy.The Apostle Peter commanded us to be “like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior” (1 Pet 1:15). This might sound far fetched. But think about it! God wouldn’t command us to do something if it were not possible. On that basis, it must be possible to become holy as God is holy. I...
Our biggest opportunity for growth in the CRCA is "equipping parents to disciple their own children." This is what a recent survey* among CRCA youth ministries revealed. While "Bible teaching" scored as our greatest strength, the priority of family scored lowest. Most churches do not teach or train parents how to disciple their own children. As churches we have agreed that our key task is "to equip our church members to be disciples...
