Matthew | October 31, 2007
The act of practicing mystical spirituality is typically engaged in by pagan religion and secular culture. Maybe both of these forces are creating the cult of New Ageism. In an attempt to succinctly highlight this mindset, the spiritualism that Oprah advocates in her daily talk show seems to describe much of this phenomenon. The appeal [...]
Matthew | October 30, 2007
Who does not crave spirituality? The idea of being spiritual is increasing in popularity across America. This desire is consistent throughout the secular world as well as the religious world. Spirituality is a major attribute that generally people are seeking after in modern culture. The reason for this desire for spirituality is derived from perhaps [...]
Matthew | October 29, 2007
Recently, I heard a comment “I would never drink from one cup during the Lord’s Supper.” This comment comes from the old debate with “one cup” brothers in Christ. The person was not willing to participate in the Lord’s Supper with someone if he had to drink after them. After the comment was made, I [...]
Matthew | October 27, 2007
Wow, this was a hard book to get through. 505 pages of economic theory. There is not a lot of biographical information, but plenty of theory put into practice. He talks about major events that could have influenced America’s economy if they were not handled properly. The best part of the book was at the [...]
Matthew | October 26, 2007
I have been amiss in not writing a review of this book. It is a great little book on effective ministry. His ideas of seeking the win are great. Everyone wants to be on the winning team, and churches need to define what a win is. Also, his stuff on reviewing ministry is important. So [...]
Matthew | October 25, 2007
There are hours left on the table for the local ownership team to complete the deal with the City of Nashville. This is according to the Nashville paper. The reason is that the city must have time to reflect on the deal. The new ownership team wants to have some of the tax revenue that [...]
Matthew | October 24, 2007
Recently, I have been hearing the label of “first lady” being given to a preacher’s wife. This label seems to desire to give respect and honor to the minister’s wife within the congregation. There seems to be genuine admiration given to the preacher’s wife. People do not have malice intentions in using this term. The [...]
Matthew | October 23, 2007
Ministers can get fired up over neurotic expectations from elders. Sometimes elders expect the minister to preach, visit, counsel, and evangelize just like Jesus. These expectations can become damaging to a minister’s faith. Consistently feeling like a failure is an occasion for stress. But on the other hand, ministers can harbor neurotic expectations for elders. [...]
Matthew | October 22, 2007
1 Timothy 4:1-5 deals with false teachers operating through Satanic forces to bind doctrine on God’s people. These teachers are forbidding marriage and the partaking of certain foods. Paul states in verse 1 that these hypocritical liars have fallen from the faith. The false teachers are no longer in fellowship because you have to be [...]
Matthew | October 21, 2007
It has been some time since I preached in Waynesboro. Two weeks ago, we had our gospel meeting. It was a big success. Also, last week I was in Denver preaching. Today, I am looking forward to preaching in my home congregation. I love to travel and hear new speakers, but most Sunday mornings, I [...]
