Category Archives: church

HOW ON-LINE WORSHIP CALLS OUT TO ME!

I put my snow shoes in the give-away. I said, “I won’t wear these again. If it is that cold, I won’t be going to church. If I do, I will be lying prone as I’m carried in.” ******** Have … Continue reading

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‘TIS A GLORIOUS CHURCH

‘TIS A GLORIOUS CHURCH (Eph 5:27) Remember I promised some chocolate candy with the bitter pills. Here is a glimpse of the glorious church. A van full of people got up at five o’clock to go to Teen Challenge for … Continue reading

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WRAPPING UP

SUBTITLE: TELLING THE TRUTH IS THE LOVING THING, 5 Maybe I can wrap up this “sign of Jesus return” topic today with pointing out these signs: Increased knowledge (Dan 12:4); falling away (2 Thes 2:3); lukewarm (Rev 3:16); rich and … Continue reading

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GREED

SUBTITLE: TELLING THE TRUTH IS THE LOVING THING, 4 2 Peter 2:1-3 “…In their greed these (false) teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up.” Of course our minds are immediately drawn to the extravagant TV preachers who … Continue reading

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POLITICAL AND SPIRITUAL SIGNS

SUBTITLE: TELLING THE TRUTH IS THE LOVING THING, 2 Jesus scolded the Pharisees and Sadducees because they asked for a sign (Matthew 16:1), then he immediately indicated they should be able to interpret the signs of the times. Many of … Continue reading

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ARE THESE TO YOUR LIKING? …

All these forms of worship are in the Bible. You might not like them; you might not find them fitting for a church you choose to attend, but be careful about being too judgmental. Many are delightful in personal worship. … Continue reading

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QUAINT QUARTERLYS

You can’t see it very plainly but the name written on the top of the first quarterly is James Samuel Rodgers. The name on the second one is Miss Amy Riddle. At the bottom of the page Amy wrote Mr. … Continue reading

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EVALUATING MY CHURCH

Several years ago I was standing in the congregation singing worship songs when it pierced my mind that we only sang songs in worship to God—Like “Exalt Him” or “Awesome God.  If a Hebrew, Muslim, or Sun Worshipper were standing … Continue reading

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AT MY LEFT? A RANT

This post is part of SoCS: https://lindaghill.com/category/prompt-2/ Aim of SoCS challenge, write something that prompt – closest thing to you on your left – brings to mind. Write with little editing or planning. On my desk to my left are three folders, … Continue reading

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PUT ME IN REMEMBRANCE, moved church membership

Several years ago I wrote a paper called “Put Me In Remembrance,” which was I was inspired to do at the bidding of Isaiah 43:26 where God said, “Put me in remembrance…..” God keeps record of my acts for him, … Continue reading

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