You Can’t Love the Church in the Abstract

In this article from Christianity Today, we see how the congregation is the place where Christianity is concretized. Matthew Lowe writes, “With real people, parking lots, budgets, and bathrooms, these actually demand something of us. Here we find where faith must become incarnate and put on muscle to be lived out among real people.”

The Blessing of Being Forgotten

“Maybe you feel forgotten, that your efforts are ignored, and you think, “No one sees my sacrifice, my efforts, my attempts at service and love.” That may be true — but those efforts aren’t hidden from the Lord. He sees your love, your sacrifice, your service, and to him it’s beautiful. Though you may be forgotten by man, you’re remembered by God.”

Artificial Preaching: The Temptation of AI

“Brothers, God’s eyes are not just on the sinful Canaanites in the land of promise. His eyes are upon us and our people. How we obey him, depend upon him, seek his face has more to do with victory than competent plans or comprehensive sermon outlines. We cannot lean on our own understanding (or that of a computer) even when we possess superior numbers. What will that avail us if God sees an Achan in the camp?”