So, You Want to Get Serious About Christianity?

Views: 89[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles–2 page.]             There is more and more evidence the many of us who have been warming the pews for several years are interested in really getting serious about serving Christ. To encourage…

Weary in Well-Doing

Views: 77[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.]             We have a real problem concerning members who grow Weary in Well-Doing and/or decide the Truth is just too narrow and drop out. It is very difficult for those…

Why Visit for Christ?

Views: 84[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.]              We must never forget that “a going church is a growing church, and a growing church is a going church.” No church is converting people by accident or attracting…

How to Handle Those Empty Pews

Views: 97[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] I thought I had heard of every possible solution for dealing with the problem of empty pews. A recent issue of Your Church magazine carried an article titled, “Coping with…

The Church Is Not Friendly

Views: 5[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] It is a sad experience to be in a crowd and not feel welcome. Those of us who visit congregations in other places have sometimes found ourselves wondering if they…

“Nobody Ever Visits Me”

Views: 67[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Occasionally some member of the church remarks, “Nobody ever visits me!” It is almost always a complaint, sometimes uttered in bitterness. I have heard people say it almost as if they…

A “Head-Only” Religion

Views: 69[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The other day I asked a lady where she went to church. She told me and then explained, “I am not a ‘practicing _______.’” Then, pointing to her head, she continued, “I’m…