Anyone who says that it is easy to follow Jesus is a liar. He Himself said that the way is narrow. But nothing we forgo in the cause of Christ—wealth, popularity, kudos, not even our very lives—can come anywhere close to the return. The way of discipleship—of covenant commitment and sacrificial worship—is costly and hard. I was giving a friend a lift in my car one time, and we got to talking about life. “I don’t know what God’s calling me to do,” he confessed, and asked me to pray about what it… Continue

Hello, i read this to Tim last night when i was at his home, just a bit of context to my own story... I had my hesitations about attending a “Bible college”. Fears arose in me after hearing about some Bible colleges jokingly rumoured to have separate sidewalks for male and female students to walk on (color coordinated of course- blue for guys and pink for girls). Despite my apprehensions, I ended up attending a small Bible college in North-East Georgia. It was a great experience, and thankfull… Continue

I found a helpful little chart at Resonate.ca
By no means does this represent across the board what the sentiment is at all church communites – today you will still find churches in all these categories – but it does adequately describe the flow of perception that has occured in contemporary evangelical churches. Check it out...

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