Author Archives: rthenderson

LOG 4/8/17. THE CHURCH AND SELF-SACRIFICING LOVE (CONTINUED) The theme I pursued with my readers on the last Blog deserves a bit more clarification. The reality is that all too many existing churches never spell out to those coming into … Continue reading →

BLOG 4/4/17. THE CHURCH: SELF-SACRIFICING LOVE, … AND A SENSE OF HUMOR A life, such as mine, spent in church leadership soon teaches one that he/she needs a great sense of humor. Persons engage the church with all kinds of … Continue reading →

BLOG 4/1/17. THE CHURCH: SPRINGS OF LIVING WATER, OR STAGNANT POOLS? In a humorous exchange with in irrepressible fellow pastor a few years back, we were discussing some mutual friends who had become part of the Christian community which I … Continue reading →

BLOG 3/28/17. IN THE CHURCH: “WHAT’S GOING ON UNDER THE HOOD?” Savvy business leaders need to know “what’s going on under the hood?” Like: what’s happening down at the lower levels of the company, among the middle-management folk, and, more … Continue reading →

BLOG 3/25/17. THE CHURCH: CHANGING TIMES, AND CHANGING PATTERNS Within the past week there have appeared a couple of interesting journalistic offerings that deserve the attention of those who still have some affinity for the phenomenon of the church—one article … Continue reading →

BLOG 3/21/17. PILGRIMS AND STRANGERS … BUT NOT ESCAPISTS We followers of Jesus Christ, need to be reminded regularly, that while “we have here no enduring city …” that we are, at the same time called to be the salt … Continue reading →

LOG 3/18/17. “I APPEAL TO A HIGHER LAW!” When Martin Luther King, Jr. was challenged that he was breaking the civil laws regarding racial segregation, his immediate response was: “Yes, but I appeal to a higher law!” Precisely. As we … Continue reading →

BLOG 3/14/17. WHO WOULD EVER WANT TO BE AN ‘EVANGELICAL’ … IF …? All too many of the journalists and reporters, who make up the familiar newspapers of our nation, still fail to ‘get it.’ They persist in using the … Continue reading →

BLOG 3/11/17. WHAT’S YOUR ‘MONDAY-MORNING MISSION FIELD’? This train of thought began casually the other Sunday morning when a few of us were having coffee before our fellowship gathered for worship. A friend and conversation partner, in passing, said: “If … Continue reading →

BLOG 3/7/17. EXACTLY WHERE DOES GOD DWELL? WHERE IS HIS HOUSE? Does that sound like a stupid question? Or does it have anything to do with anything? I only raise it because of a couple of experiences that pass across … Continue reading →