Worship or The Word: Which is More Important in Church?

Worship or The Word: Which is More Important in Church?   In my three decades-plus being involved in various aspects of church, and having been raised in the more charismatic persuasions of church, from time to time the question comes up about what our focus should really be when God’s people gather for corporate worship.  In a perfect church world there would be awesome worship combined with deep, compelling, and challenging...

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What the Bleep?

WHAT THE BLEEP?   For years now I have been perplexed about the way some professing Christians talk.  Profanity coming from the mouths of people who profess Christ is perplexing because my assumption is that people who want to please God want to obey the Bible, and the Bible speaks very plainly about the way we speak.   However, I know we live in a very profane society.  I realize that everywhere you turn there is profanity.  Even...

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