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Faith does not always lead us to victorious living or our best life now. Our better life is not promised here. What is promised here is joy, hope and love in the midst of our wandering.
03/15/2017 - By Marv Knox
May the church cease to be known as anything other than the people of God’s presence.
Does God have a unique assignment for the contrarians in every church? Maybe they’re there to convict everyone else’s conscience.
03/08/2017 - By Marv Knox
How many families with special needs and how many senior adults are not involved in your church’s ministry because your physical space will not accommodate them?
Honest, genuine grief is an appropriate response to the division within the Baptist General Convention of Texas regarding response to churches that welcome and affirm LGBT members.
African-Americans still are “biting at the bits” to secure their place and receive acknowledgment for their sound contributions to U.S. history. Harriet Tubman’s placement on the $20 bill may mark the wave of a turning tide.
03/01/2017 - By Marv Knox
The church constantly talks about being counter-cultural, and there is no greater way to be counter-cultural in this day and age than to be civil, kind and generous.
Speaking the truth in love is a skill that is not developed much in modern discipleship. Good evangelism must rest upon good news and not the proofs of why I am right and you are wrong.
When we participate in Ash Wednesday services or in the whole of Lent, we are able to experience community with Christ-followers across the world and throughout time.
02/28/2017 - By Marv Knox
God deemed you worthy of Jesus—and that is the greatest praise you ever could receive.
02/22/2017 - By Marv Knox
We can’t choose life for just us. We have to choose life for our neighbors as well. Any other way leads to death for us all.
Mixing God and money leaves many with heavy hearts. Don’t let money stop your heart. Instead, find freedom and fullness of life by giving your heart completely to God.