By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew A pastor once asked a man why he wouldn’t join the church. The reply was that the dying thief on the Cross didn’t join the church, and he was saved. “Well,” replied the minister, “if you belong to a church, you can’t help support missions, of course.” “No,” said […]
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Are Churches Living Between Easter and Pentecost?
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueApril 10, 2020 American Methodist missionary to India, and global evangelist, E. Stanley Jones, once contended that he thought the church of his day was “living between Easter and Pentecost.” Easter is about the resurrection of Christ. Pentecost was the day the Holy Spirit of God was poured out and […]