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No one worships by accident. Every act of worship answers the question of Who is God and who is not. Worship, then, is never neutral. Proper worship, according to Scripture, belongs to God alone because worship is an expression of one’s conviction of who God is. Within this biblical framework, worship functions not merely as religious expression but as a theological judgment concerning God’s identity. This series will argue that the earliest worship practices of the first Christians reveal that…

As Americans we are a proud people. We boast about living in the most powerful country in the world. Many wear their patriotism outwardly, believing that because they are citizens of the United States they possess a superiority over all other people of the world. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with loving our country and being patriotic. However, as Christians we must be careful of too much self-imposed pride. Answer the following questions, “Did you choose the country…

Read Part 1 here FOR PAGANS OR PREACHERS? Christmas, or “Christ’s Mass,” was adopted in the fourth century by Roman Emperor Constantine to encourage a common religious festival for Christians and Pagans. Growing up in Caldwell, Idaho, John Free said his parents and grandparents taught him that Christmas was “something for Catholics and the denominations that did not embrace the idea that the silence of the Scriptures was to be respected as much as the precise words of the Scripture.”…

**Excerpts from an article in the Christian Chronicle written by its editor, Bobby Ross, Jr.** For many members of Churches of Christ, Christmas once meant decorated trees, colorfully wrapped gifts and Santa Clauses all around — but definitely no mention of baby Jesus. Mistletoe was welcome, but mangers certainly were not, in a fellowship that marked Dec. 25 as a secular holiday but purposely never sang “Joy to the World” after about midNovember. In recent years, though, many congregations have…