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Either... Or (Wayne Turner - Editorial)
Many decisions in our lives are presented to us as “either…or” choices. Do you want coffee or tea? Cake or pie? Commercials argue whether a procuct should be eaten with a fork or a spoon. The basic framework of such a choice is the implication that the two choices are mutually exclusive – a person must choose one or the other, not both.
Sometimes, a decision must be made between two logical opposites. For example, we cannot choose to go both North and South at the same time. Yet there are times when a choice may be presented as “either…or” when both might be possible at the same time. (How many times have you heard someone answer whether they would like cake or pie say, “Yes, please” indicating they would like both.) More....
Complacency
"Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel comes! Pass over to Calneh, and see, and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Or is their territory greater than your territory, O you who put far away the day of disaster and bring near the seat of violence? "Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory and stretch themselves out on their couches, and eat lambs from the flock and calves from the midst of the stall, who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David invent for themselves instruments of music, who drink wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph! Therefore they shall now be the first of those who go into exile, and the revelry of those who stretch themselves out shall pass away." (Amos 6:1 – 7 ESV). More...
Why The Church Loses People (Drew Chapados)
(Editor’s note: Drew did a series in the West Side Windsor, ON, bulletin on the theme of why the Church loses members. His thoughts on this subject are worthy of thoughtful consideration.)
‘Drew, I felt I owed it to call you to let you know that I will no longer be attending the church—I just can’t do it anymore, I have been struggling with this for awhile and I would really appreciate it if this were the last contact you tried to make with me.’
That was a phone call I received from the second person I had ever studied the Bible with (who was not of Church of Christ background) who accepted the gospel and was baptized into Jesus Christ. He had a real heart to study as much as he could. That phone call was probably the hardest one I had ever received as a minister up to that point.
What had caused him to decide he ‘couldn’t’ attend anymore? What had he been struggling with for quite some time? More...
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