I go to church because my testimony is strengthened as I learn more of the gospel. I go to renew my covenants as I partake of the Sacrament. I go because I enjoy the association with members of my ward. But that’s all about I, I, I; me, me, me!
SPOILER ALERT: SPOILERS AHEAD The sequel to the Pixar film Inside Out (2015) will be released later this year. I rewatched the original in anticipation of the new release. Almost a decade on, the movie holds up well. What I appreciated to a greater degree, however, was the way in
Do You Know These 5 Things About Your Church’s Community?Pastors and church leaders often miss the basic demographics of their communities. Why? 5 Practical Ideas to Help Your Church Recognize God Cares About Their Everyday LivesThe devil tempts us to believe lies about who God is. Here are five ideas
By Daniel Stegeman I’ve spent my entire 14-year ministry in a rural context. While it’s been a true blessing, it wasn’t my plan. As I was finishing seminary, my mind was set on planting an urban church. I attended a church-planting conference, read all the literature, and prepared myself as
Meridian Magazine Podcast · Come Follow Me OT Podcast 19, “All Things Point us to the Savior’s Atonement,” — Exod 35-40; Lev 1 Maurine In a world that is steadily growing darker and more tumultuous. The Lord’s voice speaks to the tumult and says in Leviticus chapter 19 verse two,
Is Your Church Becoming Irrelevant? (Stop Doing These 5 Things) Carey Nieuwhof identifies five things that will put our church on the fast track to irrelevance and suggests what we can do about them. They’re Not Coming BackLower church attendance is the “new normal.” We can learn to live with
The following is the next installment in a series of articles that accompany the Treasures from the Life of Jesus jigsaw puzzle. To read the other articles in this series, CLICK HERE. If you haven’t gotten your copy of the puzzle yet, CLICK HERE. In honor of General Conference weekend,
1. Introductions to the classical doctrine of the Incarnation fall at the first hurdle when they begin by attempting to explain how two can be one, or how Jesus may be said to possess two things of various kinds—natures, wills, minds, personalities. Some of these options are wrong a priori