Last Friday we looked at another “M” word – Migration. In that study we examined the phenomenon of the “Migrating Christian“, the brother or sister that seems to rotate amongst congregations in the same area, often for the wrong reasons and rarely investing themselves in the local work. This week, let us consider the “Visiting Member“.
The new gospel preacher had arrived in town about 4 months ago. During that time he had used his time wisely, preaching faithful sermons, visiting the membership, tackling projects from the elders, partnering with the deacons, and reaching out to the …
Filed under: Authors, Gregg Alexander on November 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
Nature is filled with many wonderful examples of migration. We can understand that God has designed these creatures with migration as an integral part of their survival. Instances of species migration occur in every level of fauna – from microorganisms in freshwater lakes that migrate within temperature levels of the water column, to the famous pathways of Pacific salmon and Gray whales (traveling an awesome 12,500 miles annually), to the observation every autumn of the birds heading south. Recent temporary additions to my own family included a group of monarch caterpillars upon which my darling bride doted as a home school ”science project”. Once emerged from their cocoon …
Filed under: Authors, Gregg Alexander on November 14th, 2008 | No Comments »
These past months America, along with much of the world, has closely followed the activities leading up to our recent national elections. During times of political change one of the most frequently heard sentiments is that of “majority rule”. By strict definition majority means more than half of a vote. For example, of 35 voters 18 or more would signify the majority.
While this logic would appear a straightforward, fair and consistent way of making certain choices - mathmatics makes the decision - administering our lives by the dogma of “majority rules” is a certain path to ruin. One soon learns that the majority …
Filed under: Authors, Gregg Alexander on November 7th, 2008 | No Comments »
Tomorrow morning at 9.30 we may again enjoy the opportunity to gather at the Dale Ridge building to celebrate the final episode of this year’s “Kid’s Day” program. Throughout this year, God has continually blessed this new ministry with growth, active participation across all age groups, and a consistently large number of visitors. In fact, “Kid’s Day” has proven to be one of our most effective efforts to fellowship with brethren from sister congregations of the Lord’s church, as well as the community around us.
If you are still unfamiliar with “Kid’s Day”, you may ask “what is it?” – “what’s …
Filed under: Authors, Gregg Alexander on October 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
A CNN headline of today asks “Can Things Get Even Worse?”
While obviously a reference to the current economic situation, this sad pessimism is all too common across every area of life. The human condition seems to be one prone to worry. We like to sing “woe is me”rather than follow the 1897 advice of hymnist Johnston Oatman Jr in his classic “Count Your Many Blessings” .
Well, can things get any worse? Sure they can. The economy can get worse. Almost every position we shall know in this life can falter. The key to this last statement …
Filed under: Authors, Gregg Alexander on October 10th, 2008 | No Comments »
