10 Reasons Small Groups Turn Inwardly

My evidence is anecdotal, but my experience is that many, if not most, Sunday school classes or small groups turn inwardly at some point. Even those that start with the strongest outward focus sometimes lose this battle. Here are some reasons this shift happens.

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14 Reasons Church Pain is So Painful

If you haven’t been through church pain, you probably will be. We’re all fallen people—redeemed sinners—which means we sometimes still reflect our fallenness. Church…

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10 Evidences of Convenience Store Christianity?

I don’t want to overstate the case here—as I really do believe that many, many believers I know truly love the Lord and have dedicated their lives to Him—but much of North American Christianity seems to be what I call “Convenience Store Christianity.” I’ll let you determine the comparisons.  

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Daily Devotional

A Daily Devotional from Chuck Lawless