Osama bin Laden – How Should We Respond
Osama bin Laden has been dead for days, yet the world still looks upon this reality with an odd mixture of glee, anger, sorrow and confusion. While we Americans are relieved and thankful that bin Laden no longer spews hatred, sells violence or instigates terrorism, we are divided about how we should respond to the elimination of one who is responsible for the deaths of multiplied thousands. Fortunately, Christians have an authoritative source to which to look – the Bible, God’s word – to determine our response to this event. Rather than look to the untrustworthy shifting sands of...
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Missional Communities gospel shaped…shared life…on mission There is a world of difference between volunteering (serving) in a church “ministry program” and committing to discipleship. We take seriously the command of Christ to go into all the world and make disciples. In the past discipleship has been viewed more as a mental learning process done through “christian education”, we believe that just as Jesus called his first 12 disciples he is calling us to FOLLOW HIM. Missional Communities are our way of partnering with God and each other in His mission to rescue a lost and dying...
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