Dan Greenfield

  • Genesis 37

    A daily event in our home is family Bible time, aka devotions or “chapel.” After the kids have finished their morning chores, we gather in the living room at 8:20 a.m. We read a passage from This Week’s Walk with the Lord, which our church publishes each week. One of today’s passages was from Genesis Read more

  • Prayer Meeting, Part 2

    The first installment of this series is here. Attending Prayer Meeting Provides an Opportunity to Refocus Your Life. When you gather to hear the Word of the Lord you look straight into the mirror of his revelation (Jas 1:23-25). Take every such opportunity to look intently into that mirror and see what it says. Do Read more

  • PBS on the Emergent Church

    I’ve been doing some reading on the emergent church, and one thing for sure is that…well, it’s more difficult than that to explain…if it can really be explained at all…it’s messier than that… Anyway, I came across this video by PBS that gives a decent introduction, FYI: Read more

  • The Prayer Meeting, Part 1

    I have been burdened for some time—at least two decades—about prayer meeting. Too many Christians don’t attend. Maybe it’s because my parents made this a priority in my life, but I could never imagine skipping any meeting of my local church. With this in mind, I’ve had some thoughts simmering in my mind for some Read more

  • Rock ‘n Roll in the House of God

    Today’s New York Times has an interesting article (“Plugging In to Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord“) and accompanying video about the use of rock music and bands in churches. Such churches “now provide one of the major ways that Americans hear live music.” Tom Mercer, who pastors High Desert Church, the church the Read more

  • Talk About Church Marketing

    A church in our area recently (in the last six months or so) has taken some active steps to increase their attendance, having community concerts, hoedowns, and other assorted activities. Their news release in this week’s paper goes way too far, though: Back massages? lip treatments? chilled eye pads?? deep breathing and relaxation techniques??? And Read more

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