By garymcentire on August 3, 2023
Part 1 of “The Gathering People of God” series. Do you ever look around and ask, “Where has everyone gone?” I have. Many times. I've been in ministry for over 30 years. I have seen firsthand how attendance and participation have diminished over those years. I remember feeling frustrated by church people who placed too […]
By garymcentire on September 28, 2019
DO I HAVE TO FORGIVE? There's a story in the Bible about Peter that makes me laugh every time I read it. Peter was a disciple of Jesus who had a brother named Andrew (who was also a disciple of Jesus). At one point, Peter asked Jesus a question: “Lord, how often will my brother […]
By garymcentire on July 29, 2019
"Just love everyone. I'll sort 'em out later" - God That's the message that keeps popping up on different church signs all over the place (at least if you believe my Facebook newsfeed). Recently a friend sent me a picture of such a sign and asked what I thought about it. I replied "Short version… […]
By garymcen on July 23, 2019
Right now, I’m engaged in a Blitz through the Bible campaign. Basically, I’ve challenged myself to read the whole Bible in 2 months. I do this occasionally because it helps me to see the bigger picture of the Bible. When I do this, I’m always amazed how I can read something in the Old Testament in […]
By garymcen on July 22, 2019
I’m going to get straight to it for once… I would never put this on my church sign: One pastor did, though and, if you can believe the reports, the church members staged a walkout the following Sunday because of it. Yes, this was in response to the political battle waging between the President and […]
By garymcen on July 21, 2019
I used to love reading a comic book called What If? This comic book would take something that happened in one of the Marvel comics stories and present a new story answering questions such as: What If Spider-Man Joined the Fantastic Four? What If the Hulk had the Brain of Bruce Banner? What If Jane Foster […]