by Linda Cross | Aug 13, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
It isn’t unusual for Texas churches to have wide open campuses and ours in Dallas is no different. We have four permanent buildings, only two of which are directly connected. Two additional temporary buildings are used for education and storage. Parking lots separate...
by Starlette Thomas | Mar 25, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
“Come as you are.” The church could be considered God’s welcome mat. But so often, when people arrive, they feel as if the rug has been pulled from under them. While walking through a church’s doors is easy, staying can be a slippery slope. After the right hand of...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 4, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
With Advent underway, many churches have held a celebratory service to adorn the sanctuary with festive decorations—wreaths, of course, and forests of poinsettias. Chrismon trees are popular, as worshipers happily hang Styrofoam alphas and omegas along with oversized...
by Good Faith Media | Sep 26, 2023 | Feature-, News
The newest book on the shelf at Good Faith Media’s bookstore offers resources for personal and communal worship. Worship Anew in Babylon, by Doug Bryan, was created with the hope of providing encouragement, insight and discussion as we learn to live, even prosper and...
by Starlette Thomas | Sep 11, 2023 | Feature-, News
With the option to attend religious services in-person or online, most U.S. adults prefer to attend in-person, according to a Pew Research survey released on September 6. Of those surveyed, 17% percent of Americans regularly attend religious services both in-person...
