Psalm 134 – The True Worship – Part 4

“What good is it?”, “What difference does it make?”, “What can I get from it?” These are the impressions that sometimes we get when we talk or mention worship to people. Most of them are not brave enough to say it, but the look, expression, and attitude tell it all – Worship has nothing to […]

Psalm 134 – The True Worship – Part 3

I became a Christian in the middle of what I can call spiritual revival in the Presbyterian Church in our region. Young people were being saved, kids were growing in their faith, sharing the Gospel, praying, studying the Bible, sometimes even without any adult around. It was something extraordinary. We were so thirsty for the […]

Psalm 132 – The True Church – Part 4

Jesus said that He would build His church, Paul wrote that the church is the body of Christ. We are the body, He is the head. As you can see, the church is a combination of Christ and His people. There is no church without redeemed people, and there is no church without the Redeemer. […]

Psalm 132 – The True Church – Part 3

Why is it so hard for us to grasp that the church is more than a building or an organization? Christianity in the west has this mindset that a building defines a church. A church, the real church is formed by people and God. The church is the encounter of redeemed people with their God.  […]

Psalm 132 – The True Church – Part 2

We are more and more witnessing the individualization of our culture. We are isolating ourselves from people and we think that social media will substitute personal interaction. Believe it or not, this attitude is already present in the churches today. People think that they can attend church by sitting in front of a computer or […]

Psalm 132 – The True Church – Part 1

What is the first thought or image that comes to your mind when you hear the word church? Like almost everybody else you imagine a building. Some visualize them small and in the country; others think big, like cathedrals; some picture an old one; and some envision a new and modern building. Of course, many […]

Psalm 122 – Why Go to Church? – Part 3

“Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?” That is the famous quote from Maximus in the movie Gladiator, right after killing another gladiator. That Coliseum attitude, little by little, has been transferred to our worship services. People now come to church to be entertained, to have fun, to […]

Psalm 122 – Why Go to Church? – Part 2

There are many reasons why people stop going to church. Here is a survey with the top ten reasons. Some reasons mentioned here are valid ones, but some are just an excuse for people who do not want to go to church.  Top Ten Reasons People Stop Attending Church 1. Simply got too busy 2. […]

Psalm 122 – Why Go to Church? – Part 1

Barna Research shows us that Church attendance is going down. Of course, we do not need to have a research company tell us that, because we can count our attendance every Sunday. According to Barna: “43% of American adults attend church in a typical weekend. (2002) From the mid-eighties to the mid-nineties, church attendance was […]

The Songs of the Pilgrims

One day I was watching TV, when I found one of those infomercial programs. They were selling a collection of CDs from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. I could not believe it. It was the first time that I was seeing the singers of those songs that marked my youth. We listened to them on […]