The Younger Set and Tradition
By anikisan

In a recent essay by Tim Keller in Cutting Edge Magazine, Reverend Keller writes: “A disproportionate percent of 1) persons on a self-identified religious pilgrimage, 2) persons born after 1965; are found in very large churches.” This is an interesting statement for us to digest at Chris Church because we are still small but we tend to attract a disproportionate number of the young. Our congregation is about 80% persons born after 1965 with more ...

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Forging Men
By anikisan

Where is the church? The church has not been raising men. Men go make things happen. Men pursue women and commit their lives to them. Men raise children under their watchful shadows.

Real men don't use women for quick kicks and booty calls.

Real men get married young and gut out the hardship of raising a family WHILE developing a career (and character).

Real men don't ...

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Is Church for Kids?
By anikisan

Here are some thoughts on children in the worship service. At the church I pastor, we have a whole bunch of kids. Kids are kids. Sometimes they do silly things and sometimes they need to be corrected. But as we treat them like believers (little believers, of course) a funny thing happens; they love coming to church and they worship vigorously. They also feel they are part of The Church with all of its responsibilities ...

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Drink Some Wine!
By anikisan

At Christ Church we celebrate the Eucharist (Communion) each and every Sunday. We also use loaves of delicious bread and tasty wine. In fact, our wine is so sweet folks sometimes don't realize it is actually 5% alcohol. So why do we use wine in the Eucharist? Following is a brief apology for the enjoyment of alcoholic beverages:

1) Melchizedek brought out bread and "yayin" (wine) for Abraham to consume (Genesis 14:18). ...

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Church Hierarchy?
By anikisan

A little something I drew a few years ago for those who think they can escape hierarchy.

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