by Shepherd of hope | Aug 19, 2026 | Church, Compromise, Holy Living, Worldliness
“So they set the ark of God on a new cart” – 2 Samuel 6:3 Why is it that Christians think that living like the world is acceptable to God? The Church at large blatantly ministers in worldly ways. Throughout the Bible God repeatedly expressed His desire that His...
by Claude Stauffer | Aug 19, 2026 | Church, Compromise, Holiness, Worldliness
“So they set the ark of God on a new cart” – 2 Samuel 6:3 Why is it that Christians think that living like the world is acceptable to God? The Church at large blatantly ministers in worldly ways. Throughout the Bible God repeatedly expressed His desire that His...
by Claude Stauffer | Aug 26, 2025 | Church, Unity
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock.” – Revelation 3:20a Not every church is The Church. When I say, “The Church,” I refer to any church that is a part of the fulfillment of what God intended The Church to be. Not every church is what God intended it...
by Claude Stauffer | Mar 17, 2020 | Church, Church closing, Pestilence, Will of God
“It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’” – Luke 4:12 We are in the middle of a pandemic. The Corona-COVID19-Wuhan-Chinese virus is at the top of the headlines. Infections are rising. We are learning new facts about this virus and its effects each...
by Claude Stauffer | Feb 18, 2020 | Church, Power, Unity
“These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication” – Acts 1:14a Much of the Church today is arguably weak or ineffective. Some might say its on life support. Why is that? Well, if we compare the Church today with the Church at its beginnings, as Jesus...
by Claude Stauffer | Oct 15, 2019 | action, Church, Cost, Gospel, Living truth, love, Politics, Power of God, Prayer
“Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin” – James 4:17 Are we doing all we can? Are we doing what we should be doing? There is a cost of doing nothing. You’re on a double-decker city bus, at night, on your way home from a busy...
