Signs & Wonders Blog

Some Christians and many nonbelievers are critical of churches that have unusually large congregations. One photo I saw online showed the huge sanctuary of a well-known church with the added caption, “Instead of building mega-churches, how about building mega homeless shelters?” How many of these critics practice what they preach by letting homeless people live in their houses? Very few I suspect. Incidentally, the church in question (Lakewood Church in Houston) has ministries reaching out to the needs of the homeless. When evangelizing I occasionally meet people who say they don’t like going to large churches because they seem so impersonal. Walking into a new church can be a somewhat intimidating experience particularly for those who haven’t been in one for a while. That’s why many fellowships have greeters who go out of their way to make first-time visitors feel welcome. Nevertheless, a person can feel lonely in any church whether there are only ten or thousands in attendance...

Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church, died earlier this month at the age of 92.   A short time later, I received an email from a man who’s on my newsletter mailing list.   I met Richard three years ago inside a government building in Washington, DC.   We joined other God-fearing individuals in taking a stand against same-sex marriage being legalized in the nation’s capital.   Richard has an organization educating youth to become leaders who understand the importance of reserving sex for marriage.   I didn’t know until this month that Richard is also a disciple of Rev. Moon.   His email listed the details of last weekend’s “victorious ascension ceremony for Father Moon” followed by Richard’s personal testimony.   I emailed this message in response… Dear Richard, I received the testimony you emailed me a few days ago and was pleased to read about you giving up drugs, avoiding fornication, and most importantly how you m...