Growin' Up Gregory

"You are of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong, why do you idly look at traitors and remain silent when the wicked swallows up the man more righteous than he?" - Habakkuk 1:13 This verse is somewhat difficult for me to fully comprehend but AW Tozer offers this insight below: "I must come to the point where I view iniquity as God views it, and treat it as God treats it.  I am not thinking of looking on other people's iniquity, but on the iniquity that haunts the corridors of my own soul.  It is one thing to point on iniquity in someone else's life, and tell him what God thinks of it; but it is another thing altogether to point out the iniquity in my own life and understand that God cannot look on that iniquity." - AW Tozer You see, God cannot stand the sight of evil.  We often picture evil as thieves, adulterers, murderers, and other criminals.  And while doing so we neglect to see the faults in our lives, the evil and wrong inside o...

I believe that worship, true worship of God, is more important than fellowship with other believers.  Now I'm not saying that fellowship and relationships aren't important.  But I am saying that if I'm not worshiping God, if I'm not right with him, then my other relationships can't be right.  My fellowship and worship with him is more important than my relationship with my wife, my son, family, friends, my church, and my community.  Think about it.  How can I love my wife like Christ loved the church if I don't love Christ?  I wouldn't know how to love without knowing him.  Why should she submit to me if I'm not worth submitting to?  And yes I do believes wives should submit, but I also believe that won't be an issue as long as she's submitting to a godly husband.  (Ephesians 5:22-25) Our love for others must flow from our love and worship of God.  1 John 4:19-21 reads, "We love because he first loved us.  If anyone says,...

I am part of our church's pastor search committee.  As a member of that committee I have spent more time recently in thought and prayer about what a worship service should be like, about pastor styles, and even about church styles.  I don't know if my personal beliefs about church and worship are considered by some to be right or wrong.  But that's the thing, they are MY personal beliefs and how I feel led to worship our Creator God. In having the opportunity to hear a few different pastors preach, and see some different services while visiting family churches, I have learned that you don't know your best/favorite/greatest personal worship style until you try several out.  The most effective worship style for you is one that brings you into the closest presence of God that you can experience.  That may be traditional hymns, long prayers, soft background music, or loud music, hand raising, and lights.  Or it could be some blend of the two that brings ...