Modern church newsletters8/7/2023 ![]() We are living in perilous and drastic times. Believers are not exempt from trials of the world. Many churchgoers are struggling to make ends meet in their everyday lives, and we feel the pinch of reality just like everyone else. More and more children are growing up in broken homes, unemployment is on the rise and Christians are sinking deeper into debt like never before. ![]() II Timothy 3:1 helps me put this in perspective, "but know this, that in the last days perilous times will come." I'll take the liberty to say that perilous times are here. People need to have their spiritual, emotional and physical needs met. Church is where people should go if they are in need of a "spiritual fix." The curch is really a hospital for sinners and not an exclusive club for saints. If someone is sick, the health center or hospital is the best place to seek medical attention. If a car needs fixing, it is brought to the mechanic shop. The role of the modern church in the life of the 21st-century believer is critical because it fills a void only the church can. Regardless of this double standard, the church keeps people grounded, flushing out the burden of life by providing a bedrock of faith and answers to humanity's deepest needs. This always fascinates me because the media and general public embrace church or (the idea of church) during a time of crisis, but in times of peace and prosperity, the church seems to become irrelevant again. There is just something about churches that society finds in times of tragedy and hardship. It is a time when people flock to churches in droves. Personal or national tragedy (and especially since 9/11) seems to cause a major shift in people's assessment of church.
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