Is Church Membership a Requirement?

As I drive through various parts of our city, I can’t help but notice many places of worship. You don’t have to drive too far to find temples, churches, and other religious buildings. Perhaps you’ve noticed the same thing.While some of these buildings house strong Christian fellowships, sadly, many others are places where false doctrine is taught or even where false gods are worshipped. As believe...

“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock.” (ESV)I love the promises found in Isaiah 26:3–4. They are truly comforting and words to hold fast to. In a world marked by anxiety, suffering, and exhaustion, we are invited into what scriptures calls perfect peace. This peace is more than tempo...

Since I was young, I’ve had a fascination with zombies. Hordes of shambling undead filled the toy aisles and phone screens of my childhood. Plants vs. Zombies, The Walking Dead, and even Minecraft were global phenomena heavily featuring these green-skinned ghouls. Zombie fiction exploded in the 2010s, just as I was at that impressionable young age when all things horrible and gross became wonderfu...