The Empty Pew

"The Empty Pew""It is hard to imagine a time when churches did not have air conditioning, running water, cushioned chairs or pews. A church where there was a bucket of water in the corner with a dipper that everyone shared. The windows would be opened in the heat and people would crowd together for warmth in the winter. If you had to use the bathroom, you would have to make the long journey to the outhouse. Yet with all of these inconveniences, Sundays use to be a time wh

Christ Centered - Gospel Focused

1 Corinthians 2:1-2

[1]And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. [2]For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. The Gospel of Christ was the Apostle Paul's primary and preeminent message. Everything else he taught flowed out of and through Christ's Death, Burial, and Resurrection. May it be our primary message and focus as well. There are many wh