Crown of Thorns Impact Ministries

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

What alcoholics can teach churches

Daybreak Fellowship blends language of addiction recovery with Christian worship

Why Homosexuality Is Not Like Other Sins

Homosexuality is not the only sin prohibited in the Bible, but it is different from all the rest, at least right now. And we have really good news for homosexuals.

Why I’m Grateful for the Local Church

I love my church where I serve, but I’m also very grateful for the local church in general. In all its beauty and flaws, I can’t imagine culture surviving without it.

Why Are So Many Single Women are Leaving the Church?

A few years ago, I attended the Women of the World festival in London. Arriving late, I hurried up to a panel called ‘Faith and Feminism,” which featured a panel…

What Is a Healthy Way to Leave a Church?

Leaving the church is painful for Christians and pastors, and we've seen a lot of it over the last couple of years through COVID, election crises, and racial crises.

8 Concerns That Church Members Seldom Tell Pastors

There are some concerns that are harder to bring up than others. Things like: We're concerned about your marriage.

Some Thoughts on Thorns

Thriving Among the Thorns

It was my inadvertent letting go that made this wild, interdependent beauty possible. I knew I didn’t need that sort of control anymore.

The Seed Sown Among The Thorns [Sermon]

Mark 4:1-20 A farmer went out to sow his seed.4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much so…

Which "A Court Of Thorns And Roses" Court Do You Belong To?

You Are Worth It Ministries

You are loved and chosen to have a meaningful, fulfilling and purposeful life.

YouDay: Your life is beautiful like a rose. Focus on the beauty, not the thorns

On Valentine's Day, many of us give or receive roses as tokens of our love. Coach LaMonte uses a rose to illustrate how we can avoid painful situations.

Who Are You Following — Encounter Revival Ministries

Ephesians 5:1-2, Deuteronomy 5:33, Psalms 119:133, 128:1, Matthew 8:34, John 12:26 Children often follow each other as they joyfully play games of “follow the leader” running and laughing as they play along.  However, as one gets older they must be careful who they follow and the patterns

Start Out — Encounter Revival Ministries

Psalms 143:8, Psalms 59:16, Isaiah 33:2, I Thessalonians 5:16-17, II Corinthians 5:17 As another day opens and one gets started it is important that the mind, heart, and life are directed to God and His ways.  Since He has given another day one should: Praise Him Give thanks Refl

Relentless Love Ministries: This is easy

I sat complaining and whining to my gracious mother on the other end of the phone line. It had been a super sad day in all areas adulting. I’m pretty

Wherever — Encounter Revival Ministries

Romans 12:1-2, Matthew 6:33, Jeremiah 29:11, Proverbs 3:5-6, John 15:5 We are often reminded that God moves in mysterious ways which is easier said than relaxing and enjoying the ways God works in one’s life.  It is as the missionary arrives in a faraway land think as they remember they w