There have been many famous deaths in world history. Notable deaths include John F. Kennedy, Marie Antoinette, Cleopatra or the Christian martyr, John Huss, but we do not refer to "the assassination," "the guillotining," "the poisoning or “the burning." Such references would be incomprehensible. The use of the term "the crucifixion" as it pertains to the death of Jesus, even in this secular age is significant. Christ’s death by execution continues to have universal reverberat

If you have been around churches for a while and talked about church growth, one of the things you will hear is the line, “Healthy churches should be growing churches.” At a basic level that saying is foundational to all that the Bible teaches. If we are making disciples, all churches should be growing and healthy. Sometimes a growing church may look healthy by the numbers, or by its activities, but that's not necessarily a true indicator of its health. Take the human body fo