by Chris Wiles | Oct 9, 2024 | Resources
Stand in your church parking lot and throw a rock. Chances are, you’ll hit another church down the street. Paul told the Ephesians that there is “one body and one Spirit…one hope…one Lord, one faith, one baptism, [and] one God” (Ephesians 4:4-6). So why are there so...
by Chris Wiles | Oct 2, 2024 | Resources
Paul concludes the first half of his Ephesian letter with a magnificent statement of praise. God’s glory is seen in Christ and his church “throughout all generations” (Ephesians 3:21). Paul doesn’t simply envision a multi-national congregation; he envisions a...
by Chris Wiles | Sep 25, 2024 | Resources
“Can’t we all just get along?” Not easily, apparently. It’s almost become cliché to speak of the polarization in America today. Disagreements over everything from politics to specific points of doctrine divide families, divide friends, and even divide church...
by Chris Wiles | Sep 18, 2024 | Resources
In the opening scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark, we find our hero in a temple. Indiana Jones is after a golden idol, but he knows that the moment he takes it from its pedestal, he’ll trip a deadly trap. So, he stoops down, and fills a bag with sand until it’s roughly...
by Chris Wiles | Sep 11, 2024 | Resources
She stepped nervously to the mat. For Sunni Lee, this was her third attempt at scoring a medal in the 2024 Olympics. But right before the gymnast began her floor routine, the cameras caught her softly whispering words of affirmation: “Okay…you got this…last one…this...
by Chris Wiles | Nov 30, 2023 | Resources
Like most churches in Madison, Virginia, The Flock is preparing to celebrate Christmas. And at The Flock, we also celebrate Advent, during which time we light candles and read scriptures that express both our joy at Christ’s arrival, even as we long for his return....
