Guest columns
What is the church? Part II
In the last article, we identified five characteristics of the Church to answer the question, “What is the church?” Today we will finish answering this ...
Matthew Homan, Author at The Charlotte Gazette - Page 2 of 3
Guest columns
What is the church? Part I
We ask the question, “What is the church?” as we begin our Membership 101 articles. David Platt defines the church this way: “the church is ...
by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, March 1, 2017 10:45 am
Columns
Membership 101
“I believe in Jesus, but I’m not a fan of organized religion.” Or, how about, “I can worship God when I go out fishing on ...
by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, February 15, 2017 10:32 am
Columns
Pray for the king
Franklin Graham did not offer a prayer at the inauguration of President Donald Trump. He walked to the podium and after a quick joke about ...
by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, February 1, 2017 10:22 am
Columns
Seeking God’s spirit and truth
My mind is still racing with images of Guatemala. We just arrived home on Saturday night. Eight of us from this community spent one week ...
by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, January 18, 2017 4:25 pm
Guest columns
Build a toolbox of discernment
No longer is the church the Christian’s only source of biblical teaching. My congregation can listen to my sermon on Sunday, Google the subject and ...
by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, January 4, 2017 11:07 am
Guest columns
The Lord is come, but He’s coming
One can assume that Isaac Watts did not envision the thousands of churches that would still be singing his song, “Joy to the World,” on ...
by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, December 21, 2016 10:34 am
Guest columns
We need God more than He needs us
I read a church sign a few years ago that said “If you’re a Christian, God needs you.” Now I think I know what that ...
by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, December 7, 2016 10:30 am
Church & Community
Haunted houses, heaven and hell
Halloween festivities are in full swing. Maybe you have carved a pumpkin or scanned the paper for some coupons on bags of candy. One thing ...
by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, October 26, 2016 2:51 pm
Church & Community
Amazing grace: Let it save some more wretches
With a pressure cooker bomb detonating in New York and a mall stabbing in Minnesota, we once more come face-to-face with the real threat of ...