In this article from Desiring God, David Mathis draws a compelling connection between being part of the local church and developing healthy spiritual habits in life. I truly believe the key to spirituality is the development of little habits, such as Bible reading and memorization and prayer, and certainly that includes the habit of being part of a church.

Some Christians may think, “Believers don’t have abortions, only un-churched people do.” This simply isn’t true.

I love Trip Lee, who is a talented and well known rapper (see one of many examples, this song he does with Lecrae). I especially love hearing young people say that Jesus-followers need to be part of a local church.

In June 2015, Randy Alcorn was a guest on Dave Harvey's Am I Called Podcast, talking about leaving pastoral ministry, living for eternity and writing fiction. 

We need to recognize the value of the local church, and not abandon it despite all its imperfections (and each of us is included in those imperfections).

Author Randy Alcorn shares insights about God's happiness and ours. For more information, check out his Happiness book.

Joy Hlavka Forney and her husband Dave, along with their children, serve with Mission Aviation Fellowship in Uganda, East Africa. The Forneys are quality people and in this article Joy said things that really resonate with me. 

On October 2, 2015, National Christian Foundation's Co-Founder Ron Blue, spoke with Randy on the subject of generosity at NCF's IMPACT 2015 event in Dallas, Texas. NCF filmed this event.

On October 2, 2015, National Christian Foundation's Co-Founder Ron Blue, spoke with Randy on the subject of generosity at NCF's IMPACT 2015 event in Dallas, Texas. NCF filmed this event.