Rest and Enjoy 

By Steve Cordle, https://xr.church/ Each of us needs to rest. We know, for example, if we don’t sleep, bad things happen. If we don’t rest our weary muscles, they eventually will become injured. We may not want to admit it, but we need to rest. However, what we need...

The most broken commandment?

By Steve Cordle, https://xr.church/ Even most unbelievers agree that the 10 Commandments are important to follow. And yet, there is one command that is routinely broken by most people, whether they be Christ-followers, atheists, pastors, students, or parents; that is,...

The Goal of Maturity

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.orgWhen I was in college, I played drums in a Christian band. The group had recorded an album, and my goal was to point people to Jesus through music.Then one night after the concert I thought, “It’s great to tell people about Jesus,...

Span of Care

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.orgMost churches in the United States are small; the median size is 65. That means half of the churches have less than 65 people, half have more.Perhaps one of the reasons for this is that there is a limit to the number of people of...