Churches in Iowa Worshipping Online During COVID-19 (Final Update)

While churches in Iowa can now start to physically meet as the COVID-19 restriction was lifted, many churches are still offering services online.

Poll: Iowans, Is Your Church Physically Meeting for Worship?

Iowans, Caffeinated Thoughts would like to know if your church is meeting physically this Sunday for worship and how you will implement public health guidance.

God’s Love Is Not Reckless

Shane Vander Hart: God’s love is selfless, sacrificial, undeserved, marvelous, merciful, life-giving, incomprehensible, eternal, limitless, but it is not reckless.

Worship Is Not About Us

Collin Brendemuehl: It’s hard to be self-correcting in, well, most everything. Worship is about Him and is not about us.

Soli Deo Gloria: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Martin Luther wrote in his famous hymn, “A mighty fortress is our God, A bulwark never failing; Our helper he amid the flood, Of mortal ills prevailing.”

Featured Sermon: Christ-Centered Worship by Sinclair Ferguson

This week’s featured sermon is Sinclair Ferguson preaching from Hebrews 2:10-18 and 8:1-2 addressing Christ-Centered Worship at the 2017 Basics Conference.

Caffeinated Thought of the Day: Avoid Empty Worship

Shane Vander Hart: We can go to a church that has great biblical preaching and still come away empty if our hearts are not right before God.

Caffeinated Thought of the Day: Do All to His Glory and Praise

Shane Vander Hart: How much different would life be if we just kept the perspective that we are to do all (work, play, etc.) for God’s glory and praise?

If My People Part 3: Pray

If we as a nation want to experience the blessings of God we must follow the instructions found in 2 Chronicles 7:14 to humble ourselves and pray.

Frank Schaffer’s Fundamental Flaw: Dependence on Self-Righteousness

Frank Schaffer in his critique of the Church made a fundamental flaw, he places deeds over creeds and encourage us to depend on our self-righteousness.

The Fear of God Destroys the Fear of Man

God is awesome.  I don’t think we fully appreciate the word awesome…

Introducing Zach Svoboda

I wanted to introduce an up and coming CCM artist to the…

Neither Tradition, Nor Innovation Can Save Us

Joshua 24: 15… And if it seem evil unto you to serve…

Jesus, Thank You

Ben Terry posted the video of Bob Kauflin leading the song “Jesus,…

I Love the Lord (Psalm 116)

116:1 I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and…

Music, the Language of Men and Angels

“If I speak with the tongues of men and angels but do…