Welcome to the Pippin church of Christ website. We hope you find the resources here uplifting and encouraging in your walk with Christ.
Christians are supposed to be different. Not just to be different, but because living as a Christian will make us different than many of the people around us. This difference makes the people around us uncomfortable and people tend to not like people who make them uncomfortable. In John 17:14 as Jesus prayed to the Father, He said, “I have given...
by Dennis LoweChristians are supposed to be different. Not just to be different, but because living as a Christian will make us different than many of the people around us. This difference makes the people around us uncomfortable and people tend to not like people who make them uncomfortable. In John 17:14 as Jesus prayed to the Father, He said, “I have given...
by Dennis LoweThe things that are most important to us are the things that take up most of our attention. Often we think about those important things to the point that we have very little time left to think about other things. They are crowded right out of our minds. If we are thinking about the right things then this is good. In Colossians 3:2 the apostle Paul...
by Dennis LoweThe things that are most important to us are the things that take up most of our attention. Often we think about those important things to the point that we have very little time left to think about other things. They are crowded right out of our minds. If we are thinking about the right things then this is good. In Colossians 3:2 the apostle Paul...
by Dennis LoweDoubt, in a religious context, is usually viewed as a negative thing. We generally equate doubt with a lack of faith. After all, didn’t Jesus say as much to Peter in Matthew 14:31 when He saved Peter from drowning. “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” We think that having doubts puts us into the same category as “doubting Thomas”. In John...
by Dennis LoweDoubt, in a religious context, is usually viewed as a negative thing. We generally equate doubt with a lack of faith. After all, didn’t Jesus say as much to Peter in Matthew 14:31 when He saved Peter from drowning. “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” We think that having doubts puts us into the same category as “doubting Thomas”. In John...
by Dennis LoweIn general, people don’t like it when bad things happen to them. In fact, we will go to extreme lengths to try to avoid trouble or to mitigate it if it does happen. And in spite of all that we try to do to avoid having bad things happen to us, we just can’t avoid it. When it happens, we will deal with it as best we can and then go back to trying to...
by Dennis LoweIn general, people don’t like it when bad things happen to them. In fact, we will go to extreme lengths to try to avoid trouble or to mitigate it if it does happen. And in spite of all that we try to do to avoid having bad things happen to us, we just can’t avoid it. When it happens, we will deal with it as best we can and then go back to trying to...
by Dennis LoweChristians are supposed to be different, not just for the sake of being different, but because our motivation has changed. In Colossians 3:5-7 the apostle Paul says that there was a time when we were just like everyone else. “Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and...
by Dennis LoweChristians are supposed to be different, not just for the sake of being different, but because our motivation has changed. In Colossians 3:5-7 the apostle Paul says that there was a time when we were just like everyone else. “Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and...
by Dennis Lowe
Welcome to the Pippin church of Christ website. We hope you find the resources here uplifting and encouraging in your walk with Christ.