In talking with my mother about our decision on whether to start preparing Shannon for a professional dance career, we spoke about laying a strong spiritual foundation, and she doesn’t feel our kids are getting enough, due to our style of home church (and having no specific children’s program). Afterwards, I spoke to Joan Strain about ...

This song was written together by another of our home churches. It's to the familiar tune of "If" by Bread. You'll notice that with some of our songs, we don't always completely rewrite them, but sometimes we simply modify the original words to reflect Christ. This song again is a conversation between Jesus and His ...

This song was written by the same church that wrote "Holy Child of God". It's to the tune "There's a Stirring" by Caedman's Call, one of their early songs. You may have some difficulty finding the music for this one, but if you do manage to find it, you'll discover it's worth any extra effort. The song ...

In response to questions about church life, I have written some posts here and there about my experiences in our radical community home church. But often it's hard to convey our full experience. But out of our fellowship with Christ and His Body comes songs, written ourselves, often to popular tunes. I think several of these express our ...

Here are a bunch of books--part of the Library of Spiritual Classics, written by believers throughout the ages who have really known and grasped the truths of God. To know the Lord more, read the words of those who have. The Spiritual Guide and any others by Michael Molinos The Song of the Bride, Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ, ...

Another ancient practice we have recovered in our home church, which is so rich and offers so many variations. This will spice up any prayer life. The beginner should start with Psalm 23. After you're familiar with this practice, you can choose any scriptures which are particularly rich, from the entire Bible. Start with the perspective ...

A friend asked me, in response to my original post entitled "What Is This Thing Called Church Life?", if I found what I was looking for once I joined my home church. I would have to say a resounding YES! A huge thing that has changed since I've joined church life is my perspective. For some reason, even though I grew up in the ...

In my previous post, I spoke about how, in our home church, we simply love our Lord Jesus Christ. I mentioned some things that we do, and in these next posts I'll elaborate on those practices. Many of these have been practiced by holy ones for thousands of years, but I think Americans have forgotten them. BEHOLDING HIM:  This ...

When I first visited our home church, the thing that struck me the most was that these people really love the Lord with all their hearts! It is truly what our church is all about. We love the Lord. We adore Him, we spend time gazing at His beautiful face and beholding Him, we love the real expression of Jesus present in each of His saints, we ...

When I first discovered and experienced church life, a picture story of what I was going through developed in my mind. Keep in mind this represents my perspective and emotions at the time. There was once a beautiful zoo, filled with gorgeous habitats and lots of animals. Most of the animals love it there, for a zookeeper comes every day and feeds ...