The Deacon's Bench

You and I are the domestic church. I just want to further talk about what I envision this as. First and foremost, it’s important to realize that while we have people in authority, we are also a nation of priests. We spiritually have a responsibility to take that seriously. ThatContinue Reading

While meditating on the ‘Stations of the Cross’ on my commute yesterday to pick the girls up from play practice, a detail emerged for me that I had never noticed before. While we talk about how Jesus didn’t speak up at times, or how that others accused him falsely, (andContinue Reading

We, the families and members of the church are the domestic church. The domestic church lives in our homes, and is part of the witness of Christ. It’s also an important part of evangelization. What exactly does that mean to the family? To the husband and wife? To the children?Continue Reading

Stewardship. Stewardship and discipleship are one and the same. When we become a disciple, we also become a steward. I was reading just the other day about diet and nutrition, one of my hobbies. As I was reading, I came across the comment that a pound of fat is roughlyContinue Reading

 Ephesians 5 22-24 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to theirContinue Reading