First Reflection

Sermons on God's Word

Menu

Skip to content
  • Home
  • About First Reflection
  • About the Author

Daily Archives: July 21, 2016

The State of American Churches

July 21, 2016 by James

This is a set of thoughtful articles from Christianity Today. While the magazine has a distinctly evangelical/non-inclusive outlook overall, I thought these articles were interesting and written with a perspective that’s important to share.

Part 1: Facing a New Reality

Part 2: Mainline and Evangelicals

Part 3: Vital Trends

Posted in Uncategorized |

Post navigation

  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Recent Posts

  • All Washed Up January 11, 2026
  • Rise and Shine January 5, 2026
  • Ya’all Come January 5, 2026
  • What’s In a Name? January 5, 2026
  • Lighting the Candle of Joy December 16, 2025

Search the Site

Pages

  • About First Reflection
  • About the Author

Posts by Date

July 2016
S M T W T F S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31  
« Jun   Sep »

Most Common Tags

1Corinthians Advent baptism Call Change Commitment Connection Conversations Before the Cross covenant death discipleship easter Epiphany faith Feeding of 5000 forgiveness future Glory Grace grief healing Hope Jesus John Jonah joy Lent Lords Prayer love Mark Mission Mountain Palm Sunday parable Pentecost prayer prodigal son Renewal resurrection sermon sheep Thanksgiving Transfiguration unity Zechariah

Other Places

The Text This Week

National Association of Congregational Christian Churches

Top Posts

  • Right Here, Right Now
  • Ready, Set, Go!
  • Easter 6B
  • Here I Am
  • Who Is This?
  • Rise and Shine
  • Locked Down Hope
  • All Washed Up
  • LOL - Laughing With God
  • Maundy Thursday Communion Meditation

Follow Us

  • Facebook
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Sundance by WordPress.com.