the body of christ on Needs

The more I understand people and their needs, the more I am persuaded that God has uniquely designed the local church to respond to those needs.

The local congregation is the place for care of the most vulnerable in society…The local congregation is small enough to recognize the special needs of its members.

Bear one another’s burdens, the Bible says. It is a lesson about pain that we all can agree on. Some of us will not see pain as a gift; some will always accuse God of being unfair for allowing it. But...