Many churches today have special programs for people who are grieving, and these can be very helpful.

Lighthouses are more helpful than churches

Many churches of all persuasions are hiring research agencies to poll neighborhoods, asking what kind of church they prefer. Then the local churches design themselves to fit the desires of the people. True faith in God that demands selflessness is being replaced by trendy religion that serves the selfish.

Those outside the church expect followers of Christ to live differently, yet today many in church are chasing after the world - not to win them, but to be like them.

Today, we come together to confess our need of God. … Those perpetrators who took us on to tear us apart, it has worked the other way. It has backfired; it has brought us together,

We've always needed God from the very beginning of this nation but today we need Him especially. We're facing a new kind of enemy. We're involved in a new kind of warfare and we need the help of the Spirit of God. The Bible's words are our hope. . . .