When I graduated from seminary in 1981, Carolyn and I immediately launched out to start a new church. We started with virtually nothing: no people, no building, no equipment, no programs and almost no money. Our parents seemed to understand—as a rookie pastor, it was “the only job I could come up with.” Yet it was for us the beginning of a God-sized vision.

Dr. Mark Alan Williams and friends answer questions about the Christian faith: questions about the God, Jesus, the Bible,eternity, belief, religion the reasonableness of faith and others.

Far from accomplishing God’s definition of success, I felt like a total loser in college . The semester before my final semester, I failed a required theology class. I was totally embarrassed and terrified that I would not get to graduate with my class.

Dr. Mark Alan Williams and friends answer questions about the Christian faith: questions about the God, Jesus, the Bible,eternity, belief, religion the reasonableness of faith and others.

Dr. Mark Alan Williams and friends answer questions about the Christian faith: questions about the God, Jesus, the Bible,eternity, belief, religion the reasonableness of faith and others.

The Bible doesn’t contain a concise definition of the church. Defining the local church requires looking at many Scripture passages. Lack of careful study of these passages leads to either oversimplification or over-complexity of the church.

Dr. Mark Alan Williams and friends answer questions abouttheChristian faith: questions about the God, Jesus, the Bible,eternity, belief, religion the reasonableness of faith andothers.

Recently I asked 4 friends for a few prayer requests I could bring to the Lord for them. Interestingly, two of the four asked for prayers for the election results here in the USA. They were quite concerned.