We know that churches want every child to have a good time at church and, hopefully, hear the Gospel and be saved. However, it is vitally important that churches never tolerate consistently excessive problematic behavior from any child, particularly if the behavior is...
In modern times, there is a considerable amount of confusion about the idea that America has a “wall of separation between the church and the state.” Some people erroneously believe that the separation of church and state means that Christians should essentially never...
In many cases, Christian ministries receive bad advice. They are sometimes told that their IT guy knows how to purchase a single copy of a program, but install it ministry-wide, thereby saving thousands of dollars. However, purchasing one copy of a software license...
Christian school administrators understandably have concerns about the safety of their students when they use the school computers, but the first step in ensuring this safety is to secure the school’s own computer systems. During the summer break is a good time to...
Parents have a duty to protect their children, and this is never more needful than during the summer months when children and teens are out of school and often spend hours alone at home while parents are at work. Although there is no fail-safe method, CLA recommends...
The power of social networking is hard to imagine. Facebook, currently the largest online social network in the world, has roughly three billion active users per month. Social media can be dangerous enough for adults, but children are particularly susceptible to being...
The church is not a building. The church body is the group of people who join together and worship God in one accord. But the church is not held captive in the sanctuary. Our church expands far beyond the walls and into the daily lives of all who believe. However,...
A dear pastor and his wife in the Midwest found themselves in the middle of the unthinkable. Without ever violating a law or even an ethical standard, they found themselves being sued for the faith. Because they had little experience with the law and legal...
The Declaration of Independence is a document at the very core of our American system of government. Signed on July 4, 1776, the Declaration set in motion a chain of events that would lead to the Revolutionary War, the independence of the United States, and the...
An excerpt from Across the Miles, Vol. 1 by Attorney David C. Gibbs, Jr.My paternal grandfather wasn’t well educated. He left school after fifth grade because he didn’t want to repeat it for the third time; and once he left, he had to make a living. The one thing he...
