{"id":27666,"date":"2011-06-02T20:23:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-03T01:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=27666"},"modified":"2020-11-16T20:36:01","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T02:36:01","slug":"i-wish-there-were-churches-like-yours-in-my-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-wish-there-were-churches-like-yours-in-my-area\/","title":{"rendered":"I wish there were churches like yours in my area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>I found your web site while researching&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/explaining-exodus-424-26\/\">Exodus 4:24 (good article)<\/a> and peeked at your home page.&nbsp; I was encouraged by the description of your church &#8211; I just wish that there were churches in our area with the same focus.&nbsp; Unfortunately, the PDL\/Emergent\/Post-Modern movements are alive and well here, and it seems that most are focusing on &#8220;felt needs&#8221; rather than spiritual growth.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for the encouragement.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m glad you found the site useful. You would be surprised how many faithful congregations are around. There isn&#8217;t a single directory of churches, but I do have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/resources\/congregations-of-the-churches-of-christ\/\">a list of several good directories of churches<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: I found your web site while researching&nbsp;Exodus 4:24 (good article) and peeked at your home page.&nbsp; I was encouraged by the description of your church &#8211; I just wish that there were churches in our area with the same focus.&nbsp; Unfortunately, the PDL\/Emergent\/Post-Modern movements are alive and well here, and it seems that most&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[127,448],"class_list":["post-27666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-about-this-site","tag-church"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18538,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-like-the-sounds-of-your-church-how-do-i-find-one-like-it-in-my-area\/","url_meta":{"origin":27666,"position":0},"title":"I like the sounds of your church. How do I find one like it in my area?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 28, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I just wanted to say that your web page is wonderful. Not to build you up, but to let you know it gave me some help. And just that I found it extremely biblical and to the point, clear; better than most any pages out there I've read. 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The churches are selling\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":19287,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/do-all-churches-of-christ-teach-that-the-ten-commandments-were-nailed-to-the-cross\/","url_meta":{"origin":27666,"position":3},"title":"Do all churches of Christ teach that the Ten Commandments were nailed to the cross?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 27, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I\u00a0stumbled upon\u00a0the La Vista Church of Christ web site in the course of searching for an answer to the question, \"Were the Ten Commandments Nailed to the Cross?\"\u00a0\u00a0Simply stated,\u00a0your answer\u00a0is \"Yes,\" and I\u00a0fully agree with every single comment\u00a0I found on your web site regarding\u00a0the answer to this question -\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":38151,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-am-simply-amazed-learning-about-the-churches-of-christ-and-their-strong-bible-teaching\/","url_meta":{"origin":27666,"position":4},"title":"I am simply amazed learning about the churches of Christ and their strong Bible teaching","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 27, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I\u00a0really appreciate your website! I have been reading so much on the Internet about the churches of Christ. I am simply amazed! The churches I grew up with, their way of doing things, are quickly being changed or given up on completely. Where have I been? Strong Bible teaching\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":21417,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/im-amazed-that-a-church-of-such-conviction-still-exists\/","url_meta":{"origin":27666,"position":5},"title":"I&#8217;m amazed that a church of such conviction still exists!","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 1, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I found your site while looking up information on \"Edom.\" I read your home page and was amazed that a church of such conviction to uphold the biblical teaching manner of the Bible still exists! 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