A “sign” like this often freaks people out because we have been trained to tell people what our “religion” is when asked by others. However, Christianity is different. It is not a religion (a set of religious rules), Christianity is a relationship with Christ. Lent (for us mainline protestant types) is a time to reflect…
Satan Is a Theologian Who Doesn’t Love God By: Stephen Mattson Satan is a master theologian. He’s talked to God, interacted with God, believes in God’s existence, and knows more about God’s attributes and abilities than most…and yet Satan doesn’t love God. Knowledge about God doesn’t equal faith in God. Just because you have a…
Structuring Your Church to Grow and Not Plateau By Rick Warren You must develop an unshakable conviction about growth. First and foremost, you need to settle on the idea that God wants his church to grow. And he doesn’t want it to stop growing! You don’t ever need to apologize for wanting your church to…
http://careynieuwhof.com/2015/01/9-sure-fire-ways-make-church-completely-ineffective/ Great article about stuff the church is doing and shouldn’t be. . .
Original Source: http://pastors.com/4-reasons-people-reluctant-visit-church/ 4 Reasons People Are Reluctant to Visit Your Church and What to Do About It By Rick Warren Before I started Saddleback church 34 years ago, I spent 12 weeks going door-to-door in our area trying to discover the answers to that important question. The answers I got were not at all…
Great read– original posting from: http://pastors.com/11-practices-churches-excited-take-unchurched-friends/ 11 Practices Of Churches You Are Excited To Take Your Unchurched Friends To By Brian K. Dodd A dark reality exists for many Christians that deep down they don’t talk about at parties. Many Christians, if they would be totally transparent, are extremely nervous to bring their unchurched friends…
Pope Francis caused some controversy among theological conservative Roman Catholics when he counseled a young person who had recently lost their dog to death. Pope Francis reassured them that their dog was in heaven. One of my favorite stories about Pr. Dietrich Bonhoeffer is eerily similar to what Pope Francis encountered last week. (Pr. Bonhoeffer…
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Someone posted this online. It was too good not to share. Those who are called (or sense God’s calling) push on and do not quit.
