The God Virus

I couldn’t resist reading this book when I saw the title. It peaked my curiosity and started turning the gears in my head before I even got the book.
A few people have seen me reading this book, so they politely ask “hey what you reading?”. As soon as I show them the cover the look [...]

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Born Again In The United States

Religion and modernity were never expected to go hand in hand, and for centuries they coexisted uncomfortably. But thanks to the entrepreneurial model of American evangelicals,  God is back.
I read this article that peaked my interest. I read a lot of CFR (council on foreign relations) documents, it’s a good way to keep up with [...]

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The Gospel of 501(c)(3)

First if you go to a church that is NOT 501 3c tax exempt I would love some contact information to talk to someone in charge of making that decision. If your a pastor of a church that is NOT 501 c3 tax exempt I would love to talk to you. Leave a comment on [...]

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What Is “Church” And What Is Not “Church”

I’m tired of institutionalized Christians that can’t think for themselves. That are so narrow minded that any idea that doesn’t validate their belief system is not only wrong but sac-religious.
I wrote a post about how the church can help people in hard times, titled, “What I want to see churches doing in 2009?”
I re-published it [...]

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What I want to see churches doing in 2009?

Instead of of brain storming about some new sermon series, or how to spend your marketing budget for 09.
Instead of adding another building on your campus, plastering your city your billboards, or creating a youtube channel for your church.
I would love to hear stories about churches thinking out of box on how they can [...]

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A New Moral Code In America

According to George Barna, the results from a recent survey, suggest there is a significant shift in American morals.
“We are witnessing the development and acceptance of a new moral code in America,”
said Barna, the researcher and author, who has been surveying national trends in faith and morality for more than a quarter-century.
Barna believes the mosaic [...]

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So You Don’t Want To Go To Church Anymore?

I realized I had been a christian for over two decades, I  had no concept of who Jesus was as a person and no idea how I could change that…p23
A buddy of mine sent me a link to this PDF Book called “So You Don’t Want To Go To Church Anymore”. he raved about how [...]

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Pastor Killer’s

They are certain things that seem to Kill Pastors careers. The big 2 are SEX and MONEY.
Jim Baker, Jimmy Swaggart,  Oral Roberts, Kennith Copland, Ted Haggard, Bob Jones,  and now….
Todd Bentley of Fresh Fire Ministry has stepped down from his position on the Board of Directors. After it was revealed he was having an [...]

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One Million Christians A Year Are Leaving The Church

One Million Christians a year are leaving the church, and the numbers are increasing.
“A growing number of people are leaving the institutional church for a new reason. They are not leaving the church because they have lost their faith. They are leaving to preserve their faith.”
- Reggie McNeal

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Christians & Issues

Christians have lost their voice in the world on issues.
We all want to jump on the “Feed the Hungry, Pro-Life, Green” band wagon. ( I’m not saying people shouldn’t support, or do their part, a positive act is always better then a negative one.)
I have heard more green sermons this year, then all of before. [...]

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