Church For People Who Don’t Like Church
So What? (Pt 1 of 2)
On Christmas Day, USA Today online featured an article “For Many, ‘Losing My Religion’ isn’t just a song: It’s life.” The article cites studies and interviews revealing that more and more people in America are spiritually apathetic. They’re not interested in religion, in God, in church, or in “spirituality.” They’re not concerned with finding a…
Read MoreVerve Worship Songs
At Verve, we’re very particular about the songs we use for worship. We want songs that allow Christians to worship God, but are completely understandable to non-Christians. Those who are new and not quite there yet may not agree with all the lyrics, but they should be able to understand all of it. Below is…
Read MoreAnnouncing: Vault 2012
This year we did our second Vault Conference. We’re taking it year-by-year, trying to determine if this conference is needed, and really helping people in their mission of connecting people who are far from God to Him through Jesus. We took a bit of time after this year’s conference to decide if we do it…
Read MoreRedemption
The picture is of one of my favorite things in Las Vegas, and illustrates well one of my favorite things about God. It’s an Art-o-mat, and there are a bunch of them in the Cosmopolitan Hotel/Casino. It used to be a cigarette machine, dispensing something that smells like crap, is horrible for your health, and…
Read MoreShark Fishing
Something I shared at Vault: Imagine a few friends decide they want to go deep sea fishing and catch sharks. These guys go to Wal-Mart, buy some poles, drive down to the marina, pick up some bait, get in their boat, drive out where some other people are fishing, and drop their lures. Fish start…
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