Church For People Who Don’t Like Church
Latecomers
In the book What Good Is God, Philip Yancey tells about his friend George sharing with him the difference between A.A. and most churches: … in church if someone comes in late, people turn and look at the latecomers. Some scowl, some smile a self-satisfied smile – See, that person’s not as responsible as I…
Read MoreAmazing Churches … For Christians
The Barna Group recently reported the results of a 2010 study in which they discovered that very few people admitted to any change in their religious beliefs or practices over the last five years. The group experiencing the least amount of change were those over 26. And more people reported moving away from Christianity than…
Read MoreThe Church, So Simple…
Excited because today I’ll be teaching on the church as we conclude our Christianity For Cavemen series.I think so many people have wrong ideas about what church is – and that statement is an understatement. This may be better: I think most people have vastly wrong ideas about what church is. And I’m not just…
Read MoreSeven Dollars?
Most churches calculate their offerings “per person.” Take the amount of the offering and divide it by the total number of people in attendance. Established churches typically see about $20 to $30 per person. A new church will get a little less. Generally the people aren’t quite as committed to God or to the church.…
Read MoreWill The Losers Please Stand Up
Let’s ignore Jesus for a second. (By the way, not typically good advice.) Is there anyone in the Bible you couldn’t prove is a loser in like ten seconds. You might argue Joseph or Daniel, maybe Hannah or Ruth? Out of the thousands of people, there are a handful who aren’t such losers it immediately…
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