Posted inChurch Health & Growth
Charred Stones & New Wineskins–Which Are YOU?
It’s an oversimplification to say there are only two kinds of Christians in the U.S. today, but let me try to make a case for that view nevertheless. On the…
Posted inChurch Health & Growth Inspiration
God Isn’t in Your Box
Peter meant well when he offered to put Jesus in a box (Matthew 17:1-8). His proposal wasn’t meant as any kind of disrespect. In fact, he thought it would honor …
Posted inLeadership
Jim Bakker’s Reflections on Lavish Lifestyles
"...as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things" (2 Corinthians 6:10). I doubt that any minister in church history has paid a higher price…
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Grandma’s Theory on Church Growth
Grandma Buchan was a very wise woman, and she had a fascinating theory on church growth. Well, actually, her theory had to do with restaurants, but many of the same…
Posted inInspiration
ANGRY God or SMILING God–Do You Get to Choose?
I recently met a woman named Gail who grew up in a church that had a very distorted view of God. It gave her the impression that God was angry…
Posted inPolitics & Culture
Sacred Cows, Obamacare & Irrationality
I hate sacred cows. Mine, yours, or anyone’s. A sacred cow is defined as anything beyond criticism or questioning. Something like our President or his healthcare law.…