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It wasn't that great of a movie, but it did a great job of exposing much that is wrong with pop-Christianity. I felt that it was a movie most Christians should see. But then I realized that most wouldn't get the point anyway. From the feedback on various boards, I was right. As for the girl...

God would not have brought judgment on Sodom and Gomorah if there was one righeteous person left. Quite obviously, there were thousands of righteous ones in New Orleans. So, we can rule judgment out. Secondly, this scenario has not only been envisioned by prophets; it has been the concern of...

Faith is a gift from God. It is a paradigm which both exists alongside, yet transcends all aspects of human reason. Faith always flies in the face of the proud. Proud men want answers, but faith defies definition. Pride demands control; faith happens when we relinquish control. Faith stands in...

Go back to the original question; then read all the posts. This is precisely why it is both foolish and counterproductive to take evangelism into such divisive and hypothetical arguments. They go nowhere good. Such arguments show little of the unconditional love and acceptance of our Lord. Not...

Stay away from churches that are hung up on hangups regardless of what gender is at the helm. Lots of churches say, "we don;t do this, we don't do that, we don't do the other thing." My question to them is, "I don't care what you don't do, tell me what you DO DO!" I want to be in a church that...

Really, you can find some pretty trashy Christian music out there. With my duo, we play nearly all secular material with the exception of some Bill Malonee, Buddy and Julie Miller Style Christian music, but we hand-select the songs for content. I never realized before just how many GOOD lyrics...

Billy's parents thank everyone for their prayers, but Billy died Sat afternoon.

What reputation?

A 17 year old by the name of Billy was in a horrific accident 3 weeks ago and has been comatose ever since. Yesterday my ministry partner visited with him in the hospital and sang and played guitar to him. It is the first he has responded. He kicked his legs and his blood pressure monitor rose...

Howdy everybody! I was a pastor until 13 years ago when my wife deserted my boys and me and left with one of my elders. That was a tough time for all of us. But, now God has restored my calling and I am about to be appointed my first Methodist Church. I must tell you that the past 13 years of...

I published my first book last year entitled, "I Could Use a Miracle Right Now," with Trafford Publishing. It's done pretty well considering that I have to do all the PR and distribution myself. It is being looked at by some trade houses right now, but I can't imagine that being as rewarding as...

Yes, there have been times when I have been used to do despicable things!:sorry: On the more serious side, you are quite correct. Sadly, that won't happen as long as we remain obsessed with externals.:thumbsup:

Maybe we should all just start wearing sackcloth. That would settle it. :D All the problems in this old world that it is our Christian calling and obligation to try to fix, yet some have reduced their religion to judging the women in their congregations for wearing jeans to church. This is tragic.

If you were to start a church merely for the unsaved, it would soon become as much of an immovable institution as most churches. The exclusivity of something like that would do little more than to create yet another schism. Those people would ever be set apart from the body of Christ that they...

Sharing Christ Here is a story which happened to me recently and drove home the need to witness when God says witness. What happened puts sharing Jesus with people into a perspective like little else has in my life. It is long, but it's a good read. As some of you know, I published a book in...

I left institutional religion for 12 years. I went through 4 church splits and all kinds of horrific thngs. I decided that i was not going to let my kids grow up with their image of Jesus being flawed by the infighting and hypocrisy we were experiencing. I finally came back. But, there is...

I am going to do something here I don't do very often. I am going to be very candid about my personal life because I feel God leading me to share my hindsight for the benefit of someone who is reading this thread. So here goes: Divorce is ugly. I had the misfortune of having to go through it...

That's not suprising. I would guess the figures aren't much different than that it if you were to take that poll here in the USA--especially among high school and college students. But, the British poll mirrors just everything else they believe politically.

I have no problem contemplating roots of life and the such. It can be fascinating. But, what I observe taking place on this forum quite frequently, as well as everywhere else, is this mentality in which people somehow think that there is a sense of urgency for them to come to a conclusion as to...

I have always tried to love as Jesus loved. I have strived to accept those whose opinions differ from mine. I am tolerant up to the point where the rights of others are trampled on. At that point, I can no longer remain silent. My own understanding of God and interpretation of His word has...