Faith: Church
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The Big Blue Elephant in the Room
On National Porn Sunday we devoted the church service to the topic of pornography.
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Church organizes and hosts fair for unemployed
How does a church show its community it cares? For Northland Cathedral (AG) in Kansas City, Missouri, one of the answers is to meet its community's needs - and in today's economy, one of the real needs for people is employment.
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How Does God Spend His Summer Vacation?
A few weeks ago I took a two-week vacation. My parents were coming into town for my daughter’s graduation and I wanted to have some time to get everything together. Sunday came and I was looking forward to attending church with my family, followed by lunch and a leisurely day at an amusement park. What I wasn’t ready for was the greeting I received walking to the sanctuary. “What are you doing in church today,” one said. “I thought you were on vacation?”
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What’s Missing In C-H-__-__ -C-H?
Have you driven by a church, read their sign, and just winced at its hokey-ness?
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Where Are All the Men?
The typical U.S. Congregation draws an adult crowd that’s 61% female, 39% male. This gender gap shows up in all age categories.
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Method to the Madness
We church people are an odd bunch. Don't be mad; after all, the Bible calls us "peculiar". Not only is our belief system the complete inversion of what most in our society deem to be a successful life, the way we govern ourselves and define victory is completely foreign to those outside of the Kingdom.
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Pantheon of the Anonymous
We make too much of our pastors and not enough of our people. I say that as a minister and former pastor.