I’m always fascinated when the advertising/marketing world releases a finding that correlates positively with the Church. Branded Designers recently posted an article, “86% Of Consumers No Longer Believe What Brands Say About Themselves.” This just means that consumers have figured out advertising, and understand that a company has a vested interest in defining their image… Continue reading tell your stories
Last night I went to an unusual event, offered as part of the book tour for Anne Jackson’s new book Mad Church Disease. Together with musical artist Shaun Groves, Anne provided an evening that I’m sure is atypical for a promotional tour. It was focused on rest. Anne’s book is about the burnout which is… Continue reading a restful event
People have been drawing some interesting correlations about the current economic crisis, such as the fact that the people in charge of all the money were mostly all… men. The New York Times points out that “Wall Street is one of the most male-dominated bastions in the business world… Aside from issues of fairness, there’s… Continue reading counterbalancing perspectives
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Our new February message series began this weekend. We always think of Valentine’s Day when February comes around, so we thought it was a good way to remind people of God’s incredible love for them, and hopefully help them see their relationship with him as an epic love story. The tag reads: “God’s love is… Continue reading obsession
Anne Jackson comments on Ted Haggard’s recent television interviews. He talked about going to some pastors and leaders to discuss his issues of same-sex attraction and seek direction. These “leaders” and “pastors” (I use quotations intentionally, because they demonstrated neither leadership or shepherding) withdrew or suggested he just work harder for God. There are a… Continue reading scandalous
It can be difficult to maintain one’s “abundance thinking” in the middle of a giant global recession. But Tim Sanders urges us to obey: “More than ever, we need to find ways to avoid scarcity thinking. In my experience, there is a big difference between being paranoid and practical. When scarcity sets in, you forget… Continue reading the law of abundance
This weekend, South Hills Church is launching a new initiative, simply called RISK. It intentionally follows on the heels of our current series, Dangerous Church, which was subtly designated from the beginning as RATED R | RISK. Dangerous Church was based on John 10:10, which says the thief comes to steal, kill and destroy. There… Continue reading raise your risk
When we talk about big churches, the usual suspects come to mind: Saddleback Church in southern California (nearly 20,000 weekly), multi-site Life Church of Oklahoma nearly 11,000 combined, New Spring Church, 8,000. Yet in a recent article, Mimi Haddad, president of Christians for Biblical Equality writes, “five of the 10 largest megachurches are located in… Continue reading release your women
Physical abuse in marriage is not grounds for divorce, according to Saddleback pastor Tom Holladay. The Bible only gives two cases where divorce is acceptable: abandonment and a physical affair. A recent article by The Christian Post quotes Holladay as saying, “I wish there were a third [option] in Scripture… There is something in me… Continue reading divorce for domestic abuse
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