The Price of Freedom and Independence
This was sent to me today and I thought it was worth sending on. As you read it you might ask, “Where has this kind of commitment gone in our country and our churches?” Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by […]
Network TV and Mainline Churches
Mainline churches could take a lesson from what has been and is happening to network TV. Remember when there were only three TV networks? ABC, CBS, and NBC. They had a monopoly on the television market. Sound familiar, mainline church? Up until the 1960s, mainline denominations had as close to a monopoly on the market […]
25% Of U.S. Children Live in Poverty – And a Challenge
My heart fell through tonight as I listened to “60 Minutes” tell me that one out of every four children in our country now lives in poverty. This is the highest number since the Great Depression, and there is nothing on the horizon to make me believe this number won’t get higher. And we still […]
Decentralization
The world I grew up in taught that there is one way to do everything and one size fits all. That’s the heart of the industrial world of modernity. However, just the opposite is true today. You know that if you own most any kind of software or cell phone. Almost everything today is undergoing […]
Afghanistan and Declining Churches
I’ve noticed a comparison between what is going on in Afghanistan and what happens in most dying churches. Dying churches usually have some money saved up. In fact I have helped close some churches with money in the bank. The problem is that the leaders will slowly dole out just enough money to keep the […]
Children Not in Worship
I’ve long been an advocate for children and youth having their own worship service apart from the adults. It’s been one of the many things I’ve been chided for. But I just came across the best explanation of why one major church doesn’t allow children in the worship service and thought I would share it […]