During his sermon yesterday morning, our new pastor told of how he recently encountered another local pastor who expressed his dismay over our church’s acceptance of homosexuals. After asking if he was pastoring the “happy” church, this other minister expressed his disapproval, and even said he had a couple of women in his congregation that he’d . . . → Read More: The ‘Happy’ Church
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Leave a commentRemember when I went to the baby mega-church with a friend a few weeks back? She was so excited to have found a church that fed her spiritually, and she wanted to share it with everyone around her. Although I wasn’t very impressed with the style of worship, I was happy that she had potentially found a . . . → Read More: Expecting The Worst By Brian, on November 30th, 2009 |
2 commentsThe Pentecostal church I grew up in had drums, guitars, and tambourines. Hymns were old fashioned and easy to sing, and music literally filled the sanctuary and spilled out the windows for the benefit of the neighboring houses. People stood, clapped in time, tapped their feet, raised their hands toward heaven, and sometimes even danced in . . . → Read More: Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For By Brian, on October 17th, 2009 |
One comment“To follow Jesus is to be political.” I quoted that line from a book titled If God Is Love: Rediscovering Grace in an Ungracious World in an article I posted over two years ago. I remembered it during a meeting at church earlier this week. Here’s the full paragraph: The question is not whether we should mix Christianity . . . → Read More: The Politics of Jesus By Brian, on October 1st, 2009 |
5 commentsFor it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. – Ephesians 2:8-9 “Brian is a hypocrite. He believes his works will get him into heaven.” Those words were spoken right in front of me the other day. . . . → Read More: Hypocrite By Brian, on August 17th, 2009 |
2 comments“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” – Maria Robinson Soon after we started attending our church a few years ago, I remember talking to a couple of my coworkers about how wonderful the people were and how much we were enjoying our time with . . . → Read More: After The Glitter Fades By Brian, on June 30th, 2009 |
2 commentsPart of me wishes I could wake up and realize that last week was just a really, really bad dream. The other part thinks that even though life is harsh, cruel, and unpredictable, maybe we need to experience the negative aspects in order to more fully appreciate the times when life is good. Last Sunday started off . . . → Read More: Something Beautiful From Something Ugly |
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