In case you haven’t heard, singer Amy Winehouse was found dead yesterday. She was only 27 (cue references to Janis, Jimi and Kurt). Carlos reminds us that before we use Amy as an example in our sermons, the demons she was fighting are the same demons we fight daily.
Casey Anthony is out of prison, but you’re not.
“I belong to a church that throws birthday parties for prostitutes at 3:30 in the morning.” Not your typical surprise party.
What can the church learn from truth in advertising?
What are the rewards in Heaven Jesus talks about?
It scares me when I hear someone arguing for their religious freedom, but when you propose the same rights for other religions, they suddenly turn a 180. Ed Stetzer reminds us freedom of religion has to be freedom for everyone.
The milder the label, the deadlier the poison.
Is being a worship leader even Biblical?
I posted something similar last week from Jon Acuff, but Carlos also makes a great point with this post: regardless of your political slant, if the church (and by church he means the whole church, not just a few local churches) would be what Jesus asked us to be and do what Jesus asked us to do, the need for government to step in and care for the poor, hurting and helpless would be non-existent.
What does it mean to serve God?
Preaching, when done correctly, should unburden people. Challenge, yes. Burden, no. Great thoughts from Steven Furtick.
Addiction and the return of an unclean spirit.
Could same-sex marriage benefit traditional marriage? A very insightful post from Gabe Lyons, and if you don’t like the questions he asks, you do need to consider one fact he points out: “the degradation of marriage is due not to the 2.8% of those who identify as LGBT in our society, but to the heterosexuals with spoiled marriages and the increasingly popular hook-up culture in the younger generation.” Case in point – you can’t blame the skyrocketing divorce rate on those who, for the most part, don’t even have the right to get married.