Monthly Archives: March 2008

Let’s Talk About Sex—Or Not

March 31st, 2008

Three things you don’t discuss in polite company, right? We just spent a month talking about two of them, so why not touch on the third? On Saturday, my wife and I drove past a megachurch whose motto is “A Church for People Who Don’t Like Church.” The church has a new promo billboard up [...]

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Posted in Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Counterculture • Evangelism • Godhead • Godly Character • Jesus Christ • Maturity • Oddities • Relevance

Tagged Ignorance, Itching Ears, Jesus, Marriage, Sex, Spiritual Maturity, Teaching

Banking on God: Series Compendium and Final Thoughts

March 26th, 2008

Judging by the many comments and private e-mails I’ve received on this series “Banking on God,” I’d say that a fair number of people found it challenging. Thank you for reading through it and for participating in the polls. I pray that it’s been a blessing. All posts (minus the initial non-commented poll pages) in [...]

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Posted in Apologetics • Benevolence • Boldness • Cerulean Sanctum Series • Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Community • Counterculture • Discernment • Dying to Self • Eschatology • Evangelism • Faith • Godly Character • Holiness • Hospitality • Humility • In the News • Joy • Leadership • Love • Maturity • Persecution • Poll • Prayerfulness • Relevance • Revival • Simplicity • Spiritual Warfare • Supernaturalism • Work

Tagged Banking on God, Benevolence, Cerulean Sanctum Series, Community, Counterculture, Crisis, Dying to Self, Eschatology, Giving, Last Days, Money, Recession, Series Compendium, Tithing, Work

Banking on God: Crisis, Part 5

March 25th, 2008

So here we are a month later at the penultimate post in this series. Today, I’ll be expanding some of the general ideas I discussed yesterday, while adding practical ways we can address crises better as a body of believers. In times of darkness, we must be Spirit-led, radical thinkers who take chances that flow [...]

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