Monthly Archives: August 2011

Six Steps to an Ignorant Church

August 29th, 2011

How to dumb down the biblical knowledge of the adults in a church in six easy steps: 1. Start with a relatively educated church. 2. Kill the adult Sunday School program. 3. Mandate that all adult education move to small groups (because that’s what everyone else is doing). 4. Fail to check whether the small [...]

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Your Church’s Budget–And Why It May Grieve the Lord

August 25th, 2011

I was thinking about how churches spend their money. Given all the verses in the Bible on finances and the sheer number of Christians who ascribe to Dave Ramsay’s philosophies, one would think we Christians in America would have this money thing down pat. One would think. But what would happen if we were to [...]

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Just Give Me the Book of Acts

August 22nd, 2011

Cerulean Sanctum has been quiet lately. Truth is, that quiet reflects the disquiet I have in my own spirit. I don’t know how most people live, but I guess they erect filters to keep the madness out. Head down, nose clean, and a gracious nod to the status quo. Don’t get too involved. Keep emotions [...]

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