“Here I am. Witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I received any bribe with which to blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.” And […]
Congregations Gone Wild
Here is an article written by G. Jeffrey MacDonald, a minister in the United Church of Christ and author of “Thieves in the Temple: The Christian Church and the Selling of the American Soul.” It was published in the New York Times on August 8, 2010. The American clergy is suffering from burnout, several new […]
Christopher Hitchens shares some personal thoughts about his cancer
Here is an article written by secular humanist and writer Christopher Hitchens (who wrote “God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything” in 2007) about his own battle with cancer on Sept 2010. I have more than once in my time woken up feeling like death. But nothing prepared me for the early morning last […]
Speaking Schedule for Francis Chan (2010-2011)
Francis Chan’s Speaking Schedule 2010 July 6-8: Collide LIFE 2010 Kentucky Exposition Center 937 Phillips Lane Louisville, KY 40209 www.life2010.org
Where is Francis Chan now? (July 2010)
Here is a quick update from Francis Chan… This past month has been great for my family and me. It has been filled with a ton of traveling and speaking in Orlando, Daytona, St. Louis, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville. Needless to say, I have not been home much.
"Preach simply: clear and understandable" by Rick Warren
Here is some preaching advice from Rick Warren… Jesus didn’t cloud his messages with technical or theological jargon. He spoke in simple terms that normal people could understand. We need to remember that Jesus did not use the classical Greek language of the scholar. He spoke in Aramaic. He used the street language of that […]