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Some Friday Fun: Who’s in the house?!
This was an interesting video that is making the rounds on YouTube. I thought it would be fun for a Friday. This poor girl just got her widsom teeth pulled; and she very well may have had just a little too much medication. The first minute is entertaining, but about a minute in, it gets really exciting with a drugged up version of "Who's in the house". Can you guess who?
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Catalyst One Day comes to Phoenix on Thursday!
Catalyst One Day is coming to Phoenix! This Thursday, November 18 at Christ’s Church of the Valley in Phoenix, Arizona. Join Andy Stanley and Craig Groeschel for a one day leadership event focusing on the topic of Momentum. How to create it, how to sustain it, and how to implement systems and tactics in your organization that will fuel momentum on a continual basis. This practical leadership experience includes Q and A, dynamic worship and music, and a full day of practical insight from two of the principal voices on leadership in the Church today.
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BUSTED: Are you a three strike pastor?
This is one of the most embarrassing and disgusting things I've seen in a long while. An Oklahoma City television station watches a pastor, undercover, for six weeks as he spends hours and hours, and hundreds of dollars at a strip club. It's embarrassing. It's pathetic. And it should NEVER happen.
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Is the church afraid of modesty?
Recently, Randy Alcorn was asked about modesty in the church. This is an age old question in the church; but one I really haven't heard for a while. One side of the coin says that women need to watch what they wear to make sure men don't lust after you or look at you 'that way'. The other side of the coin is that men just need to not lust. I don't know that either one is practical; or that the issue is quite that simple.
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Tony Jones: GLBTQ can live in accord with biblical Christianity
I've long said that the way the church responds to homosexuality will be one of the biggest tests of the next years. Recently, two things have occurred that have spoken to where some parts of the church are heading. The first was a statement by emergent church leader Tony Jones; the second by 'out of the closet' megachurch pastor, Jim Swilley.
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“You’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with”
That was the quote of motivational speaker Jim Rohn. The blog Lifehacker recently posted this quote and it got me thinking. Is this really true? And if it is true, is that a GOOD thing or a BAD thing?
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In Case You Missed It...
- Oral Roberts gay grandson speaks out (11/08/10)
Many people don't know it, but one of Oral Roberts sons was a homosexual and eventually took his own life. Now, his nephew, Oral Robert's grandson, who is also gay, has made a video about his uncle and his current view on life.
- Is social media taking over your life? (11/08/10)
I LOVE social media. I'm a big user of Twitter, Facebook, and love to play around with new forms of social media. But at the same time, i have to keep myself in check. Too much Twitter is a bad thing. And an obsession with Facebook can make you virtuously…
- Pastor: Jesus was HIV positive (11/08/10)
A South African Pastor is preaching a sermon series claiming that Jesus was HIV positive. HIV is mostly transmitted through sex, and that has many Christians outraged (suggesting that Jesus was sexually promiscuous). But wait, can't HIV be spread through other means?
- Justin Bieber: Christian (11/03/10)
First of all... let me get this out: I surely hope that Justin Bieber's glasses do not start hitting the worship leader circuit. That said, in American culture, we value celebrity. So, when Justin Bieber 'comes out'and says he is a Christian... it makes the…
- Pastor, how important is credibility? (11/03/10)
We're having a great discussion over yesterday's post about whether or not a pastor who is discovered to have an addiction should be fired. In the discussion, Cal Habig brought up a great point (I think) when he says that pastors who find themselves in these types of…
- Does this make you uncomfortable? (11/03/10)
OK... a couple of statements I want to make about this video before you watch it. First of all, ignore the comments popped in momentarily by Ed Young, Jr.'s critics. I don't think Ed is the anti-christ; nor do I think he's heretical. Second of all, I try to put…
- Should a pastor with an addiction be fired? (11/02/10)
This is the question that more and more churches are having to deal with these days. How do you deal with a pastor who has an addiction. Maybe it's an addiction to alcohol or drugs; maybe it's a sexual addiction like pornography. The question is... what should be done with…
- Why you probably stink at delegating (11/02/10)
Great piece over at Lifehacker about delegation. Why is it so difficult? And why are most people so sucky at it? Here are three very simple reasons...
- Matt Chandler: One year after cancer (11/02/10)
Justin Taylor has a great interview with Matt Chandler over at The Gospel Coalition website. It's been one year since Matt was diagnosed with a very serious form of brain cancer.
- Mark Driscoll on young leaders in the church (11/02/10)
What is encouraging Mark Driscoll about today's young leaders in the church? And what concerns him? Check out this short clip (it's about three minutes long). Take a look, and see if you agree/disagree. And where are you on the spectrum that Mark speaks about?
