1. Once2. Probably not, but somebody I love who was buying magazines for a school fundraiser would probably gift me thinking I’d like it.3. The people who go to my church make up their own minds about stuff like this. There would be mass rebellion if a formal urging was made.4. Our welcome center is so fledgling that we have trouble getting information about the church into the hands of visitors. This would cripple the system.I thought magazines were dead?

Like you said: no, no, no, no. But I’m a young guy (27) and artsy. I’m more Relevant Magazine and Donald Miller, than Rick Warren and Purpose Driven I-have-all-the-answers curriculum type stuff.

don’t get me wrong. LOVE what Rick is doing. LOVE what he’s said. EXCITED that he’s gaining influence. but that logo ... not for me.

Only if the title was actually a cool acrostic for something…

#1.  I’d take a look at it.

#2. No, I do not subscribe to any magazines.
--------Most everything I read in Mags seemed to be recyled in one form or another.

#3. Probably not.

#4. No.
fishon
Hey Leonard, is this better? Smiling, friend, smiling.

Todd:

“My guess of your answers to the above questions:  no.  no.  no.  and no.”

Not quite.  For the first question, I’d probably give it a read, just to understand what is being planned in churches all across the nation. 

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CS

No second guessing here, NO

The Doubting Thomas of me is coming to the forefront, I am begining to see an Oprah type of movement gathering momentum, and this has made me not only skeptical but highly uncomfortable, the Time mag, Press coverage, comparisons to the new Billy Graham etc etc, I am much more comfortable not participating or subcribing to anything associated with him, that is one of my purposes in my driven life I am sure Mr. Warren can get along without any help from me

Please do not misconstrue anything from me, I do not know that much about pastor warren, what i have managed to see and do my own investigating has rasied doubts, simply becasue the mainstream press has a tendancy to promote or exalt the celeb dujour, and not saying that he being Mr Warren has accepted the mantle, however the recent rise in publicity although altogether not a negative thing still makes me personally skeptical, the more I hear and see the more I question.
If he is like Billy Graham then Jesus Christ is the tip of the spear and everything evolves from that, no ambiguity, and I do not see that or hear that from him “warren”, the interfaith dialogue and such makes “me” uneasy, getting along with others is understandable and to be applauded and emulated , however along with that we are to live and preach and carry the Good News to all to all 4 corners of the world, because we as Christians know that Jesus and no other is the true living redeemer and absolutely the only authority to which we have to answer to, I do not recall once ever seeing Billy Graham waver or comprimise from the message, I do however hear and or feel that from Mr. Warren, I may be wrong, would not be the first, but so far I am a non participant in his message , I see no tip of the spear but lots of arrows

no
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It’s amazing how cynical ministers can become.