November 3, 2010 | 7 comments
A poll reported in USA TODAY two weeks ago asked Americans the question “What public institutions do you trust?” The respondents reported high confidence in The military 43% Small business 39% Scientific community 30% Organized religion 18% Banks, financial institutions 6%
September 10, 2010 | 5 comments
I read another good book this summer, “Thieves in the Temple,” by G. Jeffrey MacDonald. “The Christian Church and the selling of the American soul,” is the subtitle, and gives you a quick sense of where he is going to
May 13, 2010 | 4 comments
I read a front page article in USA Today, April 27th, titled “Young adults less devoted to faith.” The first paragraph reported, “Most young adults today don’t pray, don’t worship and don’t read the Bible…” The article continues to report
April 16, 2010 | 5 comments
Every once in a while, I have someone tell me that the more involved they get with church work or get deeper into their study and practice of Christian Science, that they experience greater attack by disease, conflict or trouble.
February 1, 2010 | 2 comments
A paraphrase of some ideas Rick Warren has on how to grow a church that I found in a column written by Rich Karlgaard in Forbes magazine (2/16/04). Don’t try to make your church grow. Instead, work to make your