Religion
Weekend Reflections
What a weekend! OK, where do I start? I guess I’ll just jump right in… Since I’m a future member of NewSpring Church, I only went there yesterday (although I seriously considered going to Marathon again. That place is really got something going on). Anyway, much to my surprise, Steven Furtick, pastor of Elevation Church [...]
Hi, I’m Nathan
I noticed something last night that I’m really not too proud of. You see, I’ve written stories, posted videos, recommended music, and embraced churches that don’t make you feel like you are the only one who messes up, who sins on a daily basis. And unfortunately, if you read over the archives of this blog, [...]
The Counterproductive Sermon
Sunday morning when I visited Springwell Church, there entire service was meant to serve one purpose (at least it did to me). That purpose? To show the ineffectiveness of the church in the past, and to illuminate the dangerous consequences of the church’s methodology in the “glory days”. One of the more effective parts of [...]
How to Deal With Christians
I just saw that Cory Miller just posted an interesting link on his CCP blog about how atheists should deal with Christians. I have to say, it’s one of the more interesting reads I’ve come across in some time on the topic. Here’s a sample: 6. Don’t try to change the religious views of others, [...]
Christianity: Make it Difficult
One of the lessons that is hardest for me to learn is to remain close to God, give thanks, and fight lethargy … in the times that I have little stress, no worries, and few problems. You see, when life is hard, or the future frighteningly uncertain, it’s EASY to draw close to God. You [...]
A New Perspective
Every day, I sit in my apartment and work. If I let myself, I would do this from 10am ’til midnight every single day. Day in and day out, I would spend 90% of my days inside my apartment, no sunlight, not contact with people, and no variety. Back when I first started this job, [...]
Expiration Dates
I was talking to a pastor friend the other day about Wednesday and Sunday evening services. Attendance has been low at the church at these times, and they have a bit of a dilemma … keep them open on principle, or shut them down because of ineffectiveness. During the course of the conversation, I referred [...]
Weekend Reflections
As promised, today I want to document my weekend visiting churches. This weekend, I went to 3 churches, all of which I’ve been to before. Not a whole lot of new information to share, but I will anyway. Sunday Morning: Rock Springs Baptist Church This is a very large Southern Baptist Church in Easley, SC. [...]
If Your Church is Turning Evil … err … Purpose Driven
Todd at MMI posted a list of road signs for the vigilant, just in case your Pastor has bought into the lie that is … The Purpose Driven Church. And since we all know that PDCs are nothing more than thinly veiled tools of Satan himself, I decided to post them for my readers here [...]
The Worthless Church
A while back, I wrote a post called “The Worthless Sermon“, which I also posted at Monday Morning Insight. I got a lot good feedback from that post, and I wanted to follow up with something equally as sarcastic, and equally as pointed. The fact is, there are far too many preachers preaching worthless sermons, [...]