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There are two groups of people who don’t attend church.

Those who used to attend, but have left. And those who have never attended.

Both segments are growing in western society, but the largest segment has always been those who have never been regular attenders. ...

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When you hear the word “men” in a news story, what comes to mind? I picture the male half of the population. I think we all do, because that’s what it means.

It’s the same in a sermon. When we hear the word “men,” most people think "male." ...

When did you first hear about Ashley Madison?

If you're like most people, it was in the past month as the email hacking scandal was breaking.

Not me. I’ve known about Ashley Madison for a couple of years. Where did I learn about the notorious website for people ...

AWESOME /ˈôsəm/ (Adjective) Extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension, or fear.

I’ve had it with people trying to tell me how awesome I am. Especially fellow pastors.

We should know better.

I’m not sure exactly when ...

Pastors are used to being misunderstood. It goes with the job description.

But what if the only "facts" we knew about churches and pastors were what we saw on TV and the movies?

Ugh.

Hollywood has been telling stories that include churches and pastors for ...

The church is in trouble.

It must be. My blog feed keeps telling me it is.

For several years now, barely a day goes by without someone writing about the imminent demise of the body of Christ.

Everyone seems to have a different reason why they think the church is dying: ...

No one ever built a great church by emphasizing what they're against. (Well, no one but Jesus ever built any church, but you get what I mean.)

After all, the word "gospel" means good news.

What you're against may be really bad. And opposing it may be ...