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Fakes, frauds, the broken and the deceived.
It’s amazing to me. As a preacher, the first rule to ongoing support and personal survival is to never, ever allow the people to see the sausage being made. You post a nice picture of you and your wife on the site, everyone smiles, there are no issues in your lives (see? We are a… Continue reading
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Illegitimi Non Carborundum.
Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn? Remember how she said that We would meet again Some sunny day? Vera, Vera? What has become of you? Does anybody else in here Feel the way I do? Vera, Pink Floyd The church gets uncomfortable with real. So let me be as real as I can for you.… Continue reading
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When the rooster crows
‘Every man for himself’ is at the heart of American Christian ministry. Now that is a dirty little secret that not many would admit to but I can say with all confidence that it is exactly the truth. When it is all said and done, most of us are nothing but religious corporations who depend… Continue reading
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Provision and Protection
When you watch 4-5 year old kids funnel into an alley all day in Chicago to pay $1 to dip a rag in Talley thinner, credit scores don’t matter as much. When a little girl that snuck into the kitchen every day for a special snack from you is abducted and sold as a sex… Continue reading
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Confessions of a Backslider
I have learned a lot over the last few years. I would have to say that most of what I learned was about myself and most of it was not good. Especially over the last two months when everything truly began to fall apart in my life; things that were stable were no longer that… Continue reading
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The Corpse of God
“Have you not heard of that madman who lit a lantern in the bright morning hours, ran to the market place, and cried incessantly: “I am looking for God! I am looking for God!” As many of those who did not believe in God were standing together there, he excited considerable laughter. “Have you lost… Continue reading
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Eulogy for the American Preacher
I am sorry. I am sad to report that preparations are underway for the funeral of someone who has been, up to this point, an American mainstay: the Preacher. I regret to inform you all that in the event of his death, there will be no open casket or even a time of visitation, as… Continue reading
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Spirit Filled Evangelist
We are in transition as a ministry. It has been a long, strange trip and it feels like many pieces are finally falling into place. Today, one of the final pieces rolled into place as we felt the mandate to roll power gift evangelism back to the forefront of what we do. There is an incredible… Continue reading
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New Sermon: Switching Systems
“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son” Col 1:13 The church tends to get most things wrong well in advance of the need. Case in point; if you are not instructed as to the laws that govern the Kingdom of God, you will find yourself hopelessly… Continue reading
The People’s Revival 