Monthly Archives: October 2006

When good news isn’t really good…

In this article found in the Chicago Sun-Times a woman reports receiving a natural gas bill that contained the notice, “Good news. Natural gas prices are lower than last year …” – of course that welcome message was immediately forgotten … Continue reading

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The popularity of hell?…

CNN has posted a news item about the domain name “Hell.com” being put up for auction where the organizers hoped the online address would get bids in excess of $1 million. The current owner of the domain (Kenneth Aronson) said, … Continue reading

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Grow

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Church on Fire

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One thing you quickly notice when you read through the book of Acts and the other letters to the churches found in the New Testament is that growth is normal. Wherever there is a description about the impact and the activity of the church there is also recognition to the growth taking place… Continue reading

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Definition of “wealthy”

“You aren’t wealthy until you have something money can’t buy.” – Garth Brooks

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Three ideas about preaching that will rock your world

When I first saw the title for this article I was expecting a lot more than what I actually read. In his article, Alan Nelson presents three ideas that he believes will contribute towards eliminating the “snore factor” in typical … Continue reading

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