Christian Charities with the Highest Administrative Costs
I ran across some interesting information on-line this morning, and I thought I’d share some of it with you. The non-profit Charity Navigator web site tracks expenses via charities’ disclosure statements to the IRS to provide donors with an assessment of how well charities run themselves. A few Christian charities made their top 20 list [...]
The Intangible Wave of Church Growth
- 11.16.10
- Church, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, Tim Keller
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Finally someone of his stature is willing to say what many in his same position won’t. Tim Keller is the pastor of a large and fast-growing church located in New York City. Redeemer Presbyterian Church was founded in 1989 and has since grown to a congregation of 4,500 people. Christianity Today has called Redeemer, “one [...]
Satan: The Church’s New Poster Child
- 11.12.10
- Stupid Church Signs
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And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. They were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And they were hanging up hokey signs around town signed by Satan himself. Acts 2 (sort of) A North Carolina [...]
Are You Praying Regularly for Your Kids?
- 11.10.10
- Parenting, Prayer
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Tom Bishop is a man who is passionate about prayer. He’s the author of several self-published booklets on prayer including the book, Praying Down the Path of Your Child’s Life. He believes that prayer is the most powerful tool by far in a parents arsenal. Here is what he told me a while back about [...]
Are You Parenting Scared?
- 11.02.10
- Parenting, Teenagers, Dr. Tim Kimmel, Grace-Based Parenting
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Christian parents today are afraid. They’re afraid that the pressures of the culture will overwhelm their kids and cause them to walk away from the values and the faith that they’re desperately trying to pass on to them. Because of this, many parents are parenting out of fear. Fear of losing their kids to the [...]