Month: September 2010

Ten Most Common Reasons Young Adults Leave the Church

Here are the ten most common reasons the dechurched said they left the church between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two: 1. Simply wanted a break from church. 2. Church members seemed judgmental or hypocritical. 3. Moved to college and stopped attending church. 4. Work responsibilities prevented me from attending. 5. Moved too far away… Continue reading Ten Most Common Reasons Young Adults Leave the Church

Tragedy in four stages

Stage 1–The Empty Pew Sleeping late Weekend visits Excuses No resolve Deepening neglect Stage 2–An Empty Heart No time for God No time for prayer Not interested in the Bible Spiritual cobwebs More excuses Stage 3–An Empty life Influence for God–nil Influence for church–nil Example to children on selecting the best–nil Influence on neighbors–nil Materialism… Continue reading Tragedy in four stages

President Obama Drops Creator Reference from Declaration of Independence

This is a man speaking with a tele-prompter. If not, I would say perhaps a memory lapse caused it… but at 22:30 he begin quoting the Declaration and says, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, endowed with certain inalienable rights: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Mr.… Continue reading President Obama Drops Creator Reference from Declaration of Independence

The Perils of ‘Wanna be Cool’ Christianity

‘How can we stop the oil gusher?” may have been the question of the summer for most Americans. Yet for many evangelical pastors and leaders, the leaking well is nothing compared to the threat posed by an ongoing gusher of a different sort: Young people pouring out of their churches, never to return. As a… Continue reading The Perils of ‘Wanna be Cool’ Christianity