More Young People Are Moving Away From Religion, But Why?
One-fifth of Americans are religiously unaffiliated — higher than at any time in recent U.S. history — and those younger than 30 especially seem to be drifting from organized religion. A third of young Americans say they don’t belong to any religion.
We have traded a belief system for a behavior code and then failed (on many fronts) in both. Even belief (system) has taken a deep hit for such has been focused upon believing right things the right ways instead of believing the right person.
Yet, the Lord laid on Him the sins of us all.
Us all. All sins. The sins of the bullied and the sins of the bully. The sins of the gay and the sins of the straight. The sins of the prosperous and the sins of the beggar. The sins of skinny people and the sins of fat people. The sins of beautiful people and the sins of ugly people. The sins of the prude and the sins of the promiscuous. The sins of the virgin and sins of the porn addict. The sins of the abuser and the sins of the peace-maker. The sins of the humble and the sins of the power-starved. The sins of those who cheat the system and the sins of those who need the system. The sins of the upper class, middle class, and no class. The sins of the lottery winner and the sins of the welfare recipient. The sins of the adulterer and the sins of the gossip. The sins of the lazy and the sins of the workaholic. The sins of the wholesome and the sins of the devious. The sins of you. The sins of me.
Lead Minister Roles for Growing the 200-500 church
Today I want to highlight from Effective Staffing for Vital Churches” the role/skill set needed in a lead minister for a 200-500 member church.
- Takes vision casting to the next level
- Devotes 40-50 percent of his time to unchurched and first time guests
- Manages program staff
- Sets clear expectations for staff
- Holds staff accountable for expectations
Now’s a really good time to update these Facebook privacy settings
Graph Search will make it easier for friends, friends of friends, and the public to discover you, so now’s the time to clean up your profile and make sure you’re only contributing the personal data you’re willing to expose.
Brazilian website creates fake girlfriends
NamoroFake.com.br says that for 40 reals ($20) it will create a fake girlfriend and post her profile on Facebook during seven days.
Orlando is the cat’s whiskers of stock picking
By the end of September the professionals had generated £497 of profit compared with £292 managed by Orlando. But an unexpected turnaround in the final quarter has resulted in the cat’s portfolio increasing by an average of 4.2% to end the year at £5,542.60, compared with the professionals’ £5,176.60.
The NFL: A Bad Lip Reading
[Oh, my… I had tears running down my cheeks from laughing at this one!]