Many say they find the church judgmental, unwelcoming or irrelevant.
Read more here:
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/13/3368548/why-young-adults-leave-the-church.html?story_link=email_msg
Whether you agree with thier arguments or not, we must listen to what our young adults are saying so that we can find ways to bring them back.
Leave a comment on how you think we might break down these barriers to the Gospel?
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Alban - Building Up Congregations and Their Leaders
Alban - Building Up Congregations and Their Leaders: Shame-Less and Grace-Full
by Karen A. McClintock
Here is a pretty good article about how we often, with perfectly good intentions, turn grace into shame. Like Law and Gospel should never be confused, Grace should never be muddled by Shame. Enjoy your read.
by Karen A. McClintock
Here is a pretty good article about how we often, with perfectly good intentions, turn grace into shame. Like Law and Gospel should never be confused, Grace should never be muddled by Shame. Enjoy your read.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Concordia Theology » Heaven Is For Real
Concordia Theology » Heaven Is For Real: Heaven Is For Real
Submitted by Jeff Kloha on May 23, 2011 – 2:00 pm25 CommentsHeaven Is For Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back.
Reviewed by Dr. Jeff Gibbs, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Holding a copy of this book is a bit like drawing close to Mom or Apple Pie. It’s a bright yellow, easy-to-read paperback with a cute photo of a little boy on the front: “#1 New York Times Bestseller, Over Two Million Copies in Print.” It is a sincere account, in a Christian father’s first-person voice. Here’s a summary of its story.
In an opening prologue, the reader learns that the family’s younger child (a son, Colton) recently almost died after an undiagnosed ruptured appendix. We also hear briefly the book’s main claim: this little boy made a trip to heaven, and has returned with reliable knowledge of what heaven is like. The story then flashes back in time to tell of earlier months for the Burpo family. Illness, stresses in ministry (Mr. Burpo is a Wesleyan pastor), and times of difficulty seemed to be over for the family. The story draws you in; you identify with the Burpos. It’s not hard to imagine being their friend.
Colton’s illness then is described, and death looms. The family is in anguish; sincere, real anguish. Mercifully, the little boy lives, and the family seems to be out of the woods; even their medical bills shrink as Christians generously help. It’s a good story, and there is no reason to doubt its sincerity. Thus far chapters 1 to 11.
[click on link to read the rest of Dr. Gibbs' review]
Submitted by Jeff Kloha on May 23, 2011 – 2:00 pm25 CommentsHeaven Is For Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back.
Reviewed by Dr. Jeff Gibbs, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Holding a copy of this book is a bit like drawing close to Mom or Apple Pie. It’s a bright yellow, easy-to-read paperback with a cute photo of a little boy on the front: “#1 New York Times Bestseller, Over Two Million Copies in Print.” It is a sincere account, in a Christian father’s first-person voice. Here’s a summary of its story.
In an opening prologue, the reader learns that the family’s younger child (a son, Colton) recently almost died after an undiagnosed ruptured appendix. We also hear briefly the book’s main claim: this little boy made a trip to heaven, and has returned with reliable knowledge of what heaven is like. The story then flashes back in time to tell of earlier months for the Burpo family. Illness, stresses in ministry (Mr. Burpo is a Wesleyan pastor), and times of difficulty seemed to be over for the family. The story draws you in; you identify with the Burpos. It’s not hard to imagine being their friend.
Colton’s illness then is described, and death looms. The family is in anguish; sincere, real anguish. Mercifully, the little boy lives, and the family seems to be out of the woods; even their medical bills shrink as Christians generously help. It’s a good story, and there is no reason to doubt its sincerity. Thus far chapters 1 to 11.
[click on link to read the rest of Dr. Gibbs' review]
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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