Christianity
Not that we have too many of them in New England, but there’s an interesting survey out about the people who attend a megachurch, defined as a church with 2,000 members. From the Christian Post:
The report – “Not Who You Think They Are: The Real Story of People Who Attend America’s Megachurches” – is based [...]
Mainline Protestant denominations continue their free-fall, as highlighted in a US News & World Report piece that explores their adventures in advertising.
“The under-35 generation thinks church is a judgmental, hypocritical, insular place,” says Jamie Dunham, chief planning officer for Bohan Advertising & Marketing, the firm that designed the United Methodist campaign.
The idea of trying to [...]
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Chuck Colson talks about the latest trend among the apostate, or wanna-be apostates out there: getting a certificate of “de-baptism.”
There’s a bizarre trend going on in Great Britain. Former church members are getting “de-baptized.” As Time magazine reports, “More than 100,000 former Christians have downloaded ‘certificates of de-baptism’ in a bid to publicly renounce the [...]
Even the New York Times now recognizes that Christians are an endangered species in the Middle East.
A century ago there were millions of Christians in what is today Turkey; now there are 150,000. There is a house in Turkey where the Virgin Mary is believed to have spent her last days, yet the country’s National [...]
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Mark this date on your calendars and come out to pray on May 7th!
Events will be held all over Connecticut – find one near you by searching here.
There will be a prayer rally at the State Capitol from 11:00am – 12:30pm on the north steps of the State Capitol Building. Come and join friends [...]
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On the Internet, people can say anything about anybody. Sadly, and to our shame, this is often true even in Christian circles.
From time to time we receive comments about professing Christians which, were I to publish them, would subject me to a lawsuit for slander. I do not doubt that many such writers and commentators [...]
Walt Mueller, the President of The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding, will be speaking on “Understanding and Engaging Today’s Youth Culture” at Black Rock Congregational Church in Fairfield on March 6 at 12pm. A free lunch will be provided.
RSVP to jtaylor @ brcc.org or call Jeremy at (203) 255-3401, ext. 127.
Sobering words from intercessory leader and author Dutch Sheets in his latest video blog. Sheets points out how the percentage of Americans who are committed Christians has dropped in each generation – from 65% in his grandparents’ day to 4% among today’s youth.
Question: “What are we going to do about where we are?”
Watch the video [...]
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I was disturbed to read an interview recently conducted by pundit Michael Medved. His interviewee? Jimmy Carter. Mr. Medved’s concern was the former President’s naïveté concerning Hamas and that group’s less than charitable intentions vis-à-vis Israel.
But that wasn’t what caught my eye. Buried in the conversation was the revelation that Mr. Carter has fallen for [...]
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John Paul Jackson released a word recently about a “perfect storm” of crises coming against our nation. Although not all our readers believe in the present-day ministry of prophecy, I have always had respect for Jackson’s ministry and wanted to pass along this new video in which explains what he believes God has shown him [...]
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