C.S. Lewis’ “Secret Society”
C.S. Lewis once referred to the Church as “a sort of secret society to undermine the devil.” Instead of exploding onto the scene of a lost, dying and sinful world, he saw the people of God rather emerging somewhat stealthily, subtly and surprisingly amidst a failing culture. Amidst a World War 2 ravaged world, Lewis questioned why the work of God did not land as did the Allies on the Beaches of Normandy:
New at HuffPost: Big Churches Getting Bigger
According to Warren Bird of Leadership Network, the term megachurch was coined the week of Easter 1983 when the Miami Herald described the 12,000 people anticipated to attend the multiple weekend services at the 3,400-seat Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. In a short time, other newspapers and magazines adopted the term megachurch and it stuck.
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New at HuffPost: A Missing Word in Washington
Two weeks into the government shutdown “showdown” in Washington and something is undeniably missing. In fact, if we common citizens could snatch the mental lexicon of our legislators we would inject a word desperately vacant in the beltway vocabulary. And that word?
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God’s Palette – The 8 Promises of Creation
When God took out his canvas of clay called Earth and began his paramount work of art, the angels must have been on the edge of their seats. What was God making this time? Would it look like any of his other creations? Why did he seem so much more excited about this project than the others?
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