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Your Kid WILL Hate Jesus…Or not.
There is a fascinating study that just came out and I recommend you taking a read at the summary article here. You will find that it highlights and debunks some common myths regarding the spirituality of the emerging adult generation. I wanted to key in on one of the myths (after the jump):
Tourists or Pilgrims
According to the World Tourism Organization, 946 billion dollars were spent globally on tourism in 2008. While the economic downturn has no doubt had an impact on that figure over the past couple years, there seems to be little doubt that we are a culture of tourists. There are things to see, places to visit and digital cameras to fill with exciting pictures. I confess…
Where the Sick People Go
Did you read a Glance at Grace, April edition? Good, so you know Doug wrote about the church as a hospital not a museum…. So the idea of church as a hospital… Jesus answered some folks who were criticizing the company he kept by saying, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Ever wonder…
Hosanna! Save Us Son of David!
Jesus asked, What do you want? … to see …we brought you our friend so that he might walk …I’ve bled for 12 years …my child is sick …my brother is dead …we are oppressed by the heathen Romans! He answered, Your sins are forgiven. One of the criminals hurled insults at him, “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and…
Trust
Mention the word “trust” today and you may very well launch a lengthy and heated discussion on why we don’t trust (politicians, church leaders, spouses, God) or what trust does look like when it’s put to the test. This is an especially lively topic when its target is “the God we cannot see.” Intrinsic to all trust is the surrendering of something of ourselves to another.…
May the Force be…wait, what? The Holy Spirit…
The Barna Group has just published a new study on the Holy Spirit. It’s an interesting look into how the different generations understand the third person of the Trinity. The study was focused on issues surrounding the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements. I would encourage you to take a…