Comments on: Brian/Katie/Charles & Reality http://www.igniteus.net/archives/151 Rekindling leadership in America’s churches Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:57:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Pastor D http://www.igniteus.net/archives/151/comment-page-1#comment-7 Pastor D Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:28:00 +0000 http://testnetline.wordpress.com/2007/08/30/briankatiecharles-reality/#comment-7 Another excellent book - more germane to this particular post, perhaps - is "This Little Church Went To Market" by Gary E. Gilley.<br/><br/>Many people identified with the churches today are not regenerate. It has a lot to do with the "gospel" that is being proclaimed. If Jesus is just another god in the pantheon of the modern western family there is no reason to expect that he will get more attention than the other gods of money, ambition, sports, etc. Another excellent book – more germane to this particular post, perhaps – is “This Little Church Went To Market” by Gary E. Gilley.

Many people identified with the churches today are not regenerate. It has a lot to do with the “gospel” that is being proclaimed. If Jesus is just another god in the pantheon of the modern western family there is no reason to expect that he will get more attention than the other gods of money, ambition, sports, etc.

]]> By: Pastor D http://www.igniteus.net/archives/151/comment-page-1#comment-6 Pastor D Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:02:00 +0000 http://testnetline.wordpress.com/2007/08/30/briankatiecharles-reality/#comment-6 Our family ditched our TV in the middle 1980's. It was one of our better moves in terms of time saved, increased interpersonal interaction and for cutting down our exposure to drivel.<br/><br/>Of course then the internet developed and we have the same temptations and battles all over again on a different field.<br/><br/>Have you read the book, How The News Makes Us Dumb by C. John Sommerville? An excellent book that I try to remember when I find myself spending too much time cruising the news on-line. Our family ditched our TV in the middle 1980′s. It was one of our better moves in terms of time saved, increased interpersonal interaction and for cutting down our exposure to drivel.

Of course then the internet developed and we have the same temptations and battles all over again on a different field.

Have you read the book, How The News Makes Us Dumb by C. John Sommerville? An excellent book that I try to remember when I find myself spending too much time cruising the news on-line.

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