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Should Christians Support Christian Based Businesses

Mike Holmes | January 13, 2010 | View Comments Comments

Bradley Moore recently had a recent post  about this.
He recently went to a Christian Leadership Seminar, with Christian businesspeople, at a Christian college, to listen to Christian speakers, and meet other Christian businesspeople who wanted to do business with other Christian businesspeople.
Halfway through it, a gentlemen peddled advertising in his Christian Business Directory saying “we can’t [...]

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How Does Your Church Handle Racism

Time magazine recently had an article about the condition of racism in the church–and how megachurches are combating it, namely Willow Creek Community Church. It got me thinking about how I’ve put that subject on the backburner. And if I’ve put it on the backburner maybe you’ve also made my mistake.
In the 1960’s Martin Luther King, Jr. stated that, “Eleven [...]

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Is Jesus A Brand

Mike Holmes | December 30, 2009 | View Comments Comments

Sometime ago David Tonen wrote a guest post where he stated point blank that Jesus was not a brand. But it’s funny the more I thought about it the more I had to disagree. Hold on now!! Hold on! Put down those stones…let me explain! Hey! Stop shouting “Crucify him!” Just hear me out!
First of [...]

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Why I Don’t Celebrate Christmas

Mike Holmes | December 24, 2009 | View Comments Comments

I must admit: the title is misleading. Because I do celebrate Christmas!
It’s actually one of my favorite times of the year. So why the “deception”? Reason is I don’t just celebrate Christmas  on Dec 25th…I celebrate it everyday. Whether its popular or not, commercialized or not I am ALWAYS grateful for what He did for [...]

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How is Your Church Handling This Recession

Mike Holmes | December 14, 2009 | View Comments Comments

 
This recession has affected us all. With millions losing their jobs and thousands losing their homes, we’ve all felt the pinch.
And our local churches have been affected along with our local communities. According to a study, giving is down for religious causes all across America. And this is after giving to churches fell slightly more than 2 [...]

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