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Book Reviews,

Celebrities for Jesus

A friend of mine was sitting next to me in the front row of a conference. It was the opening session and we were listening to the host, a pastor, give the welcome. My friend was going to speak immediately after the pastor was finished.

But just before my friend was introduced, she whispered, “Our host likes the stage just a little too much.”

My friend’s snarky comment was exactly what I was thinking. There was something about the pastors mannerisms that just shouted, “I’m in charge, I’m important, and I belong on the stage.”

I started to laugh at …

Random Thoughts,

Dear Pastors, Please Stop Posting Pictures Online

Dear Pastors,

When it comes to social media, please stop posting pictures of yourself on stage. Or the stage itself. Or the band. Or the cool lighting.

To you it looks like an invitation. You think it says, “Look, we’re cool! Come visit!”

In truth it says, “Look, we’re like every other gathering of people you’ve ever been to, with lights, music, and somebody who bores you for 30 minutes in a conference room!”

Most importantly, it does not tell people who Jesus followers really are.

Jesus said we should be known by our love. Not our sound system.

James …