Oh, fascinating.

Ed Young is a popular evangelical preacher in certain Christian circles. Point of Grace tried very hard to model its services after the Grapevine, Texas megachurch. And "mega" is not an exaggeration - the POG auditorium would almost fit onto their stage. And POG's lead pastor Je...

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mood: accomplished music: Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'

It is a universally-acknowledged fact that young children, almost invariably, adopt the political and religious beliefs of their parents – and they usually do so without question. Nobody has ever heard a five-year-old ask “But...

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(O God, Where Are You Now?)

So, today I'm doing some computer work in the world's most home-like jail.

Seriously. Clinton County, Kentucky's jail is in a house, with cells built onto the back. The bedrooms have been converted to hold food, there's industrial tiling throughout the kitchen and liv...

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This no longer represents, in any way, my opinion about the church.

(Or, the truest test of leadership is leading volunteers)

I had high aspirations when I became the technical director at Point of Grace. I took over from from the illustrious Mr. Chris Timmons, who I had the highest respect for...

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My disgust with Point of Grace is absolute.

Not only do they present (And "present" is the correct and accurate word, it is nothing deeper than a presentation) a service each weekend utterly devoid of spiritual meaning or depth, but they honestly believe these church services are reaching people...

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