Click here to go to Pew Forum site. Observations: This is a Protestant map, if it were a Christian map the 75 million Catholics in the Philippines would make it the largest group. China has the largest protestant population in this region, estimate: 58 million or 4.3% of the populatio

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9 No widow should be placed on the official support list unless she is at least 60 years old, has been the wife of one husband, 10 and is well known for good works — that is, if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the saints’ feet, helped the afflicted, and devoted

I’ve really enjoyed using this helpful resource… give it a try by signing up by clicking the link below. -Tim 60 Day Prayer Experience Once you have responded to a confirmation message (which contains the first day’s prayer remider), for 60 days you will receive an e

From the American Church Research Project 1990 – 2020 State Attendance Percentage Projections. The light brown states have the highest percentage of attendance, while white states have the lowest rate of attendance.  

Platt challenges churches to evaluate every minute and every dollar spent and consider if vital resources are truly being used to expand the kingdom. Platt warns that it is too easy for the American church to get complacent and distracted. Radical Together is a wake-up call for church

According to a recent CNN article, about half of the top 1 percent or the “rich” of the world live in the the USA. This is a message of blessing from God and a significant responsibility for everyone this represents, including the 29 million people in the USA (about 10% of

Happy Iowa Caucus Day! From: Pew Forum

1. Your reputation is extremely valuable, difficult to establish, easy to lose. A good name is better than great wealth. Favor is better than silver and gold, Prov. 22:1. 2. Words are more powerful than you expect, Prov. 15:23, A man takes joy in giving an answer; and a timely word —

It normally doesn’t occur to good-hearted people that charity can cause harm. For many, the solution to a need is to simply give a gift. The need is eliminated isn’t it? Robert Lupton points out that gifts that are indiscriminately and regularly given erode the recipient’s personal di

1. A 3-minute video dialog that I produced exposing the inconsistencies of that “missional” guy at any church.  2. Wow, didn’t see that one coming. Response to feedback on missional guy video this week. These two by far had the most views. As it turns out some people really liked them

The purpose of the book is to question some incorrect premises of a traditional church and then, with different suppositions, build a new model in its place. One false assumption is that unbelievers do not have a desire to serve the needy and therefore should not be invited to partici

The Barna Group team spent much of the last five years exploring the lives of young people who drop out of church. The research provides many insights into the spiritual journeys of teens and young adults. Included are five myths and the reality behind the myth. To see the article, go

Then the tempter approached Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” But He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:3-4 Two observations here are: 1. There is an acti

Dr. Blumenfeld, Wow, you really don’t like some people’s behavior! Again in your post, you have created a long list of people that you disagree with. Besides mentioning Rick Perry’s conduct you declare that some activities of several religious denominations must stop. It doesn’t appea