Month: July 2018

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Sex Abuse, Hate for the Church, and our Failed Responsiblity

I have never witnessed so much disdain, disgust, and hatred for the Christian church as I have in the past couple of years. Have you noticed it too? Maybe it’s because I’m reading comments on social network sites and the commenter now has an open platform and many others to add fuel to his fire. I am without a doubt that this disgust is not directed only to the conservative church, but I am specifically speaking of the conservative church because my perspective is more clear into my background.

I keep asking myself why.

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Dear VBS Volunteers, Is It Really Worth All the Effort?

Glorified childcare, teaching the same kids that hear the message every Sunday, and every excuse known to man can be heard for not volunteering-or for saying no-when asked to help during this enormously popular vacation bible school season.

As an obnoxious kid who really only attended for socialization with friends (ok, I really liked the snacks too), I was the one who got called over to sit on the metal folding chair beside the teacher for laughing like I always did at the most inappropriate times. Then I would look at my friends with a very serious face and large, innocent eyes until they would make little snorting sounds. They didn’t need to worry. There weren’t any other empty seats beside me, anyway. Volunteers, I was one of those kids.

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