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I enjoy reading other people's lists of their favorite books, or favorite anythings for that matter. In fact, one of my favorite songs ...

JT posted this update from the Village Church on the pathology report that Matt and Lauren Chandler received yesterday: Dear church, In t...

"Our best duties are so many splendid sins." --George Whitefield Read the excellent quotation on " the archaeology of repenta...

Every year the folks at DG put on an outstanding conference for pastors, featuring excellent teaching and joyful fellowship. Here's the...

One Sunday morning, a priest wakes up and decides to go golfing. He calls his boss and says that he feels very sick, and won't be able t...

Today I want to pick up our periodic series on "The Cost of Following Jesus." This is a series where we present a case study usua...

Don't pretend you know the words to this song. You sing it just like this in the car on the way to work!

After some pressure from various groups, Warren has issued a video and print statement opposing the Ugandan bill that would legislate a deat...

Margaret McSweeney guest posts over at Michael Hyatt's site and offers 12 leadership lessons from her father , Dr. Claude H. Rhea, Jr., ...

Last night wrapped up our choir's Christmas cantata at the church. Tonight, they sing at the men's prison and there is perhaps a cou...

Came across this well-written and helpful admonishment against that kind of "communication" that's almost always a hidden agen...

C. Michael Patton: Friends (and especially young zealous husbands or soon to be husbands), don’t make the mistake of having your passion for...

This year, the Lord seems to be speaking to me these words over and over: "treasure and ponder." Last week, a brother sent me a d...

A couple weeks back, my deacon of finance commented over lunch: "How different do you think things would be if Christians treated Sunda...

Well, what do you know? This marks the 1000th post here at PureChurch! When I started this blog, it was at my wife's suggestion. As al...

I've just seen these comments released by the White House. I've not read them all yet, but I appreciated the humble and forthright ...

"America’s churches always reflect shifts in the broader culture...." That line in Hana Rosin's article, " Did Christiani...

Last night our choir had it's annual Christmas Cantata. It's no boast to say that their performance is outstanding every year. But...

Read this over at Z , and decided to get back to my sermon for Sunday! From Henry Cloud’s book The One-Life Solution: Reclaim Your Persona...