Dallas Megachurch Moves Forward on $130M Campus

hmoran4 »

Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:48 am Agree: 2   Disagree: 1

"The Kingdom of God needs a home to equal them – a spiritual oasis in the middle of downtown."

WOW! How presumptious of any pastor. Another monument to men. Shame, shame, shame.

Southern Baptist Affirms Future of Denominationalism

hmoran4 »

Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:22 am Agree: 4   Disagree: 0

I honestly believe that God is doing to denominations what he did at the Tower of Babel. Pride got in the way and he dispersed them.

I see no context for denominations in scripture.

Church-Loving Christians Make Case for Organized Religion

hmoran4 »

Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:30 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

DeYoung says, "And Sunday morning worship, he notes, isn't about coming together for a few songs and an oration."

I say - bull! Every church I've been in the last 2.5 years is exactly that. And, I've been in dozens. I long for a true expression of what Jesus created. Haven't found it yet.

Rick Warren to Speak at Muslim Convention in D.C.

hmoran4 »

Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:23 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 1

artm, What fellowship has light with darkness?

I guess you've never read the accounts of Paul's missionary journeys.

Hal

Survey Explores Christian Faith of Homosexuals

hmoran4 »

Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:17 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

The only part of surveys like this I trust is -

Survey results are based on interviews with 9,232 adults, 280 of whom identified as homosexual or bisexual. They were conducted between January 2007 and November 2008

Southern Baptists Convene to 'Love Loud'

hmoran4 »

Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:03 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 1

Wilderness, "so what is the old path?"

Be reminded - Methods are many, principles are few, methods may change, principles never do.

Poll Analysis: U.S. Christ Followers Not Following Church Leaders

hmoran4 »

Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:16 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

Evangelicals, meanwhile, were much more likely (62 percent) to believe that the use of torture on suspected terrorists can â

Christian Book Expo Organizers Axe Plans for 2010 Show

hmoran4 »

Wed May 06, 2009 8:42 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

I wish ECPA well, but does anyone see any correlation here? An organization charged with promoting Christian books, authors, and retailers - isn't effective in promoting its own event. No wonder Christian retailing is in trouble.

Researchers: Jesus was Born in June

hmoran4 »

Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:47 am Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

The Bible says that "...shepherds were watching their flocks by night... Shepherds don't do that in winter. So Jesus was most probably born during one of the other three seasons. I tend to believe around one of the Jewish fall festivals.

Megachurch Sets Record Straight on Recalibrating

hmoran4 »

Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:56 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

For me - growing is a by product of GOING.

SBC Urges Members to Combat U.S. Church Decline

hmoran4 »

Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:21 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

Incredible!

“We have a growing evangelistic deficit in America that will best be answered by starting new churches.”

So in other words - instead of people in existing churches BEING the church, let's start new churches. Let's invest and pour a bunch of resources into new buildings, etc, when there are thousands of buildings standing vacant as is.

How about going in and restoring what's there versus "let's just start a new church"? I'll tell you why. Because it's hard work!

Still incredible!

Hal
www.halmoran.com

Churches Urged to be More Artist-Friendly, Transform Culture

hmoran4 »

Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:07 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Yes - Online4Him, "more artist friendly!" Not to the exclusion of anyone else, but the Church needs to reach out to artists as it would to any other group and value their gifting. Are they not part of the body?

Can they not be a part of "transforming culture? I'm not sure what you are afraid of...

Hal