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I stared a new book on Thursday called The Gospel of Yes by Mike Glen. I picked this book up at the D6 Conference this year. Glen was one of the main stage speakers and this book grabbed my attention. One of his points is that Christians often are known by what we are against rather than what we are for. This is a point that I strongly agree with. I am also interested in his focus on the Christian life in positive terms rather than negative. I look forward to reading more of his thoughts as I go through the book. Here are a few quotes from the introduction and first chapter: "Why do Christians think God would spend time making plans for them that are guaranteed to ruin their lives?" "Remember, God wants us to relax and be who he made us to be. He wants us to enjoy what we do." "But serving God and others in ways you were created and gifted for brings a natural sense of joy and soul satisfaction." "we were schooled on what we oppo...

Here are the books I am currently reading: The Gospel of Yes by Mike Glenn Greater by Steven Furtick Prayer Coach by James Nicodem The Legacy Path by Brian Haynes

Mike Glen is pastor of Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood, TN. They talk about the ministry in homes rather than family.  We are not doing something new, but instead doing something old.  "You were signed by God." "The Law of Unintended Consequences" City-wide, young adult worship experience-we called it Kairos. Here's what we found out . . . A lot of confusion among young adult Moralistic therapeutic deism (Better person, Feel better, God is somewhere no one knows his address Syncretistic worldview (a little Jesus, Buddhism, Homer Simpson, etc. & mix together) We had discovered the "emerging adult"-the time between adolescence and full adulthood Extending education Changing job market Most "marketed to" generation in history (what do you want from me?) Cynical about institutions (lack of trust in church)  "As the church, we don't start at ground zero, but instead at a negative number." First genera...