Defining Moments Define... uh, Who We Are.   Like, Duh!
Sunday, December 31, 2006, posted by Steve McCranie - (40.23)

		Question:  What is a defining moment?  And what does it have to do with stretchy pants? Answer:  Are you serious?  Have you never experienced a defining moment in your life that defines who you were and who you will become?  Have you never faced the proverbial "fork in the road" that leads to two entirely different futures?  Have you never had to make a defining moment choice in your spiritual journey?  You know, the "as for me and my house..." kind of choices. Oh, and a defining moment has absolutely  nothing to do with stretchy pants...just in case you were still wondering. Ahem.  Let's talk about it, shall we?
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It's a Little More than Bowing to a Stupid Stone
Friday, December 22, 2006, posted by Steve McCranie - (40:35)

		"Idolatry?  No Joe, say it ain't so!" As Christians living in the age of apathy, opulence, lukewarmness and compromise, we are just as guilty of the sin of idolatry as the church of Corinth was two millennia ago.  And you would think that we would know better.  Ugh! Come on, you know it's true.  Consider the church's compulsion, no... it's lustful addiction for prosperity (always defined as stuff), popularity, ease, wealth, and physical health.  And what are we willing to do to secure these "prosperity rights" as we call them? Just about anything.  We will create and bow down to any idol (teacher, theology, experience, etc.) that holds out to us the vain hope of self-determination. Oh, but there's more.  Let's talk about it...
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The Joy of Believing the Lie

“I’m completely in favor of the separation of Church and State.
My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own,
so that both of them together is certain death.”
George Carlin (1937- )

     I am keenly aware of the fact that you may be wondering about a guy who would write a book entitled, Love Jesus, Hate Church. You probably have some questions, maybe many questions, about the origins of a book that makes people as uncomfortable as Love Jesus, Hate Church has proven to do.
     You may be asking yourself, "How can you be a Christian and use the words Love and Hate and Jesus and Church all in the same sentence?  It just seems so wrong."
     And, you're right. It does seem wrong.
     True.  But wrong.

     Yep, I would probably be wondering the same thing if the tables were turned and I found myself in your shoes.

     So, let me see if I can shed some light on who I am and why I do what I do by telling you a bit about myself and how I came to write Love Jesus, Hate Church.  Let me share with you, oh, how shall I put it— the joy of believing the lie. I believe this will give you a better grasp of who I am and why I wrote Love Jesus, Hate Church.

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