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Sex - Sin’s Campaign Manager

One decision determines the fate of the American people every four years: Who will be our next president? This man or woman will almost certainly drive our 320-million-person passenger van through economic upheaval, volatile international affairs, violent terrorist threats, and any number of sensitive social issues. The candidates are pouring in, and the race heating up. So who’s the favorite? Sex. Specifically, sexual autonomy or freedom. The single most powerful, most driving, most appealing person, idea, or reality in American society is sex — the intense and intimate attractions and sensations felt between people. I define it broadly, because Satan’s grassroots campaign has planted sex’s posters and pinups in all kinds of places today, not just the marriage bed. We wish we could define it more narrowly, as God intended when he created sex, but it’s crawled into too many corners, and won too many worshipers. Sex — sexual ecstasy, autonomy, and freedom — is the trump card in America...

Is there a Culture Crash: Where Church and Culture Collide?

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Pastor Rick Warren at Saddleback Church. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Same-Sex Marriage . Immigration. A Culture of Inclusivism. Changing Sexual Norms . Social Justice . Like it or not, we all have to face cultural issues like these as church leaders. But the stakes are higher now than ever before. In the media, we only hear the extremes from the church... those that are 'pro' this or 'con' that. But it's never that easy. We think pastors and church leaders have a unique role and an important challenge to address these issues redemptively and proactively. It's time to start that discussion. It's time to talk 'to' each other rather than 'at' each other. We'll share how some church leaders are dealing with these issues, and learn how to 'be the Church ' in a faster-than-ever changing culture. Culture Crash #1: The Church and Same-Sex Marriage There is no greater and faster shift in culture today than the swing towards the acce...