Repelling Young People
“So, in a spirit of Christian solidarity, I decided to help these churches expel young people once and for all.” This is too good! Read the rest.
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What if Church Was Like
Byhenry… This! This is Discipling from The Foursquare Church on Vimeo. (HT: Dave Black Online)
Too funny!