One of the most difficult decisions for anyone giving birth, whether to a new child or new church, is what to name it.  Certainly, many parents or church planters want to avoid giving their child or church a name that everyone else’s child or church has (Jacob, Emily; Grace Church), but they also don’t want to stick their child/church with a name that will invite ridicule (Cletos, Apple (oh wait…); Grassy Butte United Methodist Church of Dickinson, ND).  Let’s consider naming a church for a second.  Certainly, many churches have found that the safest thing to do is to name your church after the town or area in which you are located – like Saddleback Community Church or Willow Creek Community Church.  Safe, of course, unless you happen to live in Devils Lake, ND (home of Devils Lake United Methodist Church) or Bourbon, IN (home of Bourbon United Pentecostal Church). 

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I fell for it again.  I thought that by now I would be stronger, but apparently I wasn’t.  I mean, I’ve been prayed over, I’ve fasted, I’ve done everything short of putting on sackcloth and ashes, but there are still times I give in to my addiction.  Even though I knew in my head that it was all a lie, my heart apparently had not yet gotten the memo.  As hard as I tried to resist, I was sucked in like a ball of lint into the mouth of a toddler.
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