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Ground Zero Christian Center Kicks Off with Fire and Brimstone
Newsweek The controversial Internet evangelist came out swinging in his first Sunday service at the “9/11 Christian Center”– Keller's response to the proposed Park51 … Anti-Islam Rhetoric Heats Up Ahead of 9/11 From the Other Side of Ground Zero, Anti-Muslim Venom Bill Keller, Muslim-hating pastor, wants to build Christian center to rival … |
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When suffering hits, and we have so many questions, Pastor Greg Laurie says we usually don’t need more answers, we need more of God. Pastor Greg Laurie brings a personal look at the issue of pain and suffering and how believers can cling to the hope we have in God.
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Full-throttle faith resides in fully yielded hearts. In The Power of a Whisper: Hearing God, Having the Guts to Respond, Bill Hybels reveals the attitudes and actions that help us hear directly from heaven as we navigate the most significant challenges on earth. Hearing God? Read and share your whispers from God at TheWhisperWall.com
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First part of a four-segment video titled “Founding the Future,” a video about the establishment of CS Lewis College. This segment concerns why CS Lewis is the namesake of the College. 2010 Copyright CS Lewis Foundation. This film is dedicated to the memory of Derick Bingham, 1946-2010. Photographs of CS Lewis used by permission of the Marion E. Wade Center, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois.
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A Massachusetts-based judge ruled today that a federal ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional because it interferes with state’s rights to define marriage, according to the Associated Press.
U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro ruled on two challenges to the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
The state had argued the law denied benefits such as Medicaid to gay married couples in Massachusetts, where same-sex unions have been legal since 2004.
Tauro agreed, and said the act forces Massachusetts to discriminate against its own citizens.
“The federal government, by enacting and enforcing DOMA, plainly encroaches upon the firmly entrenched province of the state, and in doing so, offends the Tenth Amendment. For that reason, the statute is invalid,” Tauro wrote in a ruling in a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Martha Coakley.
Ruling in a separate case filed by Gays & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, Tauro found that DOMA violates the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.
The Family Research Council’s Tom McClusky issued a statement saying the organization is confident the decision will be overturned on appeal.
“The federal DOMA does not violate equal protection principles and has not interfered with Massachusetts’ freedom to determine its own definition of marriage,” he said. “In part, this decision results from the deliberately weak legal defense of DOMA that was mounted on behalf of the government by the Obama administration, which has called for repeal of the law.”
The Boston Globe has more on the case.
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More than anything else, divorce demonstrates the sacredness of marriage. The shattering of a family reveals the incredible bonds that were never meant to break…
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September 4, 2010
Dear Saddleback Family,
THIS WEEKEND
I begin a new 4 week series, “Preparing For Your Future.” The first message is about overcoming past defeats, present discouragements, and the temptation (especially with the recession) to simply drift into the future. We cannot be “Waiting for the World to Change.” We must move on with God’s destiny for our lives, regardless of the economic situation. Based on the 3 instructions God gave Joshua to possess the Promised Land, this weekend’s message is “Possessing Your Destiny.” I guarantee that you’ll be encouraged and inspired.
PARKING FOR FAMILIES WITH STROLLERS OPENS THIS WEEKEND
Beginning this weekend, September 4-5, the parking closest to our Children’s Ministry Center will become our “STROLLER LOT”. This lot will be reserved for families with young children in strollers. While the Stroller Lot is designated for young families on the weekend, it will be open for general parking during the week and for events.
The handicap parking will still be available for those who need it. If you typically park in this lot on the weekend, we would ask that you park in the next closest lot, unless of course you have a child in a stroller. And for those of you with innovative and creative minds, it doesn’t count if you merely own a stroller or even have one in your trunk……it’s for those who currently have kids in a stroller.
DECADE OF DESTINY LAUNCHES 10-10-10!
I can say without hesitation that I’m more excited about the next ten years than the past thirty years combined. All that’s happened in our past has prepared us for the greatest decade yet! So we’re calling this year’s Fall spiritual growth campaign Decade of Destiny. It’s a plan I’ve been working on all year to help you succeed in 1) fulfilling your personal destiny, and 2) fulfilling our church family’s destiny together.
A BOOK & MOVIE STARRING YOU!
We set a goal a number of years ago to follow Jesus’ command to go to every nation in the world. There are 195 nations in the world and by the end of this year, we will have reached every single one! This has never been done before in Christian history and YOU did it. So in order to celebrate this accomplishment, we’re preparing a historic book and documentary called “To Every Nation” which will include all the names of every person who has gone on a Mission or PEACE Trip.
We’re creating a large coffee table book and a film documentary of the stories and pictures of over 11,000 Saddleback members who’ve served on international P.E.A.C.E. trips and many more of you who’ve served here in America (i.e. Katrina Relief). We want include your name and photo of your group on a PEACE trip, the country you served, and date.
There are 2 ways you can get us your photos and /or movies:
Please bring them with you to the service you attend this weekend.
We will collecting all the names, trip dates & locations, photos, and stories, so I need you to send them to us and loan us your photos.
Respond to this e-mail RIGHT NOW with your full name, date of trip, country of mission/PEACE trip, e-mail address, home address, and phone number. Then, click here to upload your photos and tell us about the highlights of your trip.
If you don’t have a photo you can upload from your computer, place photographs in a large envelope with all of the information above and drop it off at our Ministry Office in Lake Forest (on the corner of Portola and Saddleback Parkways Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.).
GET WELL CARDS FROM CHILDREN
I’ve loved all the hand-made get-well cards that kids in our church sent me after I accidentally burned my eyes with a toxic poison from a plant I was pruning in my yard. Below, Chad & Niki Huggins sent their drawings of the story of my accident.
It is a privilege to be your pastor. I love you!
Saddleback Church
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A lot of people are asking me what I thought of Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor rally.
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