After accepting 2,400 new members into Saddleback Church in one day, Rick Warren attempts his next record-breaking feat: seeing how many people he can stuff into a phone booth.
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Comment by Eddie Eddings — April 8, 2009 @ 6:56 am
Memory verse for today:
“And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’” Mark 5:31 ESV -
Comment by J.R. Spencer — April 8, 2009 @ 9:15 am
The incentive he gave was that for the first time in 10 years he would be personally stuffing the phone booth.
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Comment by RMatey — April 8, 2009 @ 12:19 pm
I’ve often thought Rick ought to stuff it.
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Comment by pastor's wife — April 9, 2009 @ 7:03 am
It must be hard thinking of new ideas to entertain the masses, yet much easier than teaching the whole counsel of God’s Word.
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Comment by LuLu — April 9, 2009 @ 11:43 am
I am not sure Rick Warren believes any Truth to teach it.Anyone see his amazing “vacillation act” on “Larry King”?(“…for many shall come in My Name…” Matt.24:5)
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Comment by Carol — April 9, 2009 @ 5:38 pm
The real secret to Rick getting that many people into a phone booth was he tossed a copy of “Purpose Driven Life” and “Your Best Life Now” in with a free coffee and donuts on their 12th trip to Saddleback!
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Comment by Reformed Pentecostal — April 9, 2009 @ 9:25 pm
Now all Rick needs is for Osteen to drop by and tell the people on the bottom who can barely breath and are ready to die, how good their lives are and that God loves them and wants them to breath.
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Comment by Born again Becky — April 11, 2009 @ 12:18 am
And still with a sale-winning smile on his face…
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Comment by Brian — April 11, 2009 @ 6:05 am
Shesh guys, Warren is in a whole different category than Osteen. The man reverse tithes (90%) of all his income, including books and such, PLUS gives offerings to support their international ministries. His congregation is having a major impact on confronting AIDS in Africa by working with local congregations in their efforts to deal with the pandemic.
I’ve come to appreciate the humor here, but folks I have to tell you your remarks sound petty and shallow. Irreverent is great. The comments above read like something quite different.
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Comment by Joe — April 17, 2009 @ 1:01 pm
Brian,
All those “good works” mean nothing if the watered-down Gospel you’re preaching is leading people to hell
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Comment by Elizabeth — April 18, 2009 @ 6:42 am
Couldn’t agree more Brian!
Elizabeth
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Comment by Bob — April 19, 2009 @ 6:51 am
Joe–I agree. However, if the gospel is “watered down” it is no longer the gospel, but something else. Paul (and others) warned against false gospel and doctrine.
By the way, just “reverse tithing” proves nothing, but that maybe you have too much money. You cannot buy your way into heaven. Preaching false doctrine will not earn your way in either.
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Comment by Craig Giddens — April 20, 2009 @ 8:14 pm
Come on Brian, do you really think Warren’s 3 legged stool (Government, Business, and the Church)can really unite and solve the world’s ills. Yes, Rick Warren is having quite an impact. His goal to bring the church under the mandates of the U.N. is coming along quite nicely.
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Comment by Brian — April 21, 2009 @ 7:17 am
Craig,
Actually, I think the three you name are so basic to human community that without them we are left with chaos. “Where there is no order there is no justice,” wrote Emil Brunner and I don’t see how Warren is approaching this much differently.
I’ll keep it short and reveal that as an orthodox Lutheran, I further believe political systems, economic systems and the family are essential Orders of Creation and are the structures God has given humanity to restrain us saints and sinners.
Sigh … any quick glance through the OT will reveal God is as keenly interested in justice as He is in salvation (the Son) and His church (the Holy Spirit).
