Promises, False and Discovered

Now, you’d think that sensible salespeople would want to avoid making promises they can’t possibly keep. Alas for Christians, these promises are so much a part of their overall sales pitch that they can’t. Join me for a look at false promises, and why they devastate Christian evangelism attempts.

The SBC is Motivating the Flocks To SELL Lately

When we talked about the 2018 Annual Report of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), I mentioned their blueprint for the coming year. Today, I want to show you more about that blueprint. It’s downright insidious–and it will fail, like everything else the SBC does–and for the same reasons. And I’ll show you why this campaign might matter to us.

Blaming All the Wrong People

For dysfunctional people and groups, that first step proves to be an insurmountable task. Once the blame settles on the wrong shoulders, it’s almost impossible to pull back to really solve the problem. Today, let me show you how to tell when blame has been wrongly assigned.

The Red Flags I Didn’t Notice

Red flags are those in-your-face warnings that a situation could be going pear-shaped in short order. And a lot of folks ignore those warnings, or aren’t experienced enough to perceive them in the first place.  Here were some of the main red flags I missed in relationships and religion alike when I was Christian.