1. Great Quote from Erwin McManus, from ChristianToday.com, on why churches are declining in America... because they are self-centered.:
   “My primary assessment would be because American Christians tend to be incredibly self-indulgent so they see the church as a place there for them to meet their needs and to express faith in a way that is meaningful for them... there is almost no genuine compassion or urgency about serving and reaching people who don’t know Christ."
2. The Chart on the right is very eye opening. The SBC is losing the younger evangelicals (18-39 years old). More details and graphs here. I will leave it up to you for the reasons... (credit: Ed Stetzer)
3. http://www.dumpyourjunk.net
   What a great idea from Steven Gibbs & Staff @ StoneCreek Church!!!
4. I am really diggin this guy (Michael Lukaszewski) and Oak Leaf Church. I gotta plan a trip down to Cartersville, Georgia. Here's a few reasons why...
• Current series... "Google". How awesome is that... they are addressing fame, sex, politics, and money.
• Last weeks message was titled "Great Sex". Oh no! He talked about SEX in church!!!
• They share their resources at their church blog: http://behindtheleaf.wordpress.com
• And where they get "stuff" to make ministry excellent.
• Involve the youth (Student Ministry @ Oak Leaf Church)
  "the main reason that teenagers leave the church after high school is because they were never part of the church in the first place."
5. It is an awesome site to see how God has taken willing servants of God and grow His Church... Check out this site for a great testimony of what God is capable of doing...

If you are in South Carolina: Don't forget to vote in the Republican Primary this Saturday, January 19th (a special day... for special someone... more on that later). Or, if I must, the 民主党主要 on January 26th. (hint... that is Chinese!)