Good reading from the Free Believers Network http://freebelievers.com/rss-blog http://freebelievers.com/article/a-letter-i-received-about-the-believe-blogs This is an email I got from a fellow Free Believer who had done some research on the human heart. She sent me her findings and showed how they fall right in line with the three "Believe Blogs" I posted on the blog page. Very interesting stuff from a wonderful woman... http://freebelievers.com/article/the-church-that-christ-built Many Free Believers ask me about fellowship in their lives outside of the institution. They feel that they have to find another group of people to fellowship with. This article is written to them.......... http://freebelievers.com/article/why-i-dont-go-to-church-anymore My wife and I made a decision about two and a half years ago that we were going to stop going to the "Institutional church". We did not come to this conclusion through bitterness caused by church........ http://freebelievers.com/article/christians-and-the-bible I think every modern day Christian needs to read this article. It needs to be copied and pasted to websites, myspace pages and blogs everywhere. It's radical but liberating...... http://freebelievers.com/article/and-they-will-make-merchandise-of-you This is an article about how Mega-Churches have turned the gospel into a way of making money from people. It's pretty long, but well worth the read. http://freebelievers.com/article/leaving-lakeland I've been hearing about the latest "revival" in Florida with a guy named Todd Bentley. A friend of mine sent me this article from a guy who visited and wrote his thoughts. http://freebelievers.com/article/the-pastor-where-did-he-come-from This is perhaps one of the best articles written on the history of the Pastor. Frank provides a great history lesson on this subject and opens the door to the possibility that the way we do church needs to be re-thought. It's a long article, but it's worth the time it takes to read it. http://freebelievers.com/article/study-references-quotes-on I understand that many Christians feel outnumbered when they tell people that they don't believe "tithing" is a New Testament principal. The Following List of Reference Quotes Present - Churches, Bible Colleges, Bible Commentaries, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Respected Authors & Ministries that DO NOT Teach Monetary Tithing as a Mandate or Clear Doctrine of Scripture Applicable to the Church. This is an incredible list to have in your personal library. My friend David Yeubanks from truthforfree.com put this list together. This guy is someone everyone who is a Free Believer should know. This guy has collected so much information that he will blow your mind with what he knows. I hope you find it helpful. http://freebelievers.com/article/25-attributes-of-a-cult This is a very interesting list of attributes that are cultish. Interestingly, I can personally tell you that almost 90% of what's on this list is an exact discription of the Church I came from. I don't think that many Christian people have a solid concept of how twisted their religious life really is. Sometimes when you are in the midst of a world, you lose sight of what everyone else sees and you become blind to the obvious. When you read through this list, ask yourself if your church has developed a manipulitive pattern that would be considered cultish by these standards. http://freebelievers.com/article/outside-the-camp In this article, Charlie shares some brilliant thoughts concerning the matter of following Jesus "outside the camp"; helping those who may not understand the logic behind why many Christians feel that it is the Lord who is compelling them to move beyond traditional norms and seek Him without the structure and program of organized religion. Charlie eloquently and concisely chronicles the bold biblical evidence and reason why this activity really should be viewed as a natural element of the true believer's walk with God - for it was even the way of Christ and the very way Scripture directs us to follow Him. Awesome stuff! Great article!!!