Question: How do you define organized religion?
Answer: I define organized religion as the institutionalization of Christianity. It’s the effort that has arisen over many decades and centuries, to take the core message of the gospel and to use it as a source of power and control.
Most of us will acknowledge that we are profoundly spiritual [...]

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Today @ The Gathering we continued our brand new series entitled “Angry In America” with the second installment, “I’m Angry Because Life is Unfair.”
It doesn’t take very long to realize that, while all men and women are created equal, life has a way of separating us. Some people seem to have all the advantages, while [...]

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Leadership is a mysterious thing. It’s hard to define, though easy to recognize. Many people call themselves leaders and yet we are in desperate need of leadership. One of the things we can do is try to know and recognize the qualities of leadership when we see them. So here are ten attributes of leadership.

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Today @ The Gathering we continued the series “Finding My Motivation” with the 5th installment, “What to Do When There’s Not Enough of You to Go Around: How to live well, love well, and have a life all at the same time.”
We highlighted the importance of living a 3-D Life in all three dimensions; public, [...]

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