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Jeff and Grant go to Church

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Our Local Niagara Version of "Jim and Casper Go to Church" " In January 2006, Hemant Mehta posted an auction on eBay   where he explained his background in atheism and offered to go to the worship services of the winning bidder's choosing.    The auction ended on February 3, 2006 with a final bid of $504 from Jim Henderson, a former minister from Seattle Washington   .... "Henderson asked Mehta to visit a variety of churches and write about the experiences on Henderson's website, offthemap.com. "  ( Wikipedia ) Henderson also wrote a book about his experiences: Jim and Casper go to Church . In October 2016, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada Pastor Jeff Lockyer of Southridge Community Church (where I attend) interviewed Grant Lafleche, local columnist and atheist -- hence my title, "Jeff and Grant go to Church".  Click the link below to see the full interview. Be prepared to have some preconceived stereotypes of both evangelical pasto

Jesus is the Only Way... to What?

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To all the people who've wondered or argued about or have used John 14:6 as a weapon.  I love Brian McLaren's take on this oft-quoted, much abused text. A Reading of John 14:6 by Brian McLaren