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Mega Fridays: Furtick Says Pastors “Rip Off” T.D. Jakes

February 24th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Today marks the launch of Mega Fridays, a new, weekly post at From Law to Grace.  Every Friday, I’ll share the latest jaw-dropping, perplexing, “you just can’t make this stuff up” gems from some of America’s most well-known celebrity megachurch pastors, many of whom are setting the trends (not all good)  that many younger pastors will follow.   Every now and then, I’ll pass along a wise word or a particularly encouraging message from some of Evangelicalism’s (and Southern Baptists’) most well-respected non-celebrity megachurch pastors.  With limited comment from yours truly, I’ll ask my readers to ponder and answer a few relevant questions related to the post.  Some Mega Friday stories will be infuriating while others will be inspirational. Some posts will make you scratch your head and still others would be funny if they were not so sad. The … Read entire article »

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