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Win 5 autographed Craig Groeschel books.

I met pastor Craig Groeschel a few years ago. It was a nerve wracking event that was chronicled here. But today is about something different. Today is about 5 autographed books Craig is giving away to the readers of Stuff Christians Like.

That's right, we've got 5 autographed copies of his new book "The Christian Atheist" to give away today. It's a really convicting read that in some ways challenges what we believe similar to Francis Chan's "Crazy Love." I liked this book enough to give it to ...

4 Blog Tips from Stuff Christians Like.

Michael Hyatt is a blog expert. Seth Godin is a blog expert. I think of myself as a blog experimenter. I don't always know what to do, but I have the patience to try it again and again in this lab of a blog until I get it right.

And lots of ya'll are the same way. You've got a blog and have ideas and have had failures and successes just like me. I'd love to hear what they are today. I'd love to hear what you've learned about the blogging world. I'll go first with 4 things I've learned.

4 Blog...

Winners of the Why Worry DVD

Here are the winners of the Andy Stanley Why Worry DVD. (I pick them using a random number generator.) If your name is on this list, please email me:

Evilmezzo

Reboot95

Chandre

Avoiding door to door witnessing as if it were the plague.

(Ben Meredith is no stranger to the guest post. It is not something he avoids, like door to door witnessing. Which lots of people avoid like the plague, constantly finding reasons not to attend outreach events. In this post Ben muses that we treat door to door witnessing like some strange avian-swine disease. Enjoy.)

I never even saw it coming until it was too late.

Pastor Dave didn't realize how well his voice carried when he was talking while dipping his second fork-full of tater-tots during ...

Last chance to get a Free Stuff Christians Like Audio Book!

Today marks the end of the free Stuff Christians Like audio book giveaway.

Big thanks to Zondervan and Christian Audio for their generosity. This is a great option for folks in other countries who don't have access to the print version of the book yet. But whether you're in Germany or Georgia, it's free for everyone today.

Click here to get one. The code you need to enter is APR2010.

Have you met my friend Scuba Steve? He's got this leg condition, kicks them really quickly.

A few people mentioned that today's posts felt like "Serious Thursday." They were a little humor light and a little too serious. Fair enough, fair enough.

To make up for that, I have posted 3 videos I wrote staring a talking baby. That's right, a talking baby. It's part of comedy rule #42. "When it doubt, always trust babies, people getting hit in the groin with wiffle balls or intoxicated lizards for a quick burst of humor." These videos are a take off from the e-Trade baby. Enjoy after the j...

The guy who says you are rich globally.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, what did you just say? Back it up, did I really hear you say what I think I heard? That last sentence, "If I were rich?" Is that what you said? How dare you!

You live in America. Globally, you are one of the richest people on the planet. On the planet! There are 50 million people that make less than $100 a year. You make that in a day. A day!

On an international scale, you are like some sort of Donald Trump/Bill Gates hybrid. If this was the show Silver Spoons, you'd be Ricky ...

Is "Restore Stephen Baldwin" a real ministry?

I feel like we as Christians have to develop a healthy way to dialog about things. I hate that you either approve 100% of all things Christian or you're labeled a judgmental jerk. Somewhere in our faith we need room for criticism and sharpening and growth. Which brings me to today.

Restore Stephen Baldwin is a ministry that aims to financially restore bankrupt Christian actor Stephen Baldwin in the same way Lot was restored. But I'm not sure if it's real. In fact, I have 5 reasons it might be ...

Fearing we'll out sin grace.

A few weeks ago, someone emailed me a question about you.

That's right, it was about you. Readers, folks who comment, people who peruse the halls of Stuff Christians Like. And it was nice to have a question that wasn't about me. I get those sometimes. A person once asked me, "Do you have a theologian read what you write on your site before you post it?" I want to be honest, with over half a million words on the site, that would be one generous theologian. So I replied with, "Yes, I have a...

Should little kids be allowed in big church?

Whoa, hot topic. Hot. Topic. The few times I've written about bringing kids to church there's been a lot of heated debate about the subject. For the most part, I think it's a decision the parents make with their kids. But then I saw this video that the hilarious team of  Tripp Crosby and Tyler Stanton made. They showed it at our church because we had a bajillion babies storm service like a SWAT team. Slight exaggeration. Check it out after the jump. And let me know what you think of the...