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Every generation gets a new label.  The label today is Millennials.  These are people who are born between the early 80’s and 2000.  They love technology, communication and media.  They tend to be politically liberal depending on the area in which they grow up.  There are 79 million of them!!!

Some are called, “Exiles.” Exiles are 18-29 year olds whose religious frustration has created disappointment, disillusionment, and a drifting away from the church.  All generations have done that to a certain degree but this generation suffers more acutely because they feel the church has not equipped them to think intellectually about the challenges they face in the religious multiplex called the internet.

The problem is the overwhelming amount of information causes them to reach the conclusion that everyone must be correct religiously because there’s just too much to process.

My commitment as the Teaching Pastor at GateWay is to teach us all how to think Biblically.  There are a lot of Bible preachers that do a great job of communicating information, and there’s a need for that. 

My goal is to teach people how to think.  I want all generations to be able to walk through the Bible and not see it as something long ago and far away but as relevant and useable to life today. 

The only way to do that is teach what I’m teaching this Sunday!  Curious?  I hope so because Sunday will help you move one step closer to interpreting scripture for yourself and not just reading or memorizing it.

If you know any Exiles please invite them.

God bless,

Ed