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This sermon was preached yesterday by the Rev. Terry Specht at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. ....Sometime in the 1950s, Christians in America lost their nerve. Gradually a consensus developed that we needed a softer, gentler Christianity. Somehow, we needed to take the edge off the words of this man, Jesus. We thought that if we just repackaged Him without the demands of the Gospel; if we stripped the cross from Christianity, then maybe more people would join the church.

'Purpose-Driven Life' nets award Adelle M. Banks - Religion News Service Saturday, July 19, 2003 ''The Purpose-Driven Life'' by Rick Warren has been named the 2003 Jordon Christian Book of the Year by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Zondervan published the popular book by Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church, a megachurch in Lake Forest, Calif. It offers advice on spiritual transformation and Christian living. The book was honored during the 26th Annual Gold Medallion Book Awards Banquet at the CBA International Convention in Orlando. At the same ceremony, evangelical leader Joni Eareckson Tada was honored with a lifetime achievement award....