North Brooklyn Vineyard church

On Sunday, April 15th Mike and Char Turrigiano celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. A rare feat indeed considering that America boasts the highest divorce rate in the world, hovering right around 50 percent. Here Mike tries to explain why its worked for them.

This past Saturday, our family and friends threw an awesome party for Char and I celebrating forty happy years together. We’re asked all the time, “What’s your secret?”, as if there’s some magic to it. Well the answer might surprise you… Read more ›

There was this restaurant in the neighborhood where I grew up. It was awful. It barely made any money. Nobody understood how it stayed in business. It never kept regular hours. When it was open the service was shabby and the food bad. The cook and waitresses were allowed to show up and leave whenever the whim hit them.

One day, in the window there was a sign, “Under New Management”. Things suddenly changed for the better. It was like night and day. The new owner cleaned the place up. Laid down new rules. He insisted they serve better food and offer better service; establish better conditions, regular hours and a sense of pride. Before long, business picked up. They made money and the employees even got raises…

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From all indications America is trending towards secularism. Although the number of Americans that claim to believe in God still holds a majority, the fastest growing group in our country considers itself to be “non-religious”. No surprise there for us New Yorkers.

It’s not like there’s a whole bunch of people living here that have never heard the gospel. They used to be churchgoers but are no longer interested in church, period. They come here and just stop going to church. They’ve heard all the arguments and reasons to believe and have rejected them. “Been there, done that and it didn’t work.” So they’re staying away in increasing numbers. Read more ›