“Probably after Vietnam and Watergate, there was an increasing distrust of institutions, so that Jesus was still in, but the institutional church was no longer an attraction. So, I think that the dropping of the denominational label is to become more generic, less of a threat, less of a reminder of negative stereotypes if you've walked away from church.” IfsThinkingStillsJesusChurchNegativeInstitutionsThreatAttractionLabelsVietnamStereotypeDistrustRemindersDroppingGenericWatergateNegative Stereotypes Author:Eddie Gibbs
“Probably the label 'Jesus freak' is fine with me. Because I know who I am.” KnowsJesusFineWho I AmLabelsFreakJesus Freak Author:Troy Polamalu
“What does happen constantly with all kinds of people I meet is they say "I had this encounter with Jesus, can you help me understand it..." The labels, more than ever, simply aren't big enough to contain what the cosmic Christ is up to in the world.” PeopleWorldKindDoeEnoughHelpingBigsHappensJesusChristAll KindsLabelsEncountersHelp MeCosmic Author:Rob Bell