“In a period of history where image is reality, and life-changing decisions are made on the basis of such images, the Christian Church is in desperate need of a more positive and accessible image. The primary obstacle is not the substance of the principles on which Christianity is based, and [...]
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Social Media Boot Camp for Pastors
I believe all Pastors and ministry leaders need to read this, and then attend an event like this. For the last year or so, I’ve been trying to get my Pastor to engage in social media and he has resisted, for all of the reasons that one would suspect.
Simpleton Faith.
I love ourdailfred. His often irreverent and usually funny posts always make me think. They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. (Acts 2:42) Back then the blueprint was clear. You believed the Bible and actually did what it said. [...]
King James Only Fundamentalist Baptists Pass Website Reform In Attempt to Modernize
This a funny satire piece by tominthebox. Independent KJV-Only Fundamentalists Baptists Pass Website Reform Tempe, AZ – In an unprecedented move, a national gathering of Independent KJV-Only Fundamentalist Baptists met in Tempe, Arizona to discuss the issue of website reform. While for the past 15 years churches and leaders within the IKJVOFB movement [...]
Why I Am Considering The New Living Translation of The Bible
Let me start by saying that, in general, I don’t like paraphrases or dynamic equivalent translations of The Bible. I prefer the more literal translations like the New King James (NKJV), New American Standard (NASB) and recently the English Standard Version (ESV). I do use the New International Version (NIV) as a general reading [...]
Great line. Churches invite people to the Master’s table not for the love of the Master but for the love of what’s on the table.
Interesting and thought provoking post – “Christians Can’t Ignore the World…” -@ktackel
Below is an excerpt from an article titled “Christians Can’t Ignore the World…” -@ktackel Today I was reading Acts 17 and it is amazing how Paul uses the local culture of the time to reach people. I think there is a big disconnect in churches about using the culture of [...]
“Because the Bible Says So” Is Not Good Enough
A Case For More Apologetic Teaching in Today’s Church Let me be clear, I believe that the Bible is to be the ultimate authority in a Christian’s life, and EVERY WORD is accurate and inspired by God. Because the Bible says so should be enough for a Christian, but sadly it is [...]
Oregon school districts flock to Facebook and Twitter
The Oregonian has this article today. I think this is really cool. I remember just a few short years ago when my stepson’s teachers were finally willing to my wife and I their email addresses. It took some convincing but they finally agreed to let us communicate with them by email. The result? [...]