Thank you John Blake — Blake, editor at CNN’s Belief Blog, sets out the types of commenters on religion blogs. Here’s the opening and then I list his types — at the link you can read his excellent descriptions and advice. (CNN) –”Yo mama…” Whenever I heard those two words while growing up in inner-city Baltimore, I knew something bad was about to happen. Trading insults was a childhood ritual. But everyone understood that one subject was off-limits. You didn’t talk... Read more
What a page of fun facts, but don’t tell me Barry didn’t write that song! Read more
From Ed Stetzer’s blog: Around 75 percent of Americans call themselves Christians—they “self identify” as Christians, regardless of how others might define them. I find it helpful to separate those who profess Christianity into three categories: cultural, congregational and convictional. Now, these are NOT exact numbers, but broad categories. The numbers are different from region to region, but as a whole, the categories might be helpful. The first category–Cultural Christians–is made up of people who believe themselves to be Christians simply... Read more
Humility in Christ Aaron Fudge 10-7-12 Faith Life Christian Center Sunday Morning Sermon “Pictures of Humility in Philemon” Prayer God of us all, Take our ears and hear through them, Take our minds and think through them, Take our hearts and set them on fire, For Christ’s sake we pray. Amen Introduction: Philippians 2:1-11 (Read to congregation) “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to... Read more
Almighty and everlasting God, You are always more ready to hear than we to pray,and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for... Read more
Recently I was invited by pastor Brady Boyd at New Life Church in Colorado Springs — sitting beautifully under Pike’s Peak — to speak to their Leadership and Worship Conference. What a great time I had. Pastors and leaders conferences provide an abundance of goods: folks can connect with friends, can be stimulated and spurred on to new ministry ideas, and can spend time in prayer and worship away from the demands of a life of ministry. So it is... Read more
From People: The Pittsburgh Pirates won their first playoff game in 21 years on Tuesday night, and no one was more excited than Phil Coyne. When the 95-year-old usher, who’s been showing baseball fans to their seats for more than 77 years, was asked by TBS how he felt about the possibility of seeing a winning season for his team, he stole the show (and hearts of viewers) with his excited reply: “We’re just hoping and hoping.” … Coyne, who served in... Read more
Albert Mohler, Southern Seminary, thinks public school education is increasingly less of an option for evangelical Christians. What do you think? The ideological revolution has been even more damaging than the political change. Those who set educational policy are now overwhelmingly committed to a radically naturalistic and evolutionistic worldview that sees the schools as engines of social revolution. The classrooms are being transformed rapidly into laboratories for ideological experimentation and indoctrination. The great engines for Americanization are now forces for... Read more
I have a former professor who is a full-time caregiver for his wife, because that’s what love means. Here is a wonderful story about the Boston Celtic great, Bob Cousy: Bob Cousy knows a bit about game plans, and he and his wife, Missie, were always a team. In the early days of their marriage, when the Celtics star was gone for weeks at a time, Missie made her husband a presence in the family home by telling her daughters... Read more
By my friend, Rob Merola: The principle was that although we might not be able to change the whole world, we could affect our little corner of it. So one summer we got together a small group of people who mostly just pulled weeds in a garden at church. We found doing so was profoundly… calming. And that let us approach the bigger problems before us in much healthier ways. These are anxious times, and they are plenty of people... Read more
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