Moderate Christian Blogroll Podcast from PacesettersHere’s some more interesting data on young people leaving the church–not that we haven’t heard it before. The question is just what do we do about it?
I had a similar experience more years ago than I care to remember with my own classmates in elementary school. We were in a conservative Christian school [...]
This site is obviously not for me (!), but I think it would be a very interesting one for some folks to get along with. I know that pastor’s spouses are put under considerable pressure, and have some unique questions to answer and problems to deal with.
First Ladies Unite was started by the first [...]
Check this post about some youth who got doing stuff that most of our church members would not.
Should you reassess what is ordinary Christian behavior?
The Bible says, “If the Lord be for me, who shall be against me?” I take this to mean that no matter what life throws at you, if you know God is leading you then what exactly are you afraid of happening to you? I mean, I’d rather have God ON my side, [...]
Note: This is the manuscript for a sermon I preached at Gonzalez United Methodist Church, Sunday, 8/26/2007. I am not very strict in reading my manuscript, so the sermon I actually preached may differ. Then again, nobody recorded it, so I’m probably safe!]
Ezekiel 33:12-16 (TNIV)
Introduction
One of the functions of preachers seems to [...]
Mark Galli interviews Bob Roberts for an article on Christianity Today. I want to call your attention to this article for several reasons. First and foremost Bob Roberts recognizes and discusses the changing nature of the globe. With technology, local doesn’t mean the same thing as it used to. Second, Bob [...]
Well, I don’t know if it’s the most asked question, but it’s right up there, especially amongst pastors: How can I get my church congregation to start looking outside itself and get out of maintenance mode?
Brian at realmealministries.org has some really good suggestions.
During the years of the Brownsville Revival here in Pensacola, FL, thousands of pastors passed through town. I got to talk to a few of them who stopped by Pine Forest UMC as they came to the revival services. Many of these pastors were looking for something they could do so that God [...]
Today we begin posting new programs in the series on the gospel of Mark. Please listen to the introductory information. Programs were cut to precisely 15 minutes, which resulted in breaking up and combining discussions of various passages in order to produce the right length of program. The podcast will be more [...]
Note: This post is taken from the front page of the Gonzalez United Methodist Church newsletter and is used by permission.
I know that Mother’s Day is coming very soon. Instead of just writing to or about mothers, I thought I would just send out a word to cover all parental authority. Let me start [...]
