"Successful" Church Planting

Sat, 2010-07-17 14:27 — Joseph Bayly

What does it mean to successfully plant a church? If you build a church of 200 people, is that success? If it becomes financially self-sustaining, is that success? If you have your own building, is that success? If you accomplish all three of those things, but it takes 10 years, is that failure?

Confession of a Custodian Part 2

Fri, 2010-07-16 14:18 — Nathan Alberson

Some men like work. They like their brow to be damp with sweat. I prefer a dryer, more sweat-free approach to my brow. Thus, the first lesson God taught me through custodial work was to actually do custodial work.

Confessions of a Custodian

Tue, 2010-07-06 12:10 — Nathan Alberson

I'll censor it for you...

"It all started," Becky said, "in the 1930s or whenever the CENSORED it was when Bell made the telephone and Franklin invented electricity. Because before that you just stayed on the farm and raised the CENSORED chickens."

Becky was forty-five years old. She said she didn't like to look in mirrors, because she'd been pretty once, and life had bleached the beauty right out of her face. Years of smoking had given her a cackling laugh. She was laughing that laugh now. But tears trembled in her eyelids.

Blood Offerings

Thu, 2010-07-01 23:03 — M Scott Foster
Abortion stops a beating heart. You've seen the bumper stickers. And you know that it's true. But then, so do pro-choice feminists. Because, as we know from Romans 1, the unbeliever suppresses the truth, no matter how evident, in his pursuit of unrighteousness.   But some unbelievers are more honest than others. Take a recent article by a woman named Antonia Senior’s in The Times [London] entitled, “Yes, Abortion is Killing.

Our Hatred of All Discipline

Tue, 2010-06-22 12:12 — Joseph Bayly

In my last post about discipline, a commenter that I have great respect for said this:

Top Ten Reasons to Attend the 2010 ClearNote Conference

Mon, 2010-06-21 08:01 — M Scott Foster

We are just a couple of weeks out from the 2010 ClearNote Conference – Fear & Love Embrace. However, some of you still haven’t registered even at this late hour...

You Must Kill Your Sin, Part 8 "Your Life Depends On It"

Tue, 2010-06-15 20:15 — Jacob Mentzel

“[Sin] is a cloud, a thick cloud, that spreads itself over the face of the soul, and intercepts all the beams of God’s love and favor.” – John Owen

Spanking is Naughty. Just Ask Anybody.

Thu, 2010-06-10 23:13 — Joseph Bayly

It seems like every single week I hear somebody talking about the discipline of children and mentioning in the same breath one of the following:

  1. Child Protective Services (CPS)
  2. Child Abuse
  3. Hitting
  4. Fear

Just today I heard that Riley Children's Hospital here in Indianapolis has signs up stating that the entire hospital is a "No Hit Zone". They are big banner signs, small tripod signs, and everything in between. Apparently they have been up since at least November. Here is an example:

You Must Kill Your Sin, Part 7 "How the Spirit Kills Sin"

Mon, 2010-06-07 11:55 — Jacob Mentzel

“He is the fire which burns up the very root of lust.” – John Owen

Christianity and Yoga

Fri, 2010-06-04 11:17 — Joseph Bayly

Is it possible to worship God while practicing Yoga? This is a very practical question, as Yoga is extremely popular in America today. As it becomes more mainstream, Christians are beginning to take part in ever-increasing numbers. To many brothers and sisters in Christ, then, this might even be a silly question, akin to asking, “Is it possible to worship God while exercising?” The assumption here is that Yoga is simply an exercise regime. It is not.

The Sacred Swoon

Thu, 2010-06-03 14:45 — Stephen Baker

There is a lot being said these days about the feminization of the Church. It’s an objective fact that there are more women in churches than men. This cuts across all denominations, liberal and conservative, Protestant and Roman Catholic. Overwhelmingly, the Church has become the realm of women.

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