Good word from Mike Cosper of Sojourn Community Church which in part says: For Christians thinking and talking about the arts, there are three broad categories for conversation: Art for the church Art from the church Art facing the church...
So says Tim Schrader of Park Community Church in Chicago in a post for Catalyst: Look at recent polls, church attendance, or even watch the news and it’s fairly obvious… people don’t care about the church or what we have...
CNN Belief Blog has a good post by Mark Lutz of Opportunity International which challenges popular misconceptions about the poor: Myth 1: People are poor because they are lazy or stupid. Poor people work incredibly hard, under harsh conditions, frequently...
Brian MacLaren has some strong words concerning the current state of worship music. Is he right? Is he off-base? Comments welcome… HT: Derek Webb via Twitter
That is, does church feature different kinds of music at different services? Do the children or young people have a separate worship gathering of their own apart from the main congregation? Tullian Tchvidian of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church writes: …Many...
Good input from Chris Horst of Hope International on the pluses and minuses of sponsoring children overseas. Since you are reading this, I’m assuming you know the positives. Here are some concerns: Child sponsorship can undermine the role of parents....
Brad A. Greenburg of the Wall Street Journal notes that, “although no hard numbers are available,” the focus in overseas missions has changed: Scott Moreau, a missions professor at Wheaton College, estimates that two decades ago half of his graduate...
Not sure whether to laugh or cry… HT: Ryan Flanigan, Reform Worship
Good thoughts from David Baroni via CCLI blog: It takes a degree of trust to launch out with other musicians into the unknown waters of spontaneous composition. Our tendency, especially as Greek-mindset influenced westerners who rely on empiricism- that is,...
Good 7 minutes from Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle on 2 Corinthians 8-9 below or here. Surprises include: 1 of 4 American Christians give nothing. Most generous? The poor (percentage-wise). Sobering stuff.