Archive | January, 2010
Snowed In on Saturday
January 30, 2010
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My dad’s 90th birthday
January 26, 2010
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We celebrated my Dad’s 90th birthday today, and I’m posting this from his new computer. Dad had worn his old PC out, so nothing like a new screaming fast machine. Did I mention that my Dad also continues to teach flying? Plus, tonight the Sunday School class he teaches threw him a big party. So, [...]
Read moreSermon – Entertaining Angels: The Messengers and Armies of God
January 23, 2010
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Entertaining Angels: The Messengers and Armies of God Acts 12:1-17 1It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. 2He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. 3When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This [...]
Read moreA New Reputation for An Old Church
January 21, 2010
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This article first appeared in Outreach magazine in July/August 2009, in my Small Church, Big Idea column. A New Reputation For An Old Church by Chuck Warnock When the doorbell rang at Cradock Baptist Church not long ago, the staff buzzed in a man who announced, “I’m Mike, and I’m homeless. I heard you help [...]
Read moreThe global future: Chinese, pluralistic, young
January 20, 2010
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Tom Friedman, author of The World is Flat and New York Times columnist, is big on China, but he’s not the only one. The 21st century is being called the “China Century” as China’s economy is predicted to grow to three times the size of the US economy by 2040, only 30 years from now. [...]
Read moreScriptures on Scopes: Bible Abuse or Silent Witness?
January 18, 2010
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UPDATE: According to various news reports yesterday, January 21, 2010, Trijicon will stop imprinting Bible references onto their scopes, and will offer the US govt and other govts kits to remove the existing Bible references on scopes already purchased. ABC News broke an unusual story using unusual language today. A military rifle scope supplier, Trijicon, [...]
Read moreWho Sinned? The Problem of Human Suffering
January 16, 2010
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Who Sinned? The Problem of Human Suffering John 9:1-5 1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the work of God [...]
Read moreWhere Was God in the Earthquake?
January 14, 2010
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Where was God in the earthquake? Craig David Uffman says it eloquently on his blog, Metanoia. Here’s an excerpt, but read the entire post here: There are those who speak at such times of the omnipotence of God. Some will see this and all such natural disasters as evidence against the God in whom we [...]
Read moreMegachurches Are Going Small….no kidding
January 13, 2010
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Seth Godin said it first, “Small is the new big.” Now it appears, big churches are the new small churches. Let me explain. The Austin Stone Community Church in Austin, Texas is sponsoring Verge, a missional community conference. Felicity Dale of simplychurch.com and a leader in the simple church movement, comments about the new interest [...]
Read moreSurvey Says: 5 Types of ‘Digital Moms’ Your Church Should Reach
January 11, 2010
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According to a new survey, over 84% of mothers online — some 27-million women — can be grouped into 5 “digital mom” categories. However, these tech-savvy mothers use the internet, social media, gaming, texting, and other online content in different ways and for different purposes. Churches can benefit from the insights of this new study [...]
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