What is the church?
June 28, 2010 at 6:30 am | Posted in Christianity | Leave a commentTags: action, agenda, America, ateasetees, band, believer, Bible, blockbuster, body, bride, burden, called out, character, Christian, church, clique, compromise, control, convict, death, definition, discipline, ekklesia, elder, ethnicity, evangelism, facade, faith, flock, forgiven, funds, goal, goat, God, gospel, grace, grounded, group, hair, hell, holy, Holy Spirit, hope, income, Jesus, judgment, law, life, line, logic, lost, love, lure, maturity, mercy, ministry, money, movie, murder, numbers, nurture, past, pastor, peace, prayer, Precept, prestige, prize, promise, repent, responsibility, roles, rooted, sacrifice, salvation, scripture, secular, sermon, service, sheep, shepherd, sin, skin color, souls, suicide, summer, ten commandments, tithe, trust, truth, unforgiven, unity
It seems like such an innocent question doesn’t it? Logic would say that there should be a simple definition for what the church is and that should be that. Unfortunately, there isn’t. Well, I take that back. There is a simple definition of what the church is. A large number of those who profess Christ even seem to know what this definition is. What’s odd is that, while they know the definition, it doesn’t match up with what they are living out. Taken to the next level, this same oddity seems to be true for local churches. Attendees can give the Sunday school answer for the question but, looking at the church/individual, there’s a discrepancy. Before I go where I’m going, it would be helpful to have the definition of what the church is according to the Bible: Continue Reading What is the church?…
Newslinks 06/27/10
June 27, 2010 at 3:13 pm | Posted in Newslinks | Leave a commentTags: abduction, abortion, ACORN, Addison Road, adoption, affair, Afghanistan, alcohol, alien, Ambercrombie, America, amnesty, Andrea Bocelli, Andrew, Anglican, appeals, approval, Arab, Arizona, ateasetees, Australia, Baptist, benefits, Bible, Bob Roberts, BP, breast cancer, Casting Crowns, Cato, CBO, China, Christian, church, civilian, clergy, Cleveland, compromise, condom, connect, Constitution, crucifix, Dearborn, death, degeneration, democracy, department, development, dots, drilling, Elena Kagan, emmy, England, episcopal, evangelism, evangelist, execute, execution, expert, faith, fatherhood, Fireproof, Fitch, G8, GAO, general, goals, God, golf, gospel, governor, grace, guns, Hamas, healthcare, hell, Hillary Clinton, hip hop, HIV, holy, Home Depot, homosexual, hookah, hope, Idaho, ideologue, illegal, immigration, indivisible, Indonesia, inspector, Institute, insurgent, interpretation, Iran, IRS, Islam, Israel, Italy, Jesus, Jew, Jewish, Jimmy Carter, John, John Boehner, John Edwards, Joni Eareckson Tada, Jordan, Judge, judgment, Julia Gillard, Justice Department, Kazakhstan, Ken Salazar, Kevin Rudd, labor, law, lawmakers, LeAndria Johnson, life, Louisiana, love, MacArthur, Mark Hall, marriage, mature, MDG, Medicare, mercy, merger, Mexico, middle class, millenium, mine, mission, money, moratorium, murder, Muslim, needle, New Hampshire, Newslinks, Nico Smith, Nikki Haley, North Carolina, North Korea, nuclear, Obama, offshor, oil spill, optimism, Oval Office, paintings, Pakistan, pastor, peace, philosophy, politics, poor, prayer, pride, private, pro-gay, pro-life, reactor, reformed, regulation, repent, retraining, rich, Robert Bork, Rolling Stone, runaway, Russia, salvation, scripture, security, serial killer, sex, shari'a, sharing, Sherwood, sin, Stanley McChrystal, statewide, Sunni, Supreme Court, Taliban, tax, ten commandments, Texas, timeline, Tobacco, tolerance, transportation, Truman, truth, two fathers, U.K., unconstitutional, union, waltz, White House, William Mayville, world, youth
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Sherwood’s new film focuses on fatherhood
The pastor of the church that made the hit movie Fireproof says his congregation’s next film will stress the importance of fathers in their children’s lives.
Adopted child joins Mark Hall this Father’s Day
The lead singer of the Christian band Casting Crowns says adopting a little girl from China last month has given him insight into what it means to be adopted into God’s family.
Emmy nomination for pro-life program
A pro-life TV show has received a nomination for a regional Emmy Award.
Guns in church bill headed to governor
Concealed weapons will be allowed in some Louisiana churches after all.
Reformed Bodies Sign Off on Merger
The two largest reformed church bodies officially merged on Friday to become the World Communion of Reformed Churches, representing more than 80 million Christians. Continue Reading Newslinks 06/27/10…
Newslinks 06/13/10
June 13, 2010 at 1:05 pm | Posted in Newslinks | Leave a commentTags: abortion, abstinence, activists, Afghanistan, aid, America, Andrew Romanoff, Andy Stern, Anglican, Arizona, Arkansas, ateasetees, Baptist, Belo Horizonte, Bible, billboard, birth control, Black Panthers, Blanche Lincoln, blasphemy, blockade, Brazil, bus, Cairo, California, Canada, cancer, cap and trade, Capitol Hill, cartoon, census, Charles Grassley, Christian, church, citizens, civil rights, Clinton, code, Colorado, Comedy Central, compromise, Concordia College, Connecticut, conservative, Constitution, Coptic, Courageous, crime, crucifix, curriculum, czar, D.C., Dallas, Darryl Issa, deacon, deaf, death, debate, Defense of Marriage Act, deficit, Democrat, Department of Justice, deport, Donald Berwick, drone, drug trade, Dutch, duty, economy, Edinburgh, Egypt, Elaine Donnelly, ELCA, Elena Kagan, ellaOne, Empire State Building, episcopal, Erdogan, evangelical, evangelism, execution, faith, festival, flotilla, forced, Foursquare, France, Franklin Graham, gay, Gaza, Geert Wilders, gender discrimination, God, GOP, gospel, Gospel for Asia, governor, graduation, Greece, Ground Zero, gun, Habitat for Humanity, Haiti, Hamas, healthcare, Helen Thomas, hell, Hezbollah, holy, Homeland Security, homosexual, homosexuality, Huckabee, illegal, Illinois, immigrant, immigration, India, Indiana, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Jane Goodall, Jeff Sessions, Jesus, Jewish, jihad, John Ashcroft, John Piper, John Wooden, Judd Gregg, Judge, judgment, judicial activism, Kentucky, Kenya, law, lawbreaking, Leaving Islam, LGBT, liberal, librarian, life, Louisiana, love, Madagascar, Mark McClellan, market, marriage, McDonald's, Medicare, memo, Memorial Day, mercy, MercyMe, Mexican, Mexico, Michael Rubin, military, missionary, Mitch McConnell, money, moral, mosque, Mullen, murder, Muslim, Nancy Pelosi, NASA, National Health Service, Netherlands, New York, New York City, Newslinks, North Korea, Obama, Ohio State, oil spill, opinion, orthodox, Pakistan, Parliment, pastor, Paul McCartney, Pay the Piper, peace, PFOX, Planned Parenthood, Pope Benedict, prayer, Presbyterian, pride, primary, propaganda, PTA, racial profiling, raid, rationing, regime, religion, remarriage, repeal, repent, Republican, Revolutionary Guard, Rick Warren, Rights of the Child, Robert Gibbs, Robert Groves, rosary, Salvation Army, sanctions, school, Scotland, scripture, SEIU, seminary, senate, separation, Sestak, sin, soccer, Son of Hamas, Southeast Asia, Southern Baptist, Sri Lanka, stimulus, tax, Tea Party, Ted Haggard, ten commandments, Texas, Tiananmen, trafficking, truth, Turkey, Turkish, U.N., Uganda, unconstitutional, unilateralist, United Methodist Church, unity, Unstoppable, USAID, video games, Virginia, Wells Fargo, White House, WMD, World Cup, World Environment Day, Zimbabwe
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Franklin Graham Closes 3rd Brazilian Festival with Over 25,000
American evangelist Franklin Graham concluded his third evangelistic festival in Brazil Saturday night, preaching to over 25,000 Brazilians in the city of Belo Horizonte.
Homeland Security Seeks to Deport Christian ‘Son of Hamas’
‘Leaving Islam’ Bus Ads Run in NYC
Dallas Baptist Church Ousted over Gay Deacons
Federal Judge to Rule Soon on Church Graduation Case
Prayers for N. Korean Christians Urged as Tensions Rise, Sanctions OKd
America pauses to remember its military heroes
Across the U.S. on this Memorial Day, Americans are pausing to remember those who have paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we enjoy.
Abstinence message – teachers wrong, student right
A middle-school student in Minnesota has regained his right to wear at school a T-shirt bearing an abstinence message. Continue Reading Newslinks 06/13/10…