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We have to love everyone, which is what Jesus calls us to do.. so we would constantly “give ground”. Jesus told us to hold our ground – in other words, to say what we believe, to spread the gospel, but do it lovingly. ~Pastor Rick McGee Yes, we are to love all and judge none. But, we are to judge what is right or wrong
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. I am in charge of planning our Pastor Appreciation celebration at our small church and I’m always looking for great ideas! What is Pastor Appreciation Day? Pastor Appreciation Sunday is celebrated every year on second Sunday of October. Pastor Appreciation Day has been celebrated on this day since 1992 with a mission of uplifting and encouraging pastors, missionaries and religious
I love quizzes that spark discussion and get you to thinking. I have a few regular blogs that I read, one of them being Girl on the Move; I recently read a post there entitled “Would You Rather: Travel Edition“. While reading it, thinking about what my answers would be, I thought “Hey, let’s do a Would You Rather: Bible Edition!” So, here goes… Would you rather…. Have
I don’t know how we’d make it in this world without the internet. I just love searching and finding wonderful ideas to use that will make a lasting and eternal impact on the teens I work with……….. well, I just hope that they make at least enough of an impact on them that they remain awake, and maybe take home one important truth from what
These days, it seems everyone is eager to put their two cents in. The pull and pressure to join the conversation is particularly strong for those of us who live by the pen. If we aren’t careful, deadlines, daily social media quotas, and the strong speech of others can bully us into writing and posting things that we otherwise wouldn’t and probably shouldn’t. (This post
Being the media person at church, I am always glad to find websites with awesome media backgrounds! I’m certain that if the churches of days gone by would have had media, Ma Ingalls would have been the media woman (like I am), and she would have needed these websites to help her plan and present beautiful media presentations on Sunday mornings. The software that I
One of the things that really aggravates me is Cultural-Christianity, or Near-Christianity. This kind of Christianity has given up conservative views and is adapting to the culture. I read a very good article about this subject in The Baptist Messenger called True Christianity by Dr. Anthony L. Jordan. As the article states, this “liberal mainline Christianity stands for nothing, and thus, offers nothing”. This kind of Christianity
In Episode 1 of AD: The Bible Continues this was one of the most touching scenes for me. It was when Pilate said “This man is innocent” and the crowd started yelling “CRUCIFY!” Equally as sad is the scene where Peter denies Jesus for the 3rd time and looks up and sees Jesus sad eyes. I can relate to Peter. If we are honest, I’m sure
