By Overseer Christopher J. Harris
The church has some problems. No question about it. I’ve been around the church most of my life. Actually, all of my life would not be a stretch. Interestingly enough, I’ve seen some of the best that the church has to offer and unfortunately, I’ve seen some of the worse that the church offers.
But I’m committed to the church. You may ask why? If I’ve seen all of that – why in the world would I sell out to this organization and be willing to serve it until my last days? That’s a good question and I’m willing to give you a straight-forward answer. First, let me tell you what else I’ve seen.
I’ve seen church members that take their faith serious and walk that out in their daily lives. I’ve seen Pastors have such an encounter with God that they live what they preach. I’ve seen choir members that were the same righteous people in public and in private. I’ve seen more preachers that were committed to their wives than I have seen the opposite. I’ve seen more Deacons support their Pastor’s than the opposite. I’ve seen church members that love people so much that they’ve given money, time, and their talents just to help someone that they’ve only met a few minutes ago. I’ve seen people cry together and laugh together. I’ve seen men connect with other men when otherwise there were walls of mistrust. I’ve seen women get restored when they’d decided they would never trust again. This list could also go on and on.
My vote is with the church.
I know it’s very interesting to mention the words church and vote in the same sentence in today’s culture. In many cases where voting takes place, the organization in question moves at the pleasure of the majority opinion. The only problem with majority opinion in the church is that many times it doesn’t always mesh with God’s opinion.
Without getting into a church policy or a church governance debate, I simply use the issue of public opinion as a link to encourage you that regardless of current public opinion regarding the church – the church is still the most God-endorsed, God-empowered, and God-enabled institution on the planet.
Today’s public opinion of both those outside and inside of the church is by and large not positive. It is a true statement that the credibility of the church many times is linked to those who represent it. And a few of those that represent it have not done a great job. But I am encouraged, because as an insider I know the good far outweighs what public opinion says. My vote is with the church because it’s Jesus’ bride and it is really supported in scripture as being a victorious body of people.
Jesus declared, “Upon this rock, will I build my church. And the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
I firmly believe that the hope for the world today is God’s church and those uniquely tied to his church. I respect our government and its leaders. I respect many of our community agencies and the work that they are doing. I respect many of the philanthropic efforts that many are engaged in around our country and world, but the hope for the world today – is God’s church.
That’s the other reason why I’m sold out to the church. It doesn’t belong to any one person. It is God’s!
That’s not too hard to figure out. When you look at how uniquely designed the church is. That it spans over every continent and every nation. It includes every language, every race and creed. It includes every age and generation, every economic status. It includes every music influence, every gift and talent, and most of all, every personality. Only God could orchestrate and arrange such a phenomenal powerhouse.
Today, I renew my commitment to the last thing Jesus left before his transition back to the Father and the first thing that He’s coming back for – his victorious, influential, and powerful institution – the church. Will you vote with me?
Scripture Of The Day: "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it." - Matthew 16:18v (NKJV)
Overseer Christopher J. Harris, a native of Palatka, Florida, currently serves as the Youth & College Pastor at Cedar Grove Tabernacle of Praise in North Carolina. He also serves as the International General Overseer of the Children & Youth Division for Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International. For more information, visit http://www.cedargrovetop.org.…
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Showing posts with label Christian viewpoint. Show all posts
Monday, April 12, 2010
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Faith Stuff
10 Landmines to Avoid in the Walk with Christ
from BeliefNet
Here We Are to Worship
from Christianity Today
Living the Serenity Prayer
Here We Are to Worship
from BeliefNet
The Most Exciting Thing Ever
from BeliefNet
Three Gifts for Hard Times
from Christianity Today
Top Ten Christian Devotional Books
from BeliefNet
from BeliefNet
Here We Are to Worship
from Christianity Today
Living the Serenity Prayer
Here We Are to Worship
from BeliefNet
The Most Exciting Thing Ever
from BeliefNet
Three Gifts for Hard Times
from Christianity Today
Top Ten Christian Devotional Books
from BeliefNet
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Forgiveness and Corrie Ten Boom
At times we all find it hard–if not impossible–to forgive those who’ve hurt us most.
In the mid-70s, not long after I became a Christian, I heard about a woman who had spent time in Nazi concentration camps for hiding Jews in her home during the Holocaust. 52 and unmarried, she had lived at home with her elderly father and older sister Betsie. All three of them had been sent to concentration camps when the Nazis discovered they had been hiding the Jewish refugees. The woman’s name was Corrie Ten Boom.
Corrie lost her freedom, her dignity, and her beloved sister and father in the span of a few months in those concentration camps. In God’s providence Corrie was released due to a clerical error, just one week before the other women in Ravensbruck her age were executed.
After the war Corrie was invited to speak all over the world, and she tirelessly traveled the globe, thankful for every opportunity she was given to tell people about Christ. She always marveled at God’s infinite mercy toward sinners like us.
She also knew that everyone who had received God’s mercy had no choice but to show mercy to others; and she knew from her own experience that wasn’t always easy. In her book The Hiding Place she tells the following story:
It was at a church service in Munich that I saw him, the former S.S. man who had stood guard at the shower room door in the processing center at Ravensbruck. He was the first of our actual jailers that I had seen since that time. And suddenly it was all there – the roomful of mocking men, the heaps of clothing, Betsie’s pain-blanched face.
He came up to me as the church was emptying, beaming and bowing. “How grateful I am for your message, Fraulein.” he said. “To think that, as you say, He has washed my sins away!”
His hand was thrust out to shake mine. And I, who had preached so often to the people in Bloemendaal the need to forgive, kept my hand at my side.
Even as the angry, vengeful thoughts boiled through me, I saw the sin of them. Jesus Christ had died for this man; was I going to ask for more? Lord Jesus, I prayed, forgive me and help me to forgive him.
I tried to smile, I struggled to raise my hand. I could not. I felt nothing, not the slightest spark of warmth or charity. And so again I breathed a silent prayer. Jesus, I cannot forgive him. Give me Your forgiveness.
As I took his hand the most incredible thing happened. From my shoulder along my arm and through my hand a current seemed to pass from me to him, while into my heart sprang a love for this stranger that almost overwhelmed me.
And so I discovered that it is not on our forgiveness any more than on our goodness that the world’s healing hinges, but on His. When He tells us to love our enemies, He gives, along with the command, the love itself.
No one understood both the difficulty and the absolute necessity of forgiving others better than Corrie Ten Boom. I will be forever grateful for the example this humble, tireless servant of Christ set for me when I was a new believer.
In the mid-70s, not long after I became a Christian, I heard about a woman who had spent time in Nazi concentration camps for hiding Jews in her home during the Holocaust. 52 and unmarried, she had lived at home with her elderly father and older sister Betsie. All three of them had been sent to concentration camps when the Nazis discovered they had been hiding the Jewish refugees. The woman’s name was Corrie Ten Boom.
Corrie lost her freedom, her dignity, and her beloved sister and father in the span of a few months in those concentration camps. In God’s providence Corrie was released due to a clerical error, just one week before the other women in Ravensbruck her age were executed.
After the war Corrie was invited to speak all over the world, and she tirelessly traveled the globe, thankful for every opportunity she was given to tell people about Christ. She always marveled at God’s infinite mercy toward sinners like us.
She also knew that everyone who had received God’s mercy had no choice but to show mercy to others; and she knew from her own experience that wasn’t always easy. In her book The Hiding Place she tells the following story:
It was at a church service in Munich that I saw him, the former S.S. man who had stood guard at the shower room door in the processing center at Ravensbruck. He was the first of our actual jailers that I had seen since that time. And suddenly it was all there – the roomful of mocking men, the heaps of clothing, Betsie’s pain-blanched face.
He came up to me as the church was emptying, beaming and bowing. “How grateful I am for your message, Fraulein.” he said. “To think that, as you say, He has washed my sins away!”
His hand was thrust out to shake mine. And I, who had preached so often to the people in Bloemendaal the need to forgive, kept my hand at my side.
Even as the angry, vengeful thoughts boiled through me, I saw the sin of them. Jesus Christ had died for this man; was I going to ask for more? Lord Jesus, I prayed, forgive me and help me to forgive him.
I tried to smile, I struggled to raise my hand. I could not. I felt nothing, not the slightest spark of warmth or charity. And so again I breathed a silent prayer. Jesus, I cannot forgive him. Give me Your forgiveness.
As I took his hand the most incredible thing happened. From my shoulder along my arm and through my hand a current seemed to pass from me to him, while into my heart sprang a love for this stranger that almost overwhelmed me.
And so I discovered that it is not on our forgiveness any more than on our goodness that the world’s healing hinges, but on His. When He tells us to love our enemies, He gives, along with the command, the love itself.
No one understood both the difficulty and the absolute necessity of forgiving others better than Corrie Ten Boom. I will be forever grateful for the example this humble, tireless servant of Christ set for me when I was a new believer.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Trips, Praying, Homes and Photos
Top motorcycle trips worldwide
from MSNBC
How to Pray the Bible
BeliefNet
New experimental homes will heat themselves
Helsinki Times
Photo Gallery: Coastlines
National Geographic
Candace Cameron Bure: 'God's My Best Friend'
from BeliefNet The former 'Full House' child star talks about being a Christian in Hollywood and actors who use faith for publicity
from MSNBC
How to Pray the Bible
BeliefNet
New experimental homes will heat themselves
Helsinki Times
Photo Gallery: Coastlines
National Geographic
Candace Cameron Bure: 'God's My Best Friend'
from BeliefNet The former 'Full House' child star talks about being a Christian in Hollywood and actors who use faith for publicity
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Things That Do Not Make Sense, College, Denmark, Good Tech Habits, Prayers and a Hamas Conversion
13 Things That Do Not Make Sense
Avoid the Highway to Hell With SafeRoadMaps.org
from Wired Blog Network
For Most People, College Is a Waste of Time
from WSJ
There's Something About Denmark
from BusinessWeek Two recent studies found Danes to be the world's happiest people. The new reputation along with media attention have led to a national discussion
Tallest Skyscraper in the World Almost Completed, Defies Belief
from GizModo
42 Essential Flickr Abandonments Groups Dedicated to Abandoned Places, Properties and Buildings
WebUrbanist
20 Tech Habits to Improve Your Life
PC World A few new habits can make the difference between staying on task, finding what you need, and getting things done--or having a tech meltdown.
Ten Prayers God Says Yes To
"Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To" is the result of author Anthony DeStefano's journey through scripture to find those prayers that God always answers, and promises to always say yes to. Not sometimes. Not maybe. But all of the time.
Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of Hamas leader, becomes a Christian
from Telegraph.co.uk
The son of one of the most revered leaders of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has renounced his religion to move to America and become an evangelical Christian.
Avoid the Highway to Hell With SafeRoadMaps.org
from Wired Blog Network
For Most People, College Is a Waste of Time
from WSJ
There's Something About Denmark
from BusinessWeek Two recent studies found Danes to be the world's happiest people. The new reputation along with media attention have led to a national discussion
Tallest Skyscraper in the World Almost Completed, Defies Belief
from GizModo
42 Essential Flickr Abandonments Groups Dedicated to Abandoned Places, Properties and Buildings
WebUrbanist
20 Tech Habits to Improve Your Life
PC World A few new habits can make the difference between staying on task, finding what you need, and getting things done--or having a tech meltdown.
Ten Prayers God Says Yes To
"Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To" is the result of author Anthony DeStefano's journey through scripture to find those prayers that God always answers, and promises to always say yes to. Not sometimes. Not maybe. But all of the time.
Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of Hamas leader, becomes a Christian
from Telegraph.co.uk
The son of one of the most revered leaders of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has renounced his religion to move to America and become an evangelical Christian.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Peace with God, Oprah, Water, Wal-Mart, Ghost Towns and Your Church
Readers Pick Top 10 Wired.com Summer Photos
from Wired
Oprah’s unorthodox gospel comes under scrutiny
from ReligionNewsBlog
The Water Shortage Myth
Forbes.com
Wal-Mart means low-priced goods and good jobs
Katherine Kersten . . . StarTribune.com
The New Classics: 25 Tech Innovations
EntertainmentWeekly
Explore the ghost towns of the Old West
MSNBC.com
Peace with God
from the BGEA
The How-To-Do Anything Guide
Forbes.com
Commentary: What's right with America? Plenty
Glenn Beck on CNN.com
Is Your Church a Salad Bar or a Main Entrée?
from MondayMorningInsight.com
The Five Stages of Renewal in the Local Church
from MondayMorningInsight.com
from Wired
Oprah’s unorthodox gospel comes under scrutiny
from ReligionNewsBlog
The Water Shortage Myth
Forbes.com
Wal-Mart means low-priced goods and good jobs
Katherine Kersten . . . StarTribune.com
The New Classics: 25 Tech Innovations
EntertainmentWeekly
Explore the ghost towns of the Old West
MSNBC.com
Peace with God
from the BGEA
The How-To-Do Anything Guide
Forbes.com
Commentary: What's right with America? Plenty
Glenn Beck on CNN.com
Is Your Church a Salad Bar or a Main Entrée?
from MondayMorningInsight.com
The Five Stages of Renewal in the Local Church
from MondayMorningInsight.com
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Free Stuff, ESV, Interviews, Happiness and Spirituality, 12 step, Faith Teaching, Online Lives
The Web's best free stuff
from InfoWorld
Theological reasons for why Mars Hill preaches out of the ESV
Seven Things You Must Do in an Interview
from BusinessWeek
Spirituality and happiness: are they connected?
from Beliefnet
Ad Track: Big red umbrella returns
from USAToday
Birth of Newspapers, part 1: The very first newspaper
from Mark Andreessen
Are conservatives really happier?
from BeliefNet
Glenn Beck: America needs a 12-step program
from CNN.com
One Place for Your Many Online Lives
from BusinessWeek . . . FriendFeed is tearing down the walls between Web haunts such as Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, etc.
Religious teaching straight to your iPod
from USAToday
Low taxes 'boost public sector'
from BBCNews . . . Countries with low taxes are better able to boost funding for public services and enjoy higher growth, a report from a UK think tank suggests.
The accurate, authentic, verifiable list of the . . .
top 25 christian websites
Dial D for Disruption
from Forbes.com
Want to build a phone company for $100? Give Mark Spencer a ring.
National Geographic: photos from spring
from InfoWorld
Theological reasons for why Mars Hill preaches out of the ESV
Seven Things You Must Do in an Interview
from BusinessWeek
Spirituality and happiness: are they connected?
from Beliefnet
Ad Track: Big red umbrella returns
from USAToday
Birth of Newspapers, part 1: The very first newspaper
from Mark Andreessen
Are conservatives really happier?
from BeliefNet
Glenn Beck: America needs a 12-step program
from CNN.com
One Place for Your Many Online Lives
from BusinessWeek . . . FriendFeed is tearing down the walls between Web haunts such as Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, etc.
Religious teaching straight to your iPod
from USAToday
Low taxes 'boost public sector'
from BBCNews . . . Countries with low taxes are better able to boost funding for public services and enjoy higher growth, a report from a UK think tank suggests.
The accurate, authentic, verifiable list of the . . .
top 25 christian websites
Dial D for Disruption
from Forbes.com
Want to build a phone company for $100? Give Mark Spencer a ring.
National Geographic: photos from spring
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Americans Spend $, the Gospel, Grammar, Christianity and Great Photos
How Americans Spend Their Money
from the New York Times
The Daily Scribe features the creators of exceptional Christian expression
Camponthis: Your Weekly Dose of Gospel
Top Ten Grammar Myths
from GrammarGirl
50 Most Powerful Blogs, 100 Christian Blogs
from Laura Papworth
What is a Go Giver?
from Newsweek
Photo of the Day: Sunrises and Sunsets
National Geographic
What Then Is Left of Christianity?
Randy Alcorn's blog
How to Pitch Anything in Two Minutes
BusinessWeek Communications coach Carmine Gallo discusses five simple tips for pitching a product, service, company—or yourself
Icelandic Northern Lights
from the New York Times
The Daily Scribe features the creators of exceptional Christian expression
Camponthis: Your Weekly Dose of Gospel
Top Ten Grammar Myths
from GrammarGirl
50 Most Powerful Blogs, 100 Christian Blogs
from Laura Papworth
What is a Go Giver?
from Newsweek
Photo of the Day: Sunrises and Sunsets
National Geographic
What Then Is Left of Christianity?
Randy Alcorn's blog
How to Pitch Anything in Two Minutes
BusinessWeek Communications coach Carmine Gallo discusses five simple tips for pitching a product, service, company—or yourself
Icelandic Northern Lights
Friday, February 29, 2008
Websites, Churches, Larry Norman, Conservatism, Addiction, Spiritual
9 (More) Useful Websites You Should Know About, But Probably Don't
Largest U.S. churches losing members
Commentary: A spiritual graduation
from CNN, Martin says he left the Catholic church in search of something different
Shifting Religious Affiliations in America
from Ben Witherington
Book Review: Who Really Cares? The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism
The average family in San Francisco gives the same dollar amount ($1,300) as the average family in South Dakota. But the San Francisco family earns 78% more.
Jay Bakker: Son of televangelist shuns fame of megachurch world
What Addicts Need
Addiction isn't a weakness; it's an illness. Now vaccines and other new drugs may change the way we treat it.
from NewsWeek
100 photos that changed the world
from Life
Obituary: Father of Christian Rock: Musician Larry Norman, 60
Largest U.S. churches losing members
Commentary: A spiritual graduation
from CNN, Martin says he left the Catholic church in search of something different
Shifting Religious Affiliations in America
from Ben Witherington
Book Review: Who Really Cares? The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism
The average family in San Francisco gives the same dollar amount ($1,300) as the average family in South Dakota. But the San Francisco family earns 78% more.
Jay Bakker: Son of televangelist shuns fame of megachurch world
What Addicts Need
Addiction isn't a weakness; it's an illness. Now vaccines and other new drugs may change the way we treat it.
from NewsWeek
100 photos that changed the world
from Life
Obituary: Father of Christian Rock: Musician Larry Norman, 60
Friday, January 25, 2008
Boredom, Getting Stuff Done, Life, Senior, Soap and Capitalism
6 Effective Ways to Combat Boredom!
WHY is the vast majority of content which becomes “popular” on social networking platforms (like Digg, Stumble and Propeller) inherently negative, fear-inducing and purpose-less in nature?
7 Powerful Steps to Overcoming Resistance and Actually Getting Stuff Done
from ZenHabits
London's French Foreign Legion Shuns Sarkozy Plea to Come Home
from Bloomberg.com
CCM Magazine transitions to online-only format
Nashville Business Journal
Custom-Building a Life
BusinessWeek . . .Jeff Weinstein's burger joint has taken off, but he has struggled to balance life and the job. Then he hit on a work-in-progress solution.
More employers seek out seniors
MSNBC Growing list of companies see benefits of hiring people 50 and up
Steve Blank's Secret History of Silicon Valley
Now it's getting fun...
Massive fraud by a rogue trader at Societe Generale SA has led to a €4.9 billion ($7.16 billion) [loss]...
both from Mark Andreessen's blog BLOG.PHARMA.com
Why Some People Are Happier Than Others
from BeliefNet
P&G: Using the Past to Invent the Future
in BusinessWeek: In this excerpt from Roger Martin's new book, he discusses how P&G's A.G. Lafley balanced experience
from BoingBoing: Mathematics of waiting for the bus
CBS Adds On-Demand Music To Last.fm
from Forbes.com
Gates misses the point on 'creative capitalism'
from cdnet
BusinessWeek Tech: Let Us Serve You
Web services are now so cheap and plentiful you may never buy software again
WHY is the vast majority of content which becomes “popular” on social networking platforms (like Digg, Stumble and Propeller) inherently negative, fear-inducing and purpose-less in nature?
7 Powerful Steps to Overcoming Resistance and Actually Getting Stuff Done
from ZenHabits
London's French Foreign Legion Shuns Sarkozy Plea to Come Home
from Bloomberg.com
CCM Magazine transitions to online-only format
Nashville Business Journal
Custom-Building a Life
BusinessWeek . . .Jeff Weinstein's burger joint has taken off, but he has struggled to balance life and the job. Then he hit on a work-in-progress solution.
More employers seek out seniors
MSNBC Growing list of companies see benefits of hiring people 50 and up
Steve Blank's Secret History of Silicon Valley
Now it's getting fun...
Massive fraud by a rogue trader at Societe Generale SA has led to a €4.9 billion ($7.16 billion) [loss]...
both from Mark Andreessen's blog BLOG.PHARMA.com
Why Some People Are Happier Than Others
from BeliefNet
P&G: Using the Past to Invent the Future
in BusinessWeek: In this excerpt from Roger Martin's new book, he discusses how P&G's A.G. Lafley balanced experience
from BoingBoing: Mathematics of waiting for the bus
CBS Adds On-Demand Music To Last.fm
from Forbes.com
Gates misses the point on 'creative capitalism'
from cdnet
BusinessWeek Tech: Let Us Serve You
Web services are now so cheap and plentiful you may never buy software again
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Christian Podcasts
BattleCry
battlecry.com is an online community and resource for Christian teens, churches, youth groups, and leaders
New Christian Music PodCast
International House of Prayer: One Thing
Radian Magazine
life from the inside out
LifeWay: Biblical Solutions for Life
God's iPod
God's iPod™ brings Christian Podcasts, audio Bibles, sermons, teaching, apologetics, music, books, podcasts (godcasts), and more for downloading to your computer, Apple iPod or other MP3 player, and all for free.
You don't need an iPod to listen to Christian podcasts! Just iTunes (free)!
battlecry.com is an online community and resource for Christian teens, churches, youth groups, and leaders
New Christian Music PodCast
International House of Prayer: One Thing
Radian Magazine
life from the inside out
LifeWay: Biblical Solutions for Life
God's iPod
God's iPod™ brings Christian Podcasts, audio Bibles, sermons, teaching, apologetics, music, books, podcasts (godcasts), and more for downloading to your computer, Apple iPod or other MP3 player, and all for free.
You don't need an iPod to listen to Christian podcasts! Just iTunes (free)!
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Post-Christian, Pentecostelism, London, Denzel, Jobs, Life Lessons
'Post-Christian era'? Don't tell Third World
Pentecostelism's Growth in the Favelas
Cash-Happy London
If you haven't been to London in a while, you won't recognize it. The city hasn't seemed this alive—or expensive—in years
Denzel Washington's Ministry of Movies
The star tells us how he studies the Bible daily, prays every morning and night, and sees his films as a form of preaching.
Harvard: 'Hard' Skills Trump 'Soft' Skills
Research from Steve Kaplan and colleagues suggests investors should hire a Jack Welch or a Steve Jobs—both with tough reputations—rather than a Jeff Immelt
America's new jobs: We don't need no education, just comfort
I’m a Believer: How the World’s Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind.
Life Lessons
When Harvard social scientist Robert Putnam was recently researching America's challenge in forging a common identity amid demographic diversity, he visited fast-growing Protestant churches--and was surprised by what he found.
Aboard the Swedish Icebreaker Oden
Pentecostelism's Growth in the Favelas
Cash-Happy London
If you haven't been to London in a while, you won't recognize it. The city hasn't seemed this alive—or expensive—in years
Denzel Washington's Ministry of Movies
The star tells us how he studies the Bible daily, prays every morning and night, and sees his films as a form of preaching.
Harvard: 'Hard' Skills Trump 'Soft' Skills
Research from Steve Kaplan and colleagues suggests investors should hire a Jack Welch or a Steve Jobs—both with tough reputations—rather than a Jeff Immelt
America's new jobs: We don't need no education, just comfort
I’m a Believer: How the World’s Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind.
Life Lessons
When Harvard social scientist Robert Putnam was recently researching America's challenge in forging a common identity amid demographic diversity, he visited fast-growing Protestant churches--and was surprised by what he found.
Aboard the Swedish Icebreaker Oden
Saturday, December 8, 2007
LED, Cycles, Heros, Joel and Ted, Gospel and Laptops
Philips and Taking on the Lighting World
from BusinessWeek
Computer World and the Best of Management
The Art of the Deal
How the Nahmad family made billions trading art, and why so many people in the art world can't stand them.
Words To Retire
Purists in America Find St. Andrews in Pacific Mist of Oregon
from Bloomber.com
Flickr Debuts Online Image Editor
The 20 Most Important Questions in Business
What entrepreneurs can do is ask the core set of tough questions that govern the fate of any enterprise.
Super Cycles or Hooligan Chic
Celebrities and corporate moguls are fueling the boom in custom motorcycles--and creating a new subculture of fierce collectibles.
More Willowcreek Revealsqueal
from MondayMorning
Unsung Heroes of the Computer World
Predatory Lending
The bill tells lenders they may not engage in the undefined practice of "predatory lending"--examples of which include vague offenses such as offering loans that are not "solely in the best interest of the consumer" or offering loans that a borrower does not have a "reasonable ability to repay."
Turning Business Ed on It's Head
from BusinessWeek
Strategic Digital Outreach
Frank Johnson . . . 'I believe that the internet provides today's church with a historic opportunity .... to tell the old, old story of Jesus and His love in ways which could only have been imagined in times past. The objective of this website is to explore the various ways in which today's technology can be used to spread the gospel around the world.'
Google Announces Fastest Growing Search Terms
from TechCrunch
Joel Osteen
If the evangelical world is looking for a poster child to offset the negative publicity surrounding rich televangelists, Joel Osteen would be a good choice.
Ted Turner as Rancher or is He Taking Over the Land
from MSNBC
Along the Route from Communism
The fall of the Berlin Wall 18 years ago symbolized the beginning of a transition from communist central planning to market democracy in some 25 countries--many of them new states. from Forbes
20/20 Vision on 70/70
from Forbes
Technology and the New Workers
from Forbes
Judas Gospel and the Gospel Truth
Big Tech and Older Folks
There were more Internet users age 55 and up than there were age 18 to 34 in September, according to Nielsen Online. from USAToday
Ten Things Bad About Laptops
from USAToday
from BusinessWeek
Computer World and the Best of Management
The Art of the Deal
How the Nahmad family made billions trading art, and why so many people in the art world can't stand them.
Words To Retire
Purists in America Find St. Andrews in Pacific Mist of Oregon
from Bloomber.com
Flickr Debuts Online Image Editor
The 20 Most Important Questions in Business
What entrepreneurs can do is ask the core set of tough questions that govern the fate of any enterprise.
Super Cycles or Hooligan Chic
Celebrities and corporate moguls are fueling the boom in custom motorcycles--and creating a new subculture of fierce collectibles.
More Willowcreek Revealsqueal
from MondayMorning
Unsung Heroes of the Computer World
Predatory Lending
The bill tells lenders they may not engage in the undefined practice of "predatory lending"--examples of which include vague offenses such as offering loans that are not "solely in the best interest of the consumer" or offering loans that a borrower does not have a "reasonable ability to repay."
Turning Business Ed on It's Head
from BusinessWeek
Strategic Digital Outreach
Frank Johnson . . . 'I believe that the internet provides today's church with a historic opportunity .... to tell the old, old story of Jesus and His love in ways which could only have been imagined in times past. The objective of this website is to explore the various ways in which today's technology can be used to spread the gospel around the world.'
Google Announces Fastest Growing Search Terms
from TechCrunch
Joel Osteen
If the evangelical world is looking for a poster child to offset the negative publicity surrounding rich televangelists, Joel Osteen would be a good choice.
Ted Turner as Rancher or is He Taking Over the Land
from MSNBC
Along the Route from Communism
The fall of the Berlin Wall 18 years ago symbolized the beginning of a transition from communist central planning to market democracy in some 25 countries--many of them new states. from Forbes
20/20 Vision on 70/70
from Forbes
Technology and the New Workers
from Forbes
Judas Gospel and the Gospel Truth
Big Tech and Older Folks
There were more Internet users age 55 and up than there were age 18 to 34 in September, according to Nielsen Online. from USAToday
Ten Things Bad About Laptops
from USAToday
Monday, November 19, 2007
Pie and Your Name and the Last Supper
American Pie
McLean Keeps Serving `American Pie' That Made Career, Fortune
What's In a Name?
Students whose names begin with C or D get lower grades than those whose names begin with A or B; major league baseball players whose first or last names began with K (the strikeout-signifying letter) are significantly more likely to strike out, according to the report published in the December issue of Psychological Science.
St. Thomas University
Shock therapy for freshmen at St. Thomas shockingly trite
The Last Supper in Detail
Kathy Smith's Spiritual Walking
McLean Keeps Serving `American Pie' That Made Career, Fortune
What's In a Name?
Students whose names begin with C or D get lower grades than those whose names begin with A or B; major league baseball players whose first or last names began with K (the strikeout-signifying letter) are significantly more likely to strike out, according to the report published in the December issue of Psychological Science.
St. Thomas University
Shock therapy for freshmen at St. Thomas shockingly trite
The Last Supper in Detail
Kathy Smith's Spiritual Walking
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Vote for Sainthood
Click for JP II Sainthood
The Vatican is inviting devotees of the late pontiff to log on to its Web site and offer money and prayers to help make John Paul a saint. The devout can surf in six languages, send e-mails and even receive fragments of the pope's white cassock.
The Vatican is inviting devotees of the late pontiff to log on to its Web site and offer money and prayers to help make John Paul a saint. The devout can surf in six languages, send e-mails and even receive fragments of the pope's white cassock.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Christian Press, Gay and Married Clergy, Emergents, Christian Hits and Leaders and Elvis
Baptist Press: News with a Christian Perspective
Lutherans urged not to punish gay clergy in 'faithful' relationships
Cisco Launches Virtual World Blog
From Business Communicators of Second Life: Exploring the potential of Second Life for business communications, information dissemination and innovation.
Is Married Priest Movement the Beginning of a Catholic Church Reformation?
Christian Apologist Says Church is Producing Atheists
One Lutheran Group Responds to Another on Gay Issue
Emergent Church
Emergent Christians finding a new path
Joni and Friends
Joni Eareckson Tada founded the ministry in 1979 to communicate the gospel and equip Christ-honoring churches worldwide to evangelize and disciple people affected by disabilities.
Spiritual Health of Christian Leaders
Musings of a Christian Psychologist
The Fate of the Family and the Future of the Church
Despite their inclusive rhetoric, mainline Protestant congregations are actually less likely to have single parents, single adults, and married couples without children than are evangelical Protestant churches.
Elvis and his religion
The Religious Affiliation of Rock and Roll Pioneer Elvis Presley
TopChristianHits.org
a website created to document the history of Contemporary Christian Music through an accurate analysis of various airplay and sales charts.
Lutherans urged not to punish gay clergy in 'faithful' relationships
Cisco Launches Virtual World Blog
From Business Communicators of Second Life: Exploring the potential of Second Life for business communications, information dissemination and innovation.
Is Married Priest Movement the Beginning of a Catholic Church Reformation?
Christian Apologist Says Church is Producing Atheists
One Lutheran Group Responds to Another on Gay Issue
Emergent Church
Emergent Christians finding a new path
Joni and Friends
Joni Eareckson Tada founded the ministry in 1979 to communicate the gospel and equip Christ-honoring churches worldwide to evangelize and disciple people affected by disabilities.
Spiritual Health of Christian Leaders
Musings of a Christian Psychologist
The Fate of the Family and the Future of the Church
Despite their inclusive rhetoric, mainline Protestant congregations are actually less likely to have single parents, single adults, and married couples without children than are evangelical Protestant churches.
Elvis and his religion
The Religious Affiliation of Rock and Roll Pioneer Elvis Presley
TopChristianHits.org
a website created to document the history of Contemporary Christian Music through an accurate analysis of various airplay and sales charts.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Internet Monk: Dispatches from the Post-Evangelical Wilderness
Christian Unity in Appalacia
I live in one of the poorest regions of the United States . . .
I live in one of the poorest regions of the United States . . .
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