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Available on iTunes. And at BlogTalkRadio: www.blogtalkradio.com Nate Phelps is the son of Fred Phelps, infamous pastor of Kansas’ Westboro Baptist Church, an entity which asserts that “God Hates Fags,” that…
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In recent years, we have seen a rapid increase in the number of overseas Chinese students coming to Europe. These young people set sail across the ocean with hopes, dreams and an open mind. They carry no baggage from the past, and many are eager to learn the …
Read On →Special Offering Resource for U.M. Student Day this Sunday Congregations are recommended to celebrate U.M. Student Day this coming Sunday, November 25th. The following link includes both general church resources, and downloadable bulletin inserts customized for Cal-Pac Conference, using local studen …
Read On →They brainstorm and discuss possible sermon ideas and vote on which ones to pursue in the following year. It seems that much of the creative work in preparing sermons takes place as
Read On →How was Sunday for you? Friends, football, family, and fun are fine. But the highlight for me is to worship God in the company of the saints. I confess: in thirty-five years of pastoral ministry Sundays were important-even special. But they were work, too. Now, they bring anticipation, …
Read On →Dear Family, Good luck with your race this week! I am sorry you can’t run this year mom, what a bummer. I guess this year will be up to Allie, Chip and Dad to carry on the family turkey day 5k …
Read On →ALBAN WEEKLY – Neighbors and Covenant Relationships by Steve Willis for Monday, 19 November 2012 Stu was one of the first people to help me see that the patient work of discernment was a big part of what I was called to do. I was right out of …
Read On →I’ve been in youth ministry for a short time, but one of the things that I really enjoy is creating resources. I like to be able to make resources that the…
Read On →Latter-day Saints in Botswana rejoiced as the first stake was created in their country, the Gaborone Botswana Stake. Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Seventy, and president of the Africa Southeast Area, along with Elder
Read On →NOV. 23 — The Christmas Lights on Temple Square will be lit. No concerts. NOV. 24 — The Sterling Singers under the direction of Kelly DeHaan will perform the opening concert of “Christmas on Temple Square” at 7:30 p.m. …
Read On →My first day driving solo has many parallels to the first year in youth ministry. In both cases I had the training necessary, and in both cases there were unique scenarios that were hard to prepare for. The bus I drove had …
Read On →The 41st annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium was held at BYU Oct. 26-27, with presenters addressing the theme ” ‘You Shall Have My Word’: Exploring the Text of the Doctrine and Covenants.” Reports
Read On →Yesterday morning I got a phone call from one the many amazing people I know. This woman is one of my people (a parishioner). She is the Sunday School discipleship leader and often she gives me bags of clothes. She …
Read On →Episcopal Update Thursday, November 15, 2012 Dear Sisters and Brothers, I have just returned from our fall Council of Bishops meeting. Throughout the meeting I had our California-Pacific Conference in mind and was able to send resources back to conference leaders that I pray will help us lead faithf …
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One in four voters for president Barack Obama in the recent election were religiously unaffiliated.
Read On →The storm that affected more than 60 million people, killing more than 110 in the United States, 11 in Cuba and 65 in the Caribbean, has caused millions of dollars in
Read On →Ciao, Which I have recently found out means both “hello” and “bye”. Good to know, because I thought it only meant “bye”. Which is very confusing when you meet someone here for the first time and they say…
Read On →An Iranian evangelical pastor has stated that eventually the Islamic Republic of Iran will become a “Christian country,” even amid increased state-sponsored persecution.
Read On →Just before Election Day, Bluestem noted the Catholic Church’s silence on the voter restriction amendment in Voter restriction, the Catholic Church and the Land Stewardship Project’s rural witness. Not all faith-based organizations remained silent; the list of Our Vote Our Future campaign partners a …
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IRS Receives Complaint Against Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
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There has been a lot of talk in recent years about making the gospel announcement of Jesus Christ front and center in our preaching and teaching. As our society becomes increasingly post-Christian, it is critical for us to not assume lost people …
Read On →The Execution of Savonarola by Anonymous I’ve been spending a lot of time recently researching Girolamo Savonarola recently, for particular reasons that will hopefully be announced soon as well as the fact that the man fascinates me. I…
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10 Reasons Christianity Rocks!
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My mom died on September 30 at the age of 93. Although I’m writing a lot about her in private I’m not ready to post very much. Our relationship had annoying aspects (does any parent-child relationship not have complications,
Read On →“Why don’t young people come to church anymore?” I’ve heard this question far more times than I care to count, and each time, there are already a hundred or more “answers” or excuses to pin this sad reality on someone else. “It’s bad parenting,” someone…
Read On →When I moved to the Dallas area three years ago there was one thing that made me the most nervous: finding a church home. Growing up a pastor’s kid I never really had a choice of where I went to …
Read On →Here’s an interesting synopsis of a study of youth and religion in America found a ymtoday.com. Though it’s a few years old, and is not from a Lutheran perspective…
Read On →Last week I spoke about the “ecumenical gift exchange,” the idea that God calls every member of the body of Christ to share their …
Read On →This is the video we watched tonight at our Carlinville campus student ministry. Watch it as if each slide is a text message from God to you. It is directly from Scripture to you from the heart of God
Read On →So I’m a couple weeks late but on my 21st birthday I wanted to post a list of changes I wanted t make in my 21st year of life. It absolutely amazes me the changes that God has …
Read On →“God will be with us. He will watch over us. He will protect us . . . if we will be true and faithful and obedient and hearken to His word.
Read On →This blog has been apart of my thoughts for a little over a year now. I am continually searching for things I should write about that will help others …
Read On →Youth ministry is exactly where young persons take aspect in the ministry of religion known as religious ministry. ‘Youth Group’ would be the other terms which can be utilised to denote this youth ministry. The youth
Read On →One book that I plan to read: It’s amazing what youth will eat. I love sushi, but it’s quite different than eating a live goldfish. I sat near the back of the crowd and watched with a curious sea-sickness—gazing at the teenage …
Read On →17-year-old Helena Muffly wrote exactly 100 years ago today: Sunday, November 3, 1912: Went to Sunday School this afternoon. Besse and Curt were out. Wasn’t here when they came. Her middle-aged granddaughter’s …
Read On →Available from these sellers. Product Details: Hardcover Publisher: New York University Press (January 1, 1966) Language: English ISBN-10: 0814700241 ISBN-13: 978-0814700242 Yesterday’s Promise (East of the Sun) Release Date: February 16, 2010 | Series: East of the Sun (Book 2) He fought to seek his …
Read On →Ladies and Gentlemen…. Today is November 1st. Which means one thing (And no, NOT Christmas decoration time as my wife said this morning). The Hiatus is over! Cue the confetti cannon! Play …
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