Taco Bell pulled all their advertising from a racy MTV show called Skins because, “Upon further review, we’ve decided that the show is not a fit for our brand and have moved our advertising to other MTV programming,” Now, I’m not advocating MTV nor Taco Bell’s choices of shows to advertise on, but I did… Continue reading Guilty By Association…
Category: Illustrations and Research
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The Cold Within
Six humans trapped by happenstance In dark and bitter cold Each possessed a stick of wood– Or so the story’s told. Their dying fire in need of logs, But the first one held hers back, For, of the faces around the fire, She noticed one was black. The next one looked cross the way Saw… Continue reading The Cold Within
The Fierce Urgency of Now
A check in your wallet does you very little good. It represents opportunity, for certain, but not action. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke about spoiled potential We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and… Continue reading The Fierce Urgency of Now
Humorous Take on 5-fold Ministry
Ephesians 4:11 tells us that God has anointed some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers. Silk describes these fivefold anointings in terms of what each might do at the scene of a car accident (see pp.53-55): The pastor applies first aid, dispenses blankets… Continue reading Humorous Take on 5-fold Ministry
It’s All About The Finish
It was all going so well for Natsuki Terada. The Japanese runner was leading a recent marathon, but then he took a wrong turn… just 200m from the finish line. Terada had been competing for Kokugakuin University in the Hakone Ekiden relay marathon event between Tokyo and Hakone, and as he neared the end of… Continue reading It’s All About The Finish
How is Your Bible?
Professor Grant Horner was flown to 3-day interview/grilling process at Master’s College. At the end of the interview he was ushered in to Dr. MacArthur’s private study, where he was asked one question: “Can I see your Bible?” Horner thought he would be horrified, because it looked like it had been through a typhoon —… Continue reading How is Your Bible?
Funny, Isn’t it? Or is it?
Isn’t it funny how $10.00 looks so big when we take it to church…..and so small when we take it to the store? Isn’t it funny how big 60 minutes are when serving God, but how small when we are fishing, or playing golf or basketball? Isn’t it funny how laborious it is to read… Continue reading Funny, Isn’t it? Or is it?
White Noise
A few years ago while I was working in the offices of General Motors, I was shocked at an inter-office memo I had received. The note was to explain about a new “noise filtering system” that was to be installed in the 1,000-plus employee complex within the coming weeks. It wasn’t the system alone that… Continue reading White Noise
Study finds friends at church make faith more satisfying
About 10 years ago on an Easter Sunday, Rebecca Keck and her family, of New Berlin, Ill., visited Berlin Christian Church with excitement and some feelings of awkwardness. It had been some time since Rebecca and her husband, Scott, had attended a church. That Easter Sunday was the first time they had gone to church… Continue reading Study finds friends at church make faith more satisfying
King James Bible’s 400-year reign
By Mark A. Kellner-The Washington Times Wednesday, December 29, 2010 Its cadence is found in the speeches of Abraham Lincoln and the lyrics of Paul Simon. Renowned narrator Alexander Scourby and country music legend Johnny Cash have recorded spoken versions of the text. It’s estimated that 1 billion copies have been printed since the first… Continue reading King James Bible’s 400-year reign