Today's Fresh Blogs...

• John Stott Retires

  Published: July 25, 2007, 8:36 am

  Tags: Church Issues, Human Rights Persecution

  John Stott, a pastor described by Billy Graham as "the most respected clergyman in the world today," retired from public ministry this past Sunday. In his final address, he urged Christians to truly live like Christ. You can read a summary of his sermon at this link. In light of the 23 Korean Christians who are now being held by the

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• Do You Know Where Your Money Is Going?

  Published: July 27, 2007, 9:06 am

  Tags: Business Economics, Church Issues

  This is a question we ought to be asking ourselves every time we pull out our checkbook for that monthly donation to Compassion International, International Justice Mission, or . . . Prison Fellowship. But, if we're honest with ourselves, we'll admit that most times we slip that check in the mail and forget about it. Fellow donors, beware!

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• Nigerian Money Scam

  Published: July 27, 2007, 10:13 am

  Tags: Business Economics, Church Issues

  Nearly every week, I receive emails from people in Nigeria who want to send me money, supposedly from a now dead, long-lost relative. Mostly, I just laugh and delete these messages. However, out of curiosity, how many of our bloggers have had this experience?  Hopefully, none of us have been foolish enough to fall for this scam -- a

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• What Will They Think of, Next?

  Published: July 31, 2007, 10:37 am

  Tags: Apologetics Theology, Arts Media, Church Issues, Trends

  much as anyone. Just think church. Pastors often joke about a migratory flow pattern among Christians in their community who are constantly church-hopping to the next thing in church life. They move from one church to another, looking for the next hot singles group, the next hot church plant, the next hot speaker, the next hot youth

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• Q&A with Chuck Colson, Part III

  Published: August 3, 2007, 8:01 am

  Tags: Apologetics Theology, Books, Church Issues, Religion Society

  a lot of people because the church is in shambles for lack of good teaching. And most people just don't know the elements of their faith. Most denominations and churches aren't getting it . They don't understand what saving faith is. I spend a lot of time dealing with that. It will be a little controversial because I'm bumping into some

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• Heres something you probably never thought youd hear

  Published: August 22, 2007, 8:31 am

  Tags: Church Issues

  "I can't sleep at night with all those drunken churchgoers next door!"

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• A Modest Proposal

  Published: August 30, 2007, 4:39 pm

  Tags: Church Issues, Human Rights Persecution, Life Issues

  1994 genocide by the Rwandan church. There was no gathering place known for more mass killings of the Tutsi than church buildings. Some clergy, like the pastor in Immaculee Ilibagiza's account of survival, risked their lives to save the Tutsi in their parish. Many more turned an indifferent cheek. Others ratted out the Tutsi they were pretending

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• Some trends never change

  Published: September 10, 2007, 10:57 am

  Tags: Books, Church Issues, Trends

  if a man can't be cured of churchgoing, the next best thing is to send him all over the neighbourhood looking for the church that "suits" him until he becomes a taster or connoisseur of churches. The reasons are obvious. In the first place the parochial organization should always be attacked, because, being a unity of place and not

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• Knit or tat?

  Published: September 10, 2007, 10:38 am

  Tags: Books, Church Issues, Trends

  are the implications for the Church?

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• Facing the Music

  Published: September 12, 2007, 4:13 pm

  Tags: Arts Media, Church Issues, Religion Society

  to a host of worship-driven churches, some that openly advertised that they were "a church for the unchurched." On the good occasions, the worship experience was transporting. (I dug a little deeper when that happened. Invariably, I found another value at work behind the worship production: a strong, consistent presence in the

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• The Gospel According to Bach

  Published: September 12, 2007, 1:43 pm

  Tags: Arts Media, Church Issues

  to why the "old church music" is still the best church music because of its commitment to proclaiming the timeless truths of God's Word in music that stirs and elevates the soul.  Calvin Stapert writes this about Bach, "a man whose staunch Lutheran faith informed his life, his career, and his view of music": He

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• What Churches Need

  Published: September 18, 2007, 12:47 pm

  Tags: Church Issues

  Clapham Institute says what churches need more of are contrarian leaders.

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• Getting Your i-Div

  Published: September 25, 2007, 5:22 pm

  Tags: Church Issues, Religion Society, Technology

  out the various lectures on church history. Here's the link (it should open inside iTunes). More from the RTS newsletter:Apple's iTunes U program allows educational institutions to make course and other materials available online in Apple's music store. All course lectures of the RTS virtual campus courses were made available for free download

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• High-tech worship

  Published: September 25, 2007, 5:19 pm

  Tags: Church Issues, Technology

  is shaping the culture of church. From closed circuit TV, to podcasts (or Godcasts, as they're often called), to direct deposit tithing, the article offers a well-balanced look at the role technology has and should (or should not) have in churches. One pastor quoted in the article said "his concern...is staying relevant in an age when

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• The Point About Al Gore

  Published: September 27, 2007, 12:03 pm

  Tags: Church Issues

  Gore as an example to the church he is just what the church does not need. We need people in the church who Talk the talk and Walk the Walk not like Mr. Gore who is just talking the talk and asking the middle class to pay the priceBill's concern for hypocrisy is valid of course, but I also think Mark's point is valid as well.  The truth

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