Here is a CNN article by Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor. Thou shalt not be required to financially support your church – but you should anyway. That’s the upshot of a new informal survey of evangelical leaders finding that less than half believe that the Bible requires church members to tithe, the practice of giving […]
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John Piper's prayer for Japan
Here is a prayer by John Piper for Japan. The power of moving water is greater than most of us can imagine. Nothing stands before it. We are driven to our knees: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG8vLbYxmpQ&feature=player_embedded] Father in heaven, you are the absolute Sovereign over the shaking of the earth, the rising of the sea, and the raging […]
2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats. A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed […]
Evangelical author Philip Yancey asks: What good is God? – CNN Belief Blog – CNN.com Blogs
Who will I miss, how have I spent my life, and am I ready for what happens next? ~Philip Yancey CNN: In your book, you say your near-death experience forced you to think of three questions: Who will I miss, how have I spent my life, and am I ready for what happens next? Are […]
My take: Why my church rebelled against the American Dream – CNN Belief Blog
I believe God has a dream for people today. It’s just not the same as the American Dream. I believe God is saying to us that real success is found in radical sacrifice. That ultimate satisfaction is found not in making much of ourselves but in making much of him. That the purpose of our […]
iBand Chorus – Christmas Performance at North Point Community Church using only iPads and iPhones
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9XNfWNooz4&fs=1&hl=en_US] iBand Chorus – Using only iPads and iPhones, a group of musicians rocked North Point Community Church in Apharetta, Georgia, to the sounds of the season. While banging away on keys, drums and guitars simulated by apps like NLogSynth PRO, the band, called iBand, tore the roof off the place while ringing in some […]