Christian Leaders Apologize to Muslims On October 13, 2006, 38 leading Islamic scholars, clerics and intellectuals sent an open letter to Pope Benedict XVI in response to his lecture at the University of Regensburg in Germany in September of 2006 in which he addressed such topics as Holy War, forced conversion and the need for […]
Tag: Pastoral Issues
MURPHY’S CHURCH LAW 1. When the Deacons talk about improving the church’s spiritual life, they are never talking about their own. 2. In a committee meeting, the authority of a person is inversely proportional to the number of pens that person is carrying. 3. There will always be empty soft drink cans rolling on the […]
GAMBLING In an article on “What’s Wrong With Buying Lottery Tickets?†Hal Lane observes, “Legalized gambling teaches the following principles: Gambling is good. The state will give its seal of approval to a practice that has led many into addictive and destructive lifestyles. They will be sanctioning a false hope of instant wealth that has […]
SermonCentral.com: Free Sermons, Illustrations and Outlines Contextual Preaching:The Key to Preaching So Your Audience Can Hearby Ed Stetzer At the heart of effective preaching is a solid missiological perspective. Are you communicating in such a way that your words actually convey biblical truth to your audience? Or does your preaching float right past your hearers […]
Justified: Creation vs. Evolution: Does It Matter (as a professing Christian) Where You Stand? Good post from a very interesting blog.