Substantive sermons
Ray Van Neste writes that, contrary to what many think, people do indeed want substantive sermons:
Preachers are often told that people really are not interested in substantive content in sermons. I know
Birth certificate arrived!
We were going to Boston one way or another at noon, hoping to get through the border without Charlene’s birth certificate, which has been at the Passport office since January. Good news
Presenting the gospel as separate items on a shopping list
I keep coming across quotes on presenting the gospel, which was a hot topic of debate around here a week or so ago. Just read this from my thesis – forgot it was there!
12 shocking facts about the church
This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church”
the total cost of Christian outreach averages $330,000 for each and every newly baptised person.
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Now a skiing family
Christina went skiing with her school for a week in January. Ever since then, she’s been begging us to hit the slopes together. We finally did yesterday at the Mansfield Ski Club