First person: Handling church trolls online - The Baptist Paper
I’ve consulted with hundreds of churches over the years, and sadly, online trolls are a common enemy shared by some of the most effective churches in America.| The Baptist Paper
Many U.S. homes may decorate with ghosts and witches for Halloween, but most U.S. adults are doubtful they actually exist.| The Baptist Paper
Writing and presenting the Associational Letter for the annual meeting was a fellowship-building tradition during the first 200 years of Baptist associations in America.| The Baptist Paper
Life in rural America has its charms and challenges. Those who pastor in small towns across the United States recognize the trials inherent to those areas but believe God is working in their congregations and communities.| The Baptist Paper
I’ve consulted with hundreds of churches over the years, and sadly, online trolls are a common enemy shared by some of the most effective churches in America.| The Baptist Paper
The Christian sex ethic says sexual relations should occur only in marriage, but that’s not the way most Americans and many Christians act. Pornography is almost rampant, and not just outside the church. Christine Emba, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of Rethinking Sex, told Russell Moore on his podcast Read more... The post What Porn Does to Us appeared first on Christianity Today.| Christianity Today
A conversation started up in the comments of an older post called Should Women Say The Lord’s Prayer in Church? I started writing a lengthy reply and realized I think this is important enough to put…| Sallie Borrink
I recently read a deep and thoughtful book on Christian living entitled A Heart Aflame for God: A Reformed Approach to Spiritual Formation. I reached out to the author, Matthew Bingham, to see if h…| Kindle Afresh
Make sure that any glory is directed back to God, and keep this balance: love God, love people. The post Lessons in Church Leadership: Point People to God appeared first on Faithward.org.| Faithward.org
Shelly at the YouTube channel There’s No Place Like Home recently featured my post Pagan Christianity | Frank Viola and George Barna in her video titled Are Modern Church Traditions Biblical?| Sallie Borrink
There’s always a need for receiving and sending—for teaching, preparing, and launching. The post Why Releasing a Young Leader Is Both Hard and Good appeared first on Faithward.org.| Faithward.org
Did you know that the Bible tells us that there are certain things we shouldn’t even talk about? The apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 5: “But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must…| Kindle Afresh
The best way to approach complexities is to actually embrace them. Too often we throw out the things that we’ve done wrong. But how can you reimagine something if you’ve not dealt with what it is and who you really are?| Faithward.org
