by Darren Ethier (@nerrad)
Anything I write that is spiritual in nature I file under this main category.
Call it getting up on the wrong side of the bed – or maybe I am just a little bit grouchy this morning – but there are times when the Christian Marketing machine just makes me sick! I’m reading through my copy of Outreach magazine (great magazine by the way) and I came across one […]
This article presents a great idea that I think I’ll try out in the near future (as soon as I get “organized” enough where I know the text for next weeks message a week ahead). I especially like how can help prepare people for hearing me preach on a particular text and invite their participation. […]
In my daily Bible reading I came across this rather difficult verse – difficult because it seems harsh. It is preceded by the hypothetical question posed by Paul in Romans 9:19-20 [as a possible rebuttal to his line of reasoning regarding God choosing some to be His and others who won’t listen in the previous […]
Unfair Attack – Christianity.ca is a good article I just read addressing another article written by same sex advocate Jack Todd, (Time for Conservatives to Let Go of the Moral Monopoly on Marriage,” Gazette, August 5, 2006). Thanks Margaret for taking time to respond to Jack Todd’s article and in the process expose yet again […]
Okay, I know this is a bit delayed but I came across this article by Michael Coren, published in the Toronto Sun that I liked. In Christians are a Jews’ Best Friends Coren makes some good comments about the incongrous perspective the media and secular establishment in North America takes when it comes to covering […]
Here’s another great quote I came across… Would you know who is the greatest saint in the world? it is not he who prays most or fasts most; It is not he who gives most alms or is most eminent for temperance, chastity, or justice; but it is he who is always thankful to God, […]
I came across this interesting article while conducting a web search for this weekends message. Dan Reiland talks about his staff praying that God doesn’t send Christians to their church and he has some excellent insights into what he calls “Professional Christians”. I really resonated with their philosophy of ministry and I agree with a […]
Text: Acts 24:25 (NLT) …Felix was terrified. “Go away for now,” he replied. “When it is more convenient. I’ll call for you again.” Paul was on trial before Felix, the governor of Caesarea, because of a supposed riot he had been accused of starting by some Jews from Jerusalem who wanted to see Paul dead. […]
Text: Deuteronomy 1:21 (NLT) “This seemed like a good idea to me, so I chose twelve scouts, one from each of your tribes.” Moses is without a doubt one of the greatest leaders in History. Handpicked by God to lead the Israelites out of their captivity in Egypt through the desert to the promised land, […]
Just a quote I came across today that I think is so true: “Some churches, for certain, abandon many of the cardinal truths of the faith in their quest to be relevant to the community they serve. But even more churches are woefully unaware of the realities, hope, and pains of those around us. Failure […]