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Comment on My Own [Randomization] Ritual by Kenny Jahng

Kenny Jahng — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:42:00 +0000

Thanks for the good words bro!

Comment on Something Fishy About Lent by Gavin

Gavin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:39:53 +0000

That is interesting! I never get the fish fillets they offer. I hate them!

Comment on My Own [Randomization] Ritual by Gavin

Gavin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:36:44 +0000

I love this, i've been writing my bucket list lately and am excited to get started on it. So its funny that i happen to come across this with things that you wanna do.

Comment on The 3 Top Reasons Why People Are Leaving The Church by Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:14:41 +0000

I wonder if the top three reasons are the same today as when published in 1993? I would like to see a revision of "Exit Interviews". Would be interesting to compare.

Comment on What Do Lobsters & Lent Have In Common? by Something Fishy About Lent - Godvertiser.com

Something Fishy About Lent - Godvertiser.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:24:54 +0000

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Comment on Introducing Jesus DELUXE? by Reid

Reid — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:09:12 +0000

It could just be stupid

Comment on Postie, postie, don’t go slow! Go like Elvis, GO MAN GO! by The 3 Top Reasons Why People Are Leaving The Church - Godvertiser.com

The 3 Top Reasons Why People Are Leaving The Church - Godvertiser.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:20:42 +0000

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Comment on Do You Know Why Your Church Website Exists? by kkcoolj

kkcoolj — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:03:38 +0000

@Donna, please DO join the bible study class and at least try it out! Small groups and bible study classes are great ways to meet people and *start* to feel connected. There are many others that join classes and small groups because they don't know anyone else in the church.

Comment on Do You Know Why Your Church Website Exists? by donna

donna — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:05:31 +0000

been going to a church for about four weeks,theres a bible study class starting up march 7th starting point, but not sure i feel connected.

Comment on Introducing Jesus DELUXE? by Tracie

Tracie — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:42:57 +0000

It does seem a little weird to me…..I have seen action figures of different Biblical figures in the past, but a Jesus one just seems to push it too far. I would feel weird to see it at the bottom of a toy box shoved in between a dinosaur and a G I Joe. That might just be me.

Comment on Is Christianity In Crisis? by Jerry Haas

Jerry Haas — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:25:26 +0000

You wrote:

"If Hanegraaff chose to take a stand against the propserity (sic) preachings (which I personally disagree with as well) and explained why he feels the Bible opposes such teaching it would be one thing. However, Hanegraaff chooses to name some pastors and devotes a chapter to explaining the specific context of each individual pastor and why some words that were quoted by them are unbiblical."

First, I did not read anywhere in this book about Hanegraaff's "feeling," but did read much about his beliefs. Second, in laying out for the reader the unbiblical teachings of the specific word of faith preachers, is he not presenting his specific beliefs as to why the Bible opposes such teachings? Of course, the answer to this rhetorical question is an obvious yes.

For any student of the scriptures - one who knows how to read and study the Bible for all its worth - it is the words spoken by these teachers of false doctrine that are the greatest indictment against them. Hanegraaff's task was not too difficult, given that the word of faith preachers provide a plethora of material from which to choose.

I appreciate Hanegraaff's willingness to not only pen such an expose', but provide the indisputable documentation that accompanies it. Also, it is interesting that his critics speak in broad terms of his so called attacks on others, but fail to provide the specific examples of where he errs in the critiques he offers. Likewise, the critics fail to point out that Hanegraaff has continued to contact those whom he criticizes and , when they will do so, meets with them to personally discuss his concerns.

I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all born-again believers as a model of apologetics and a primer on how to make certain we test all things against scripture and hold fast to that which is true.

Comment on Ways In Which Evangelism Must Be Different Today According To Tim Keller by DavidW

DavidW — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:19:53 +0000

Thanks for sharing Tim's talk.
Actually, what Christianity gave to humanity by serving the sick, the old folks, unwanted children from Antiquity on through the centuries up to now in almost every country on earth: this won people over, time and again. … even though it's a 'stand alone' feature of the Kingdom of Jesus: it's not primarily a way to win people over but a genuine expression of the love of God in us, for us, through us.

Comment on The Nines Live on Godvertiser.com on 09/09/09 by 40 Doses of Inspiration for Pastors and Ministry Leaders - Godvertiser.com

40 Doses of Inspiration for Pastors and Ministry Leaders - Godvertiser.com — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:14:47 +0000

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Comment on 55+ Must-Do’s For Church Websites by How To Keep Your Community Members Keep Coming Back To Your Church Website - Godvertiser.com

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:39:51 +0000

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Comment on What Ministry Leaders Can Learn From The Brady Bunch by The Reality of Prayer in Virtual Reality - Godvertiser.com

The Reality of Prayer in Virtual Reality - Godvertiser.com — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:37:02 +0000

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Comment on The iPhone Church Has Been Legitimized by Brad Boydston

Brad Boydston — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:04:04 +0000

Geewhiz. Televised religion on a mini-TV.

Comment on Let’s Do The Wave by kkcoolj

kkcoolj — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:50:04 +0000

Last year’s conference was awesome. The keynotes were consistently great. And the break-out pastors’ track was especially valuable – it was such a small group setting given the size of the conference. Loved getting to speak to Ed Young directly after one of the breakouts – wouldn’t be able to do *that* probably if I go down to Grapevine and visit Fellowship Church.

Comment on Let’s Do The Wave by Travis

Travis — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:31:50 +0000

I might be down for this… its always good to go back home to vb, especially in the summer

Comment on Will You See God At The Superbowl? by kkcoolj

kkcoolj — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:48:55 +0000

@gregwong - Sometimes it seems that the "left coast" gets to have all the fun. Mosaic, Cornerstone Simi, NewSong, North Coast, . . . love so many of the ministries in SoCal. So glad that Doritos decided to give Mosaic's tv spot airtime on the Superbowl, the web and beyond!

Comment on Will You See God At The Superbowl? by gregwong

gregwong — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:14:01 +0000

i was a part of mosaic in LA for 4 years. i love the heart and vision to engage with the world.

Comment on Free Download From Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller by Brian

Brian — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:59:59 +0000

use stanza. You can transfer books over wifi to the iphone. if you spend some time converting your books with calibre you can pick up the official book covers and metadata as well.

Comment on Ride The Wave To Better Ministry Team Collabortion by Brannon

Brannon — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:45:15 +0000

We haven't started using Google Wave in our ministry yet, but I envision some very useful possibilities, esp for brainstorming with my Worship Design Team on sets, theme graphics, video projects, song selection etc. could also be useful for the pastoral staff in terms of cross-ministry events and planning. Until I have more people connected on GW it's hard to know how I could or would use it, but the possibilities are vast.

Comment on Ride The Wave To Better Ministry Team Collabortion by kkcoolj

kkcoolj — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:21:56 +0000

Thanks Clint for sharing your enthusiasm. I love seeing the church embracing collaboration tools. I agree that Google Wave is dependent on the network effect – the more people that are in the system, the bigger the impact / benefits.

Google just announced some of the real-time collaboration features found in Google Wave as a part of Google Buzz which is now a part of Gmail. Because TONS more people use Gmail than Google Wave, perhaps we’ll eventually see an all-in-one service where they collapse the rest of Wave into Gmail or a unified communication/collaboration tool…

Keep us posted on what you think about Google Wave!

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Display A Trinity of Love In The Background - Godvertiser.com — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:13:16 +0000

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Comment on Ride The Wave To Better Ministry Team Collabortion by Clint Ussher

Clint Ussher — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:01:09 +0000

I'm very excited about the possibilities of Google Wave - we are using it currently for an Ind. Study course that I am in this semester… But I am also excited to use this with various ministry teams that I work with. I see HUGE gains for planning events, services and retreats etc. Now we just need to get more people waving…