Worldwide What is an Influencer? An influencer is someone who has a large following within the product or service, and can influence customers or potential customers to take a particular action. I’ve written before about how the “social media manager” is key to building a successful product, and why influencers are key to building strong brand authority as well. How […] Written by jack121400 September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelicals in a Post-Trump World “Evangelicals in America had a wide range of reactions to Joe Biden’s inauguration.” That proposition may not make sense from the dominant media and academic view of “evangelicals,” a term which usually means “Republican” and “white” (but may not necessarily mean “churchgoing”). If you consider the full landscape of American evangelicalism, however, there truly was […] Written by Evangelical History January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Diving into Jonah—Overcoming Reluctant Ears, Hearts & Eyes Reluctant. That’s how I see the prophet Jonah in his eponymous book. God calls him, and he just doesn’t want the ministry he’s called to. I get that reluctance. I wonder if that’s why I resonate with Jonah. What comes to mind for you when you think about reluctance? A Reluctant Prophet Jonah had an […] Written by intervarsity January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelicals in a Post-Trump World “Evangelicals in America had a wide range of reactions to Joe Biden’s inauguration.” That proposition may not make sense from the dominant media and academic view of “evangelicals,” a term which usually means “Republican” and “white” (but may not necessarily mean “churchgoing”). If you consider the full landscape of American evangelicalism, however, there truly was […] Written by Evangelical History January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Diving into Jonah—Overcoming Reluctant Ears, Hearts & Eyes Reluctant. That’s how I see the prophet Jonah in his eponymous book. God calls him, and he just doesn’t want the ministry he’s called to. I get that reluctance. I wonder if that’s why I resonate with Jonah. What comes to mind for you when you think about reluctance? A Reluctant Prophet Jonah had an […] Written by intervarsity January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Three Reasons God Commands Us to Pray for Government Leaders It’s Inauguration Day in the United States, so I thought I’d remind us all of the biblical duty we have to always be in prayer for government leaders. Let us remember that our sovereign God raises and lowers kings (Dan. 2:21). He alone is worthy of our worship, full allegiance, and trust. When we as […] Written by Paul Tautges January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Unquestionable Devotion to Spiritual Teacher: The Story of Serial-Killer Angulimala It might astound many people, including many Buddhists, to learn that one of the arhats, or enlightened saints, was a serial killer. This killer was named Angulimala, whose name means “Finger Garland,” due to the garland composed of the finger bones of his 999 victims that he wore around his neck. According to the tradition, he […] Written by Minerva Lee January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
RESOURCES: Parenting Prodigal Children BOOKS/MINI-BOOKS Come Back, Barbara: A Father’s Pursuit of a Prodigal Daughter (John Miller, Barbara Juliani) From Heartbroken to Hopeful: Gospel Hope for Parents with Prodigals (Shirley Elliot) Letting Go: Rugged Love for Wayward Souls (Dave Harvey, Paul Gilbert) Prodigal Children: Hope and Help for Parents (Robert Jones) The Painful Path of the Prodigal (Craig Svensson) […] Written by Paul Tautges January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
You are Not Less Worthy Luke 4:14-30 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 1/17/21 Which part of the body are you? Are you the eyes, seeing everything that goes on, observing, and through that seeing, helping us to be guided forward as a church, as a people, into the future? Are you the ears, hearing the concerns and hearing […] Written by Barbara Barkley January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A watery way to release accumulated tension Creek Study, a watercolor by Will Noble Tension, especially tension that has built up over a long time, doesn’t necessarily disappear when the external cause of the fear that tightened us up is removed. It can become habitual. So this week in class my guided meditation was focused on releasing the accumulated and recently exacerbated […] Written by Stephanie Noble January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked