While you may have read about it in the Old Testament. You might have even thought about it from the United Sates Abortion records. But the practice of human sacrifice is again on the rise. At least in Africa. It does give rise to questions about children disappearances in the United States and other areas. The... »
Special oaths to a man. Special oaths taken to a Bishop of a mega church in New Zealand. Can anyone say cult? However, during that same service, the adoption became indoctrination as: At a special service during the church’s annual conference in Auckland at the weekend, about 700 male members of the church swore a “covenant oath”... »
A wife who lost her husband to a shooter while in church prays for the killer. Not an easy time for her. Perhaps you will find some inspiration in her response in the face of great adversity from this man’s actions. “I continue to pray for Terry Sedlacek and his family,” Cindy Winters expressed in... »
It’s that time of year. You have some ideas for the sermon or worship slides. Perhaps it’s some idea for a print job in for thanksgiving. There are some free wallpapers from Blue Mountain. They are not specifically related to worship but as you and I know we adapt good pictures to fit our... »
Los Angeles church, Oasis Christian Center has a ministries thanks to a former Stripper named Harmony Dust visits strip clubs handing out cookies, placing notes on strippers cars after telling them about a different love than the one they are seeing. As this culture continues its current trend you may be hearing more about... »
MotionWorship.com has loops for sale. Here is a free one from their site. It’s a nice attractive loop you might want to use. You may find others you like but they will have to be purchased. »
Fall pictures for worship backgrounds, newsletters and announcement screens are always a must. So we keep looking out for pictures that might inspire ideas or that you can use for non-commercial / private use. Here we found a group of pictures at LifeHacker.com. Nice site for plenty of ideas. In this case a pleasant surprise... »
The young muslim girl who converted to Christianity has been ordered back to Ohio to have her case handled there. Will she, so close to becoming an independent lady, be placed back into the home she feared would kill her? It is very likely that the publicity will serve to protect her. Of course... »
If they were fighting on principle then might wonder why didn’t they fight to take steps to eliminate the pedophile priests before they made more victims. They have something called the Hell Files which few people know about. They are the written records of the Priests confessions to the Bishops. The leadership knows who... »
It’s almost non-news. Thirty years ago this would have erupted in a great clash within mainline churches. Attitudes have dramatically shifted. Not among the unchurched but from within churches. Who has convinced the churches to let go of their pervious principles? We’ll let you figure that one out. IN the meantime you will note that... »
Ideas can be great starters for conversations or illustrations. Some are better than others. Some simply are novelty whose use might be questionable and others leave you really wondering. An article that came across the feed covered the absolute worst in Christian Marketing. I tend to think there are actually worse out there but it... »
While Muslims gathered for the first historical mass prayer to “Allah” they must not be completely pleased with the numbers. It wouldn’t be the fact that more Muslims didn’t show up? No. Already Christians apparently are the target of blame. The event was visited by protesters. There should have been no protests. Everyone has the... »
