Monday, February 19, 2024

Monday's Catch: '3 Truths for Ministering After the Chaos' And More


3 Truths for Ministering After the Chaos
Research shows some of the cultural chaos seems to be settling. We are in a new world, which calls for new skills and a new mindset.

Why Discipleship Must Target Apathy
Apathy emerges less from lack of knowledge than from lack of conviction about what you know to be true.

Michael Wear talks ‘politics-sorting churches,’ Christian nationalism and if Biden will run a 'post-Christian' campaign
Former Obama administration official Michael Wear spoke with The Christian Post about various issues connected to the current political climate in the United States, including his views on the term Christian nationalism and the role of churches in political discourse.

NRB head explains Trump’s appeal to evangelicals: ‘He gets us’
People feel he understands them. Even though some of his life stuff doesn’t fit into their personal lifestyle or morality, they still feel like he gets them.
Because a politician is adept at sizing up a particular constituency and speaking to its prejudices, fears, and asprations does not mean that the politician in question has the best interests of that constituency at heart. It simply demonstrates that he knows how to exploit those prejudices, fears and aspirations to his own advantage. When one looks at the larger picture, Trump has done a great deal of damage to the cause of the gospel, enough to view him as an anti-Christ like figure, appealing as he does to the worst in human nature and undermining the message and teaching of Christ.
Lawyers admit: There’s no evidence for 2000 Mules election fraud claims
The film 2000 Mules made sensational claims: widespread election fraud had swung the 2020 election for Joe Biden. But lawyers defending the filmmakers have admitted in an Atlanta courtroom they didn’t have any evidence for these charges. The admission came last December but wasn’t reported until Wednesday by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and Associated Press.
From a biblical perspective perpetuating and promoting a narrative which is untrue is bearing false witness against one's neighbor. Jesus told his critics that spreading lies about him showed that they were children of the devil since the devil was the father of lies. They were imitating the devil as children imitate their father. This observation is applicable to anyone who is constantly distorting the truth and spreading lies. They are acting like the devil.
Here’s How To Recruit Great Volunteers
Phil Cooke asked Jeremiah Ricks, the Sunday production director for Celebration Church in Austin, Texas how the church has become so effective with its volunteer team – particulary when it comes to media. Here’s heir conversation....

Jesus Didn’t Diss the Poor: Making Sense of Matthew 26:11
Jesus has not contrasted caring for the poor with preaching, singing, prayer, or any other faith driven ministry. Rather he contrasts the time needed to care for the poor against the time needed to commemorate his death and resurrection. In other words, Mary has grasped the temporal uniqueness of this historical moment and commemorated it in a right and meaningful way.

A Difference-Making Ministry for Any Christian
Not all of us can preach, but all of us can listen. Not all of us can apply ourselves to diligently expositing the Word, but all of us can apply ourselves to diligently receiving it.

What do you do when God says no?
What do we then do when we take our request to God and He says no?

6 Reasons to Sit in a Different Seat at Church This Weekend
Chuck Lawless explains why we shoud sit in a different place at church this weekend.

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