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God’s Shining Face READ Psalm 67:1-7  May God be merciful and bless us. May his face smile with favor on us. Psalm 67:1 The New Living Translation of Psalm 67:1 speaks of God’s face smiling with favor on us. This accurately renders the sense of the original language, which reads literally: “May [God’s] face shine…

Part 2 of series: Is Online Church Really Church? Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In this series, I want to examine the thesis that online church is really church. More specifically, I want to consider whether an online church experience can ever be enough. Could a biblically-based Christian rightly believe that…

Part 1 of series: Is Online Church Really Church? Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In yesterday’s post I reviewed some of the highlights of the recent Christian Web Conference at Biola University. In this post I mentioned several conversations I had with people who are convinced that online church can be…

Last week I participated in the Christian Web Conference at Biola University in La Mirada, California. I represented The High Calling of Our Daily Work, a sister ministry of Laity Lodge, which helped to sponsor the conference. The CWC is the newest update of GodBlogCon, a conference originally focused on blogging. Now the conference looks…

Yesterday I put up some excerpts from a study published by Gordon College. It found that a significant number of Christian college students report “several negative consequences” from their electronic activities. 12.7% of students report that they cannot stop using Facebook and similar technologies, even if they wanted to. This sounds rather like addiction, does…

Here are some excerpts from a new release that we just published by Gordon College, an evangelical Christian college in Massachusetts: When they’re not sending text messages or tweets, today’s Christian college students are spending time on Facebook. A lot of it. One in every three says he’s spending 1-2 hours a day on the…

The Hillsides Blossom with Joy READ Psalm 65:1-13  The grasslands of the wilderness become a lush pasture, and the hillsides blossom with joy. Psalm 65:12 As I reflect on Psalm 65:12, my mind envisions the lush wilderness “pastures” of Montana. On a recent vacation to the “Big Sky” state, my family and I hiked along…

Shirking Responsibility READ Exodus 32:15-29  “So I told them, ‘Whoever has gold jewelry, take it off.’ When they brought it to me, I simply threw it into the fire—and out came this calf!” Exodus 32:24 Exodus 32 reveals that the idea of making an image to represent the “gods” originated with the Israelites. But, thereafter,…

Today the producers of American Idol announced that talk-show-host and comedienne Ellen Degeneres will permanently fill the role of judge, taking the position that had belonged to Paul Abdul. Now this is news for American Idol fans, several of which live in my family. With the loss of Paula and the addition of Ellen, we…

Part 5 of series: A Theology of Work in Ezra and Nehemiah Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In the Old Testament book of Nehemiah, chapter 1 introduces the main character and sets up the story of the book. Nehemiah is a Jewish man who worked as the cupbearer for the Persian…
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