Here’s some great blog posts I’ve read recently that you should check out:

• When Relevancy Downgrades to Plain Ol’ Imbecility
• The Problem of Evangelical Biblical Illiteracy
• The Pre-Schooler and the Pistol
• Make Plans, Not Resolutions
• Pastor? (A funny post about how it is “cool” to have a fancy job title other than “pastor.”

Enjoy!

After much frustration and hours of coding, I finally gave up on trying to code featured posts on my own and found a plugin that does it for me. It was a little difficult setting it up but I like the final result after I tweaked it a little bit. What do you think?

I’m adding some color (and design) to this site. Please pardon the featured posts mess, trying to code it – don’t have a lot of time lately. Designing sites for other people has been my priority, mine’s been taking a back seat.

I switched hosting companies after having SEVERAL issues with Netfirms. I am now with HostGator and so far things seem MUCH faster and I’m not having hardly any database errors like I continued to have with them. Right now I’ve got a minimalist design up here just to have something, although I kind of like it – maybe it’s here to stay….

Let me know if you notice a difference in speed or if things seems better (or worse)…. I’m still in my evaluation period.

I’m having a lot of technical difficulty lately. Pardon the mess…

Some of you may have noticed the “Resources” link on the top menu of this blog. I just added a whole bunch of reading recommendations and direct links to the books on Amazon.com. I’d appreciate it if you purchase the books through the links provided on this site, as I am an Amazon affiliate and the proceeds help pay for my hosting plan each year. You may not have noticed, but I made the Google AdSense ads take a backseat on this new site design, and I’ve noticed the financial difference. But I wanted the message to remain the pre-eminent feature, not some advertisement for Christian dating or something else silly. So please check out the Resources page, and buy some books!

Look no further. In response to many questions, I have made a quick video site overview / tutorial. Enjoy!

I hope you found the video helpful!

Yes, I get rather restless. I’m hoping to integrate social media into the site more and make it more dynamic. It’s just too static doing nothing but listing posts and comments. We’ll see how it goes. In the mean time, what do you think of the general look and feel?

Yup, out of town again. See if you can guess where I am, comment and I’ll tell you if you’re right or wrong. This will be easy for a few of my readers

There’s been a lot of good posts floating around lately, and I wanted to spread a little link love to those posts that deserve your attention. All four of these links will conveniently open in a new window or tab.

• If Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians Was Published in Christianity Today. From Sacred Sandwich. This satirical piece gives mock replies to Paul’s letter to the Galatian church as though it were published in a contemporary edition of Christianity Today. I laughed out loud a few times, sad but true. We often forget how serious heresy is, and how harshly we ought to deal with it.
• Four Unbiblical Models For Church. From subversive1. Blog author Keith Giles describes four of the most common church models used today: the Harvard Model, Hollywood Model, IBM Model (corporate/CEO church), and the Wal-Mart Model. He makes the point that we should follow the New Testament model.
• Gospel-Centered Discipleship. From Resurgence. Winfield Bevins writes, “Many churches in North America have given in to the sin of pragmatism. They have a pragmatic approach to ecclesiology that focuses on church growth more than on church health, and on cultural accommodation rather than biblical faithfulness. Some churches have either adopted a hierarchical structure that resembles a corporate business, or they simply have no church structure at all. The result is that many churches produce consumers and not radical disciples of Jesus Christ.” Be sure to read the rest.
• Seeker Driven Sermon Topics are a Hindrance to the Gospel. From Extreme Theology. Chris Rosebrough writes: “It never ceases to amaze me (in a bad way) how seeker driven / purpose driven sermons can provide such a trivial cadre of practical advice and NEVER get to the primary and important subjects of scripture, namely “repentance and the forgiveness of sins in Jesus name” and sound Christ Centered doctrine. Yet, when one examines the doctrinal statements of these churches self-help centers its not as if they out right deny Christian orthodoxy, in fact most affirm orthodox Christian doctrine. The problem is that they don’t preach, teach and proclaim sound Christian doctrine from their pulpits. . . .” Be sure to read the rest of this one as well (it’s short).

Enjoy!