Don’t Mistake Transfer Growth for Evangelism
This kind of growth is not evangelistic, however, and it is imperative for pastors to be honest about the nature of such growth. If pastors lack such honesty, they may take measures that are effective at growing a church but not reaching the lost. The fastest way to grow a church is usually through appeals to people who are already following Jesus. It’s intuitive: The people looking for churches are already Christians. Those who are far from Christ ignore our advertisements, our events, and our seeker-friendly sermons.
3 Reminders When You Feel Social Media Burnout
- God Made Us for Community.
- God Made Us for Intimate Connection With Him.
- God Made Us for Eternity.
When You Can’t Escape Busyness
When we fear our busy circumstances, we believe the lie that life can only keep going because of us. We believe in our performance, well-planned schedules, and ability to hold things together. We deny God’s power at work within us when we think our circumstances are simply too much. When we set our minds on our abilities and fear our circumstances more than we fear God, sin will result. When the pressures of life take away our ability to perform, we’ll react in the weakness of our flesh.
‘Speak English’: Houston-area elected official apologizes after speaking out against Lina Hidalgo
Tice said that if Hidalgo delivers updates in Spanish, she should also deliver updates in other widely used languages in the Houston area.
“You got 300,000 Muslims [in the Houston area], so lets go ahead and speak some Arabic,” he said.
Iditarod musher loses lead after dogs band together and quit on him
Musher Nicolas Petit lost a huge lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday when his dog team refused to keep going after he yelled at one of the animals.
A dog named Joey had been fighting with another dog on the team and jumped it during a break on the way to the Bering Sea checkpoint of Koyuk.
“I yelled at Joey, and everybody heard the yelling, and that doesn’t happen,” Petit told the Iditarod Insider website. “And then they wouldn’t go anymore. Anywhere. So we camped here.”
Ohio Man Honors 17th-Century Monks by Consuming Only Beer During Lent
There are no strict rules about what Catholics can and can’t give up for the Lent: Observers of the holy season can choose to abstain from everything from fried foods to social media. This year, one Ohio man is making the extreme pledge to give up food entirely, consuming only beer during Lent, Cincinnati news station WKRC reports.
BA flight lands in Edinburgh instead of Düsseldorf by mistake
A British Airways flight destined for Düsseldorf in Germany has landed in Edinburgh by mistake, after the flight paperwork was submitted incorrectly.
The passengers only realised the error when the plane landed and the “welcome to Edinburgh” announcement was made.