My feedreader was full of posts about the US Thanksgiving today. Having given thanks for the bounteous volume of their possessions and blessings, the US sleeps in preparation to go out and buy lots of stuff at their Black Friday Sales. Living the dream, I guess. One post by Denny Burk stood out, though. Here’s …
What does Deep & Wide (Andy Stanley, Zondervan 2012) promise? Deep & Wide’s subtitle is Creating Churches Unchurched People Love To Attend, which pretty much sums it up. Stanley has planted a church in Atlanta which now has 33,000 people attending a number of campuses, so something’s going on. In five sections he provides some …
The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to European Union (EU) “for over six decades contributed [sic] to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe”. Here’s their press release.
I found Nathan Lovell’s three-part series posted on The Briefing blog very helpful. He explores how eastern and western – Christian and Muslim cultural backgrounds manifest themselves in situations such as the recent waves of riots over the youtube video which portrayed Mohammad. I believe the points made have implications for individuals and churches involved …
mgpcpastor's blog 