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Stop stays busy with tour, videos and wedding
BENTON HARBOR - Tim Stop, the Overland Park, Kan.-based pianist-guitarist, knows he missed an opportunity at simplifying his life.
Should a Christian Attend a Same Sex Wedding?
This is an important question that every follower of Jesus Christ should consider.
How to Tour Europe With a Vintage Synth
Practical tips for packing your vintage synth to withstand overseas touring
Questions: On attending a homosexual wedding
From time to time, I have a conversation with someone via email that gets at ideas that I think will be helpful for the broader High Point body. A High Point member recently came to me for advice a…
Why Breaking Even Shouldn't Be Your Main Touring Goal
For touring musicians, expenses can accumulate at an overwhelming pace. The goal of every tour should be to actually make money, and this article explains exactly why breaking even should not be the financial goal of a music tour.
How 150 Families Stay Connected to Their Parish
What you will learn: How the youth director communicates to both parents and students with a few clicks of a mouse. Theresa can initiate the prayer chain fro...
Shut down the bus tours: What older church members should really be doing
So how do you engage older church attendees… say people over age 50? The question’s been around a long time. And, as most church leaders could tell you, it’s a bit of a loaded question. It’s also a question I’m...Read More→
Would Jesus officiate a homosexual wedding?
By Dave Daubenmire This is written for the Believer, as the secular mind will not be able to follow this logic. Confusion is the “flavor of the day.” How else can you explain the fact that churches are capitulating to the concept that Christianity and homo-matrimony are somehow compatible? The devil’s kids are highly skilled […]
Can a Catholic receive communion in a Protestant church?
You are at the wedding of a beloved family member or friend, which is taking place at a Lutheran church. You gladly accepted the invitation to celebrate this happy day with the bride and groom. But then there is a call to come to the table of the Lord’s Supper, to receive communion. This is the awkward moment you knew was coming. Can you, and should you, a practicing Catholic, accept the invitation?
Civil Rights…Tour or Pilgrimage?
What is the difference between a tour and a pilgrimage? The short answer, in this specific instance, is that a pilgrimage is something that changes the person. At the end of the pilgrimage, the per…
Know your notes, stop making me crazy
Learning To Stop Viral Hate The Social Internet and the Interfaith Response
When a comment becomes dangerous, Interfaith activists must respond. From closed groups to public forums, the power of the social internet is feeding a new k...
Does Jesus have something to teach us about toxic busyness?
There's definitely a lot of important things to be done. But is our busyness always productive?
How to Connect with God in a Busy World
We live in a world where technology is at our fingertips. With a tap of a finger, we can find the answers to our problems, carried all in a small contraption that is never far from our grasp. It has erased boredom and filled it with empty games. Having something to do is no longer a problem. Yet we still often fail to
Find Your Place & Stay In It
Each one of us stands in different places, equipped to operate in different graces. You will experience greater contentment and fruitfulness when you underst...
Why I Stopped Going to Church
The longer I stayed away from church, the easier it was for me to do so. The church was full of hypocrites anyway. Why bother going?!
The busy parent’s guide to faith formation
I would be a much more spiritual person if I didn’t need to do the laundry. Our parish offers excellent adult education programs in matters of faith and also has various types of prayer groups. The
I Choose Not to Be Busy
Lord, help me to do each day what I choose today: I choose not to be busy. I choose not be hurried or harried. I choose to trust you t...
Are You Too Busy to Disciple Someone?
If we are too busy to disciple a few who are younger in the faith, we will have a hard time living like Jesus did.
10 Things Pastors Never Want to Hear
10 Surprising Truths the Unchurched Want Christians to Know
"What if Christians stopped talking and listened to the voices of the unchurched? The responses we receive might surprise us."
