Safe Eyes Internet Filtering
Recently I have been hearing Rick Burgess from the Rick and Bubba show advertising an internet filter called “Safe Eyes”. Personally, I use Covenant Eyes, which is basic internet accountability software. However, Safe Eyes seems to be a much more involved software (including monitoring social networking sites, instant messaging as well as other relevant elements). Additionally, Safe Eyes is a cheaper alternative than Covenant Eyes at $4.16/month (you pay yearly at $49.99 with Safe Eyes) vs. Covenant Eyes ($7.99/month paying monthly). Both are good options, but the point is...
Read MoreBe a Blessing
I have been thinking recently about attitudes that should guide my life because of various issues I have been facing and struggles that I have had relationally. I am more and more persuaded that a pastor who is seeking to plant his life in a single place for a long period of time in order to do ministry should be continually concerned with the attitudes he is clothed with; because his attitude not only shapes his reputation, but also shapes how the people receive the Gospel. Therefore, as a fleshing out of my understanding of my life verse (1 Corinthians 10:31), here are the attitudes our...
Read More“Love in a Time of Swine Flu” by Al Mohler
Over the past few days I have been contemplating what it would look like for us to do ministry in the midst of a pandemic. If the swine flu (or whatever the current name is) became a pandemic, would churches shut down services, stop visiting people in need, and forsake an opportunity? Or would we stand up in the midst of a culture that cowers at disease and go forth knowing that the Gospel has secured our future? Here is a helpful article Al Mohler posted to his website recently that helps us consider how Christians throughout history have responded to such cultural crises. The history of...
Read Morethis is your life::sin & holiness
For the past five weeks now I have been preaching a series called “This is Your Life”. We have been focusing on areas of our lives that God has a specific plan and purpose for, but those that so often we miss the mark on. I will be uploading the previous messages soon, but here is the most recent one about “Sin & Holiness” that addresses the reality of a Christ-follower’s struggle with sin and the way we kill sin in our lives. [this is your life::sin and holiness] To download, right-click on file and select “Save Target...
Read Moreten ways parents contribute to the corruption of their children
Throughout youth ministry, I have talked to many, many students who seem to have a rough relationship with their parents. For anyone with teenagers, they would probably say that it is one of the roughest times in that child’s growth and development. Many of the issues can be prevented if parents begin early addressing issues by dealing not simply with actions, but addressing the problems of the heart.My wife and I have received a great deal of instruction and encouragement in this area through books by Ginger Plowman, founder of Preparing the Way Ministries, who has written such...
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