This is a video from… I don’t know… it has to be the mid-to-late seventies (judging from the betamax). But the portrait it paints is this: 1.  Sin is somehow either new, or more rampant or more decadent than ever. 2.  It’s all because we just don’t care. Take a watch: Your thoughts on this video?  Is it merely a cultural timestamp on what many Christians were thinking at the time?  Is that worldview still valid? And what type of mindset or video being produced in 2013 will look this ‘out of it’ in 2050? I’d love your input. HT:  Christian...

It appears that Jesus has broken his political silence, and has finally officially endorsed a candidate… a mayoral candidate, Anna Pierre, from North Miami, FL.  Don’t believe me?  Check out her newspaper ad:   OK… this got me wondering. If Jesus was in the endorsement business, would he, could he endorse your church? If Jesus was to give a revelation-style paragraph on your church, what would he say. Be honest. And after you pick yourself up off the floor, you have two choices:  go back to bed, or get to work. (You probably should get back to work). Oh… and vote for...

John D. Witvliet thinks so: Hymnals are especially well suited to good group singing of many kinds of songs (though not all). Hymnals are portable. Hymnals are splendid for home piano or keyboard devotional playing. Hymnals are an efficient one-stop worship planning resource. Hymnals make it relatively easy to stumble on and fall in love with good music you never thought you would like. Well-designed hymnals offer a vision of a balanced thematic diet. Hymnals help connect songs with elements of worship. Hymnals give people access to a “cultural memory bank” that many desperately want. Hymnals can...

Just in case you were wondering about any of these three things today… Ray has the definitive answer on each from his ‘ask Ray Comfort forum: “Ray, why did God give me an appendix? Why are my wind and food pipes too close together to avoid choking easily? Why do women have to go through such severe childbirth in order for our pelvis’ to be shaped in such a way we can walk upright?” – Patricia B. The appendix is said to be vestigial. But it’s not. Duke University released an article, “Appendix Isn’t Useless at All: It’s a Safe House for Bacteria,” by Duke Medicine News and...

I learned a lot about Vatican City in this short video.  I think you will too: Interesting… but confusing.  :) Found here. Todd

This post at Eatocracy lists several ‘religiously themed’ beers… Gouden Carolus Easter – The Gouden Carolus brewery traces its roots back to 15th century Belgium when Christian women were responsible for brewing beer and lived in communal settings known as Beguines. This beer, released once a year around Easter, is deep red in color and tastes of plums and licorice. Saint Arnold Divine Reserve 13 – The Saint Arnold Brewery out of Houston, Texas, is named after the famous saint who is credited with saying two of my favorite beer quotes: “From man’s sweat and God’s...

Yes, this still does go on in 2013. If you’re a girl, you’re probably somehow hoping to have really fat fingers. And don’t even think about anything strapless or sleeveless. My biggest surprise:  that spandex is allowed ANYWHERE. Found...

Help us out here. On a recent episode of the 700 Club Pat Robertson received a word of knowledge about a viewer that would be receiving a check for $1 million. A few days later, Robertson shared that a business man told him that BP had written him a check for $1 million. The check was related to the Gulf oil spill, and he had not been expecting it. When you hear about things like this, how do you feel? Is this a miraculous event, or something a little less than that? Is Pat Robertson doing God’s work in sharing a “word of knowledge” or is he giving those trying to discredit our faith...

A new app for your smartphone promises big things! Couch Cachet promises the ability to “finally be who I want you to think I am.” According to the website: “Wouldn’t it be great if there was an app that showed you all of the cool parties, bars and restaurants that you could be hitting tonight? Of course it would. But you know what would be even better? A social application that will lie and say you are already doing those things while you sit at home in your pajamas.” So what do you think? Interested? In this episode of Ministry Briefing we discuss the app: whether it...

Yes… they’ve studied this.  A survey of over 10,000 words, rated on a 9 point scale from ‘happy’ to ‘most happy’. Maybe you should see how many you can include in your sermon on Sunday. That would make me happy. Here are the top 20: laughter happiness love, happy laughed laugh laughing, excellent laughs joy successful win rainbow smile won pleasure smiled rainbows winning What?  No puppy dogs or kitty cats? Todd Read the full text here: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/156964#ixzz2FW58JwQx –brought to you by mental_floss! What’s YOUR vote for...