It has been a long time since I wrote anything on this site, and now I bring you big news. I am moving One Resolve over to blogspot for a couple of reasons. One, I use many of Google’s web services already and this transition will give me some consistency. Two, the purpose of this [...]
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The Blog is Moving
Posted in Uncategorized on November 7, 2009 | Comments Off
Do not be surprised that a dude gave birth
Posted in Uncategorized on July 28, 2008 | Comments Off
One of the most curious pieces of news that I heard this summer was about a ‘pregnant man’ giving birth to a baby girl. At first the news headline could seem shocking, but this dose of realism may get rid of the edge (bold font added for emphasis):
Thomas Beatie, a “transgender” man was born a female, [...]
How are the resolutions coming along?
Posted in Uncategorized on January 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Many of you are currently trying to lose weight, or stick to a Bible reading plan, or a plethora of other resolutions that are uttered once a year. To inspire you to make resolutions more than once a year, and to make them with more depth with a focus on loving God above all, check [...]
Is the office of pastor prestigious?
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
According to Harris Interactive, here is a list of the most prestigious occupations:
Very Great Prestige
Considerable Prestige
Some Prestige
Hardly Any Prestige At All
Not Sure/ Refused
%
%
%
%
%
Firefighter
63
23
11
3
-
Doctor
58
30
10
1
1
Nurse
55
24
17
4
-
Scientist
54
26
15
4
*
Teacher
52
22
20
6
*
Military officer
51
30
16
3
1
Police officer
43
26
26
4
1
Priest/Minister/Clergyman
40
28
24
7
1
Farmer
36
21
26
15
1
Engineer
34
35
26
4
1
Member of Congress
28
23
31
17
1
Architect
27
24
33
19
1
Athlete
23
24
33
19
1
Lawyer
21
23
36
20
*
Entertainer
18
23
37
22
*
Accountant
17
30
40
11
1
Banker
17
29
43
11
1
Journalist
16
27
41
16
*
Union Leader
12
21
38
25
3
Actor
12
13
37
37
1
Business executive
11
30
43
15
1
Stockbroker
11
25
42
22
1
Real estate agent/broker
6
17
44
32
1
Click this link here to see the full report. I was surprised to see that pastors were so high in the findings. What do you [...]
Program Driven Ministry Mistaken
Posted in Uncategorized on October 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Recently, Bill Hybles, who is the pastor of the biggest and perhaps first program-seeker driven ministry, summarized a multi-year study of this style of ministry. Consider this quote from Pastor Hybles:
Some of the stuff that we have put millions of dollars into thinking it would really help our people grow and develop spiritually, when the [...]
Hank Hill on Mega-churches
Posted in Uncategorized on September 5, 2007 | Comments Off
I like this video. A good vignette on church and culture. My favorite quote is when Hank says, “If I wanted to go that route I could just walk around the mall and think about Jesus.” Mega churches are a lot like malls. It is a corporation not a community, it [...]
Reformed Resurgence
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2007 | Comments Off
In today’s church there is a lot of talk about the “emerging church.” So much so that it seems that the movement is one of the most influential movements in Christianity today. However, there is another movement that is being recognized as more significant and more influential–the resurgence of Reformed theology.
This resurgence of [...]
American Idolatry
Posted in Uncategorized on July 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Pastor Mark Driscoll with some words on the dangers of idols in the modern culture. In light of these words, may verses like Isaiah 2:7-22 drive us to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
7 Their land is filled with silver and gold,
and there is no end to their treasures;
their land is [...]
Born Again in Second Life: Doing church in a virtual world.
Posted in Uncategorized on July 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
(picture from lifechurch.tv/secondlife/gallery.php#)
Ministry continues to evolve. Churches can and have met in houses and cathedrals, movie theaters and auditoriums. A church can consist of a single service and site with a pipe organ and pews, or multiple services and sites with advanced multimedia and A/V. Now churches can meet in [...]
Why we should hate the prosperity gospel.
Posted in Uncategorized on June 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Pastor John Piper on why he thinks the prosperity gospel is “crap.” You can listen to the entire message here.
