When my wife and I said, “I do” over 20 years ago, neither of us knew very much about marriage. We were certain, however, that dreams, not exit strategies, were our primary ambition for the future.
While doing some spring cleaning, I discovered in the bottom of a drawer, a church pictorial directory which was about 6-years old. Glancing through it, I noticed that many once active families had dropped out and no longer attended.
In 50 years, a lot can change. However, with Petra, the groundbreaking contemporary Christian rock band, not much has changed. Their latest album, “Hope,” sounds like their early work. More importantly, their message hasn’t changed.
Pastor, let me say this gently. Some of the numbers you’re celebrating may not mean what you think they mean. In church communications, we often
“If you know me at all, you know I love missionaries. One reason I do is because they always teach me something. Here are some of the things I’ve learned from them over the years.”
During Birmingham Serve Tour, more than 1,400 volunteers from 15 states partnered with churches in the Birmingham metro area to work on more than 50 projects ranging from giving haircuts at shelters to building bed kits.
Have you ever done something so totally stupid that, afterward, you just stood still and marveled at your own brainlessness?
A recent study by communications psychologists at University College London found that participants who watched deepfake videos were still influenced by the content even after being told the videos were fabricated. Did you catch that?
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