Ok, sorry for the extended lack in posts this past week. I took an unannounced and unplanned break from blogging. Back to it…

I came across this blog post over at the Worship Matters blog written by Bob Kauflin entitled “Is Worship Listening or Participating?” It looks at the question of is it really worship if you are sitting and watching a performance and not participating.

We meet as God’s people to proclaim his praise, not only listen to it being proclaimed (Ps. 40:5).
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The Chinese government has arrested four U.S. pastors and dozens of Chinese pastors, and are holding them for being “suspects involved in evil cult activities.” As reported at Crosswalk.com:

China Aid Association (CAA) has told ASSIST News Service that it has learned though “credible sources” that on April 19, 2007 in Akesu City, located in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, that about 30 major Chinese house church leaders were arrested when they met with four American Christians. Read the rest of this entry »

I literally thought I had seen it all. Of course, though, I should have known better. Over on Ysmarko’s blog I ran across a picture and a link to Harley Davidson Jesus. On the website,We are Fishermen, that wasn’t all I found. Soccer player Jesus, Surfer Jesus, and many others. Apparently they are not available for purchase yet, and maybe they never will be. Read the rest of this entry »

There are some key phrases and words that really set off my discernment alarm when I hear them. Most of them have to do with feelings or experience. For example: “I feel that God wants me to tell you…” or “It was such a spiritual experience that it had to be from God…” So when I was reading Mark Batterson’s blog and I read this…

One of the best location tests for me is pretty simple: do I get excited about meeting there.

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