Apparently, something like 200,000 people in the USA believe the Earth is flat. I'm personally quite bothered by this, but rather than rant on and on about Flat Earth theory, I decided I would just simply put down here absolute definitive methods for how a person who is skeptical of all scientific …
Mobile App for 21 Days of Prayer
21 Courageous Prayers Mobile App This Sunday, we launch into our 21 Days of Prayer, and we will be following a devotional prayer guide written by Gary Rohrmayer. We have nearly 100 copies of it in paper form available for free to anyone who wants one, but I also wanted to let you know that I have …
Unanswered Questions
Every now and then, I do a live Q&A session at the end of each worship gathering. This post is the place for me to record questions that deserve an article, and the links to the articles as I write them. …
Convoy of Hope Recap
This is a guest post from Megan Hill. I asked her to send me something reflecting on this year's Convoy of Hope, and this is what she sent. I participated the last time Convoy was here, in 2016, but in a different capacity. I was a volunteer, but only on the day of the event in the Connections …
Church and Politics
First, an Apology (as in, I'm sorry) Recently, during my final message in the "Pound It" series, I was talking about the irresponsible young men that Rehoboam surrounded himself with and that he decided to pay attention to. In that message, I decided to use as an illustration something that had …
Thank you Immanuel RPC
Back when we were planning to purchase the buildings to the south of us on Concord Road, I wrote a letter to some local churches asking for their financial assistance in making the purchase. One of the churches that stepped up with a gift was Immanuel Reformed Presbyterian Church. Jared Olivetti …
ffmpeg compilation script for Ubuntu
Ubuntu doesn't provide the latest ffmpeg or include the modules I use all the time, so I wrote a little script to automatically compile and install my own version: #!/bin/sh # https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Ubuntu # SERVER COMPILATION SKIPS ffplay AND A X11 …
Wisdom Prayer 1
God, So many things I thought I knew, but I will open my heart to you. …
Is the Bible Compatible with Science?
Back in May, I promised that I would eventually answer some questions that came from our congregation, but I haven't gotten around to it. It's about time for me to start tackling them. Let's get started. SCIENCE For more of my thoughts on the relationship between science and faith, take a look at …
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Thoughts on the Sabbath from Colossians 2:16
Colossians 2:16-23 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. Do not let anyone who delights in false …
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We Need Redemption…
Photo Taken from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Website. This week, once again, we are faced with the aftermath of a tragic event in our country. A man turned an automatic rifle on a crowd of people in Las Vegas. It was the worst mass shooting event in our country's history. Nearly …
Breaking News: Rabbi Jesus Offends Thousands
While researching in some of the Dead Sea Scrolls, I came across this amazing two-thousand year old article from the Zion Rising Times. 3 Nisan, 1023 A.D. (After David) Yesterday, famous teacher Jesus of Nazareth, offended thousands of supporters by violating the longstanding tradition of …
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WordPress Development Behind the Scenes
After doing some research into how to develop a Wordpress site in a "staging" area behind the scenes before going public, I have finally stumbled upon an elegant and simple solution: Using a plugin like simply-static, convert all wordpress-generated data to static html files. Tell nginx to try …
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Responding to Self-isms
A more accurate term... I am opposed to racism just like most other well-indoctrinated members of American Society. I have been trained that "racism" is a problem and that good people oppose it. I'm not only an American, but I'm a follower of Jesus Christ who taught me to love other people as myself …
Expanding Kidopolis, Extending our Reach
First, my dream... 15 years ago, I heard the story of a church in Indianapolis that was so committed to blessing unchurched people that it made a daycare its primary focus of operations and made the Sunday worship times secondary on its priority list. Their first staff position other than the …
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Shifting Strategies to Reach Millennials
A recent article caught my eye on my Facebook timeline. I read it, shared it, and ended up launching a rather long and detailed comment conversation with people in my church about it. Here's the article: http://faithit.com/12-reasons-millennials-over-church-sam-eaton/. I've seen other articles like …
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