In just a few days, the world will celebrate New Years Day. Billions of people will participate either by watching through mass media or physically joining in the festivities. To the masses, this practice is secular, enjoyable, and serves as a time to bring the world together. On the surface, this may appear to be true, however, we only need to do a small amount of research to quickly find this is not the case. In 45 B.C., Julius Caesar reformed the calendar, now known as the Julian Calendar, … [Read more...] about New Yearâs Day
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What Filtration System are We Using?
I was recently given the opportunity to visit some data centers which house computer equipment capable of generating a lot of information. These newest generation of data centers will house AI, artificial intelligence. Server based computer equipment is pretty smart. The amount of information that they will generate dwarfs today's traditional data centers by leaps and bounds, and companies are looking to be a part of this rather large trend that's developing around the world. It's really … [Read more...] about What Filtration System are We Using?
Godly Church Governance
Many have experienced a variety of approaches to Church government at the human level. A widely accepted government in the Churches was a more autocratic, authoritarian style. It was government from the top-down, investing a large amount of authority in the one at the top. Eventually this led to a more âlordshipâ style of leadership within the Church. It was not an altogether illogical deduction from a human point of view. Godâs governance is from the top down. It flows from the Father to His … [Read more...] about Godly Church Governance
Christmas Trees: Authentic Worship?
I would like you to think through the question in the title of this message because I think it will lead us to a place of agreement. My first question is really, Are you authentic? Do you value authenticity in other people? Honesty, integrity, consistency? I think weâd all agree that we value those characteristics in others, and I think we probably generally think of ourselves as that sort of person. Truth matters even in popular culture such as the phrase âkeep it realâ. The idea … [Read more...] about Christmas Trees: Authentic Worship?
Avoiding Simple-Mindedness
I want to begin with a clearer understanding of simple-mindedness with a quote from Signs of Being Simple-Minded: "Understanding what it means to be simple-minded involves recognizing certain characteristics and their implications for how individuals perceive, process information, and interact with the world. While the term âsimple-mindedâ can carry different connotations depending on context, it generally refers to a style of thinking characterized by a lack of complexity, or depth in oneâs … [Read more...] about Avoiding Simple-Mindedness
The Image of Jesus Christ
"Where there is no vision, the people perish" (Proverbs 29:18 KJV). The word âvisionâ in this scripture is used in a prophetic sense, a revealed understanding of a future reality. It says that if we lack a purpose and a clear direction of where we are going and how to get there, we are not going to "get there". Knowing where we are going and our purpose, our intent, is extremely important. God gives humanity a purpose, a destination, and He gives us a way to get there. The Bible is a complete … [Read more...] about The Image of Jesus Christ
Christian Nationalism
Christian Nationalism is a political ideology that blends the state with religion. It's a spectrum of attitudes and beliefs and we are going to create a conceptual framework which is going to be mostly extra biblical until near the end of the framework. This is important because the moral decline of the West is really, fait accompli: It's done. We exist in a moral vacuum and some think we are actually at some risk of a conservative backlash. And when politics and religion combine, … [Read more...] about Christian Nationalism