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I’m Not Sold on Twitter in worship
A variety of news outlets have commented on the growing trend in churches: Twitter Worship. Time, New York Times, and Switched have covered the movement. If you do not know about this trend, I’ll...
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Guerrilla Marketing for Shelters of Saratoga
Original Post: Above, is a picture of a guerrilla marketing campaign for Shelters of Saratoga, a ministry that First Baptist Church supports. We just had Shelters of Saratoga at our mission fair and...
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Sister Wives Family Suffers, Challenging Polygamy Law
I think most people have heard about the show, ‘Sister Wives’ on TLC. The show highlights Kody Brown, a polygamist normal guy, who is legally married to one woman, but has three other “wives” (not...
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How I became ‘friends’ with TIME’s Joel Stein
It’s not often that us lowly non-celebs get replies on Facebook or Twitter from big time Hollywood types. Fans frequently annoy stars to interact with them online. Usually, celebrities carefully...
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When ‘religious’ isn’t religious
As I started my daily read of newspapers, I was shocked (well, disappointed) to learn that our region was one of the least religious regions in America. A new Gallup poll found that, “Only 26 percent...
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I’m a guest on HuffPost Live, join in
UPDATE: If you missed the discussion, you can see it its entirety here. I’ll be a guest on HuffPost Live talking about Jason Collins, faith, and sports today. HuffPost Live’s segment is billed as...
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Church uses vandalism for social media message
What do church leaders usually do when someone vandalizes the side of a church with graffiti? Cover it up, repaint, or remove the vandalism. A church in Randolph, New York was recently vandalized with...
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Our New Religious Pantheon
The ancient Greek stories of the pantheon of gods were full of lust, envy, jealousy, and revenge. Though gods, they acted just like humans. They could be tricked, lied to, and make deals. They are...
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Be a peace-wager like Nelson Mandela
As the world reacts to the death of Nelson Mandela, we cannot help but read and understand his amazing history of peace. Fighting against injustice and apartheid in South Africa were his notable...
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I made Breitbart.com
It’s not something I’m bragging about, but this is surprising. In response to my Times Union blog post on why church gun giveaways do not send a postive message, Breitbart.com sited my blog post. The...
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Jimmy Buffett joins First Baptist Church
I cannot hide this news any longer since the Albany Times Union published the story this morning: Jimmy Buffett will join the First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa in May. I’m very sorry to my family...
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Pope Francis is good for Christianity
As Pope Francis visits the United States, Catholics are full of excitement as the Holy Father visits in Washington, Philadelphia, and New York. It is very clear that his leadership will set a very...
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When religious isn’t religious
As I started my daily read of newspapers, I was shocked (well, disappointed) to learn that our region was one of the least religious regions in America. A new Gallup poll found that, “Only 26 percent...
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I’m a guest on HuffPost Live, join in
UPDATE: If you missed the discussion, you can see it its entirety here. I’ll be a guest on HuffPost Live talking about Jason Collins, faith, and sports today. HuffPost Live’s segment is billed as...
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Church uses vandalism for social media message
What do church leaders usually do when someone vandalizes the side of a church with graffiti? Cover it up, repaint, or remove the vandalism. A church in Randolph, New York was recently vandalized with...
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Our New Religious Pantheon
The ancient Greek stories of the pantheon of gods were full of lust, envy, jealousy, and revenge. Though gods, they acted just like humans. They could be tricked, lied to, and make deals. They are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Be a peace-wager like Nelson Mandela
As the world reacts to the death of Nelson Mandela, we cannot help but read and understand his amazing history of peace. Fighting against injustice and apartheid in South Africa were his notable...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I made Breitbart.com
It’s not something I’m bragging about, but this is surprising. In response to my Times Union blog post on why church gun giveaways do not send a postive message, Breitbart.com sited my blog post. The...
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Jimmy Buffett joins First Baptist Church
I cannot hide this news any longer since the Albany Times Union published the story this morning: Jimmy Buffett will join the First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa in May. I’m very sorry to my family...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pope Francis is good for Christianity
As Pope Francis visits the United States, Catholics are full of excitement as the Holy Father visits in Washington, Philadelphia, and New York. It is very clear that his leadership will set a very...
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