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Insta Church
“Quarantine has made church outreach much harder.” Really? This is probably the greatest opportunity for the spread of Christianity in the history of mankind. Virtually EVERYONE is on the internet (no pun intended). However, in the midst of uncertainty within the church, there is one loyal Christian who is taking advantage of the situation. “Insta…
Read MoreI have a dream
Everyone has to live somewhere. If they don’t have a place to live that’s called being homeless and its a serious problem. Everyone needs Christ. If they don’t have him that’s called being lost and is a serious problem. Property companies and real estate companies provide the first, why can’t the do the second as…
Read MoreRedeeming|Love
Redeeming Love is an organization that was born out of the rising number of female sex-trafficking victims in the United States. Their mission is to bring restoration to survivors of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. Their vision statement states, “We are a Christ following, faith-based community. We believe it is our responsibility to fight…
Read MoreChurch in the Sky
Imagine a flying church. How cool would that be? Maybe a better question is how practical would it be? Very, if you already have the planes. Alaska Air did what they could at least. The airline is based on 3 core beliefs. They strive to care for the environment, their community, and their customers. This…
Read MoreA Gateway on the Internet
Church online used to be for those who accidentally slept in, didn’t feel very good, had too much going on, or had some other reason they couldn’t make it to the physical location. But now with COVID-19, most of America, nay, the World is going to church online. Many churches that have large congregations can…
Read MoreCompany Culture
How does one change a culture? Recently, I discovered a cool person named Larry Hubatka. He has some awesome content he puts out pretty much daily, and it’s usually about leadership and culture. He was just on a podcast called “Coffee Break” where he unpacked a lot of insight into how culture works and gave…
Read MoreOld Skool Café
Old Skool Café is a restaurant with a significantly redemptive impact on the youth culture of San Francisco. It is a jazz club/restaurant in the city of San Francisco that employs at-risk youth ages 16-22 in all aspects of the business. Their aim as a program is to break the cycle of poverty, violence,…
Read MoreWhen all we have is Nascar
During this postponement of sports, there is not much to watch for people who like to get their daily dose of sports. Although it is not much Nascar has found a way to keep us entertained with eNascar. By having a group of driver race using a using an advanced driving rig with widescreen displays…
Read MorePastor Calming the Scared
Pastor Bryan Catherman’s neighbors were crying March 18, afraid the 5.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Salt Lake City, Utah, a few hours earlier signaled the end of the world. The earthquake had no deaths and caused little structural damage. However, this pushed some people to tears believing the world was ending. “Some of my neighbors…
Read MoreChurches reaction to Covid-19
Due to Covid-19 churches around the world have had to adapt and find ways to keep people involved without holding any services. This week, from Italy to Singapore, congregations affected by the Covid-19 outbreak either held virtual fast-and-testimony meetings on YouTube or Zoom or didn’t meet at all. During this time period it is important…
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