MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT: Center for Bio Ethical Reform Midwest

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EXTREMELY GRAPHIC & SOBERING PICTURES

Minds and heart are being changed through the great work of this ministry. Here’s one:

"I have to tell you, I came to your display adamantly pro-'choice' yesterday and I listened to all of the arguments. And, I’ve been listening to the arguments again today. I want you to know that what you guys are doing is impressive. I had always thought that abortion was just about women. I never even thought about the baby before or about the correlation to genocide. I am totally pro-life now, and, yes, I would be
interested in signing up with the pro-life student group."

-- Anthony, 19 year old African American

Now’s the time

There’s a certain number of 1st tier and 2nd tier candidates running for the Republican nomination for President. If you’re a Republican and plan to wait until closer to the primaries to decide whom you’ll be supporting, it may be too late by that point. The candidate you would want to support may not be there. Might I suggest you look into the candidates now and then support that candidate in some way so that that “horse” is in the race come the primaries.

Movie review: Golden Compass

In a Citizenlink.org article entitled, “Golden Compass Reveals a World Where There is No God,” Adam Holz, associate editor for Focus on the Family's Plugged In magazine and Web site, called the series "heretical." He further states:

“Pullman has been openly hostile about C.S. Lewis, and has been pretty clear about his desire to offer an alternate fantasy series based on what he would describe as humanist principles.”

Visit PluggedInOnline.com for a review of this movie and others.

Together For The Gospel

Attention pastors and lay leaders: The Together For The Gospel 2008 Conference is fast approaching. Sign up yourself or another church leader right now by going here. FYI: the mp3’s for the Together For The Gospel 2006 Conference are now available for free download by clicking here.

Mark Driscoll gets it

Christianity isn't true because it works. It works because it's true.

Pastor Mark Driscoll from Seattle Washington knows this reality. That's why he can reach one of the most secularized areas of the country by preaching 2 hour long expository sermons (that is, he preaches through the bible without all those funny stories and illustrations & helpful tips that take up most of the time).

If you want to be a seeker church, first ask yourself what it is you are seeking. If you are seeking people who want the truth, than preach the truth. If you want a whole bunch of people who want to be happy, successful, and comfortable, than give them a Jesus that meets those type of felt needs. Just understand, you'll need to stay away from expository preaching because the Bible doesn't say that that God exists. Might I suggest funny stories and personal annecdotes instead.

More info on Mark Driscoll:

Here’s some news from Wikipedia – which I confirmed is in fact accurate:

While Driscoll had a brief association with the Emergent Church movement at one time, he has since distanced himself. What is more, on Friday September 21st, 2007 while speaking at the Convergent Conference of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Driscoll publicly denounced Brian McLaren, Doug Pagitt and Rob Bell as heretics. Expressing angst for his contemporaries, Driscoll cited many of their spoken and published views on the atonement, homosexuality, rabbinical authority, new age influences, mystic theology and their mutual affirmation/endorsement of books such as Ken Wilburs' "A Brief History of Everything". [4]