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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 09 May 2010 13:24 |
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It's impossible for me to convey how sick this video made me - mostly because I went to a church JUST LIKE THIS for more than a decade. I realized about 5 years ago that this was the direction the church was headed, but rather than leave sought to help turn the tide with clear Bible teaching among a small community within the greater church. Not only was that nutralized at every corner by soft theology from the pulpit, but also intentionally militated against. Leaving my church felt like getting a divorce. It was terrible to realize that this was a prostituted bride I was joined with. I still pray that the eyes of the church (not just mine - but every Willow Creek and similar church) be opened to the repugnant stench that is emitted by Christianity to the world when this carries on. May God protect us from ourselves, and prevent us from giving people a false assurance of a false salvation. Thankfully I have found a new church home that is concerned with the sinfulness of man, the holiness of God and his sovereignty, and the depth and grace of the Gospel as expressed in the fullness of scripture. "Sunday's Coming" Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo. |
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Written by B.J. Murrey
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Friday, 29 January 2010 13:38 |
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Please read this article from our World Orphans president Paul Myhill as he discusses the response to the devastation in Haiti. Thirteen-year old Jean, became an orphan in the blink of an eye. He was outside playing when Haiti's earthquake struck. His parents and five sisters died when their home collapsed. Now Jean is living in a park with thousands of others, foraging in the rubble for food. What he desperately wants, and needs, is for someone to rescue him and take him in. (Source: AP)
People and nations all over the world are responding to the tragedy, working tirelessly with rescue efforts and trying to get medical help, food and water to the thousands in need. The rescue and long term care of these recently-orphaned children is an overwhelming burden on an already taxed system.
Yet, the answer lies within the country of Haiti itself - in its churches. World Orphans is coming alongside churches in Haiti to empower them to be the rescue and care mechanism for the untold numbers of orphaned and displaced children like Jean.
The World Orphans church-based orphan care model is the best practice for the long-term and self-sustainable orphan care that Haiti needs.
You have an opportunity to help us in several ways:
PRAY: We have a Savior who sympathizes with the pain and suffering of the least of these. When you pray, intercede with confidence, knowing that our Lord will help the children in their time of need. Pray on all occasions; with your family, friends and church groups.
GIVE: The Haitian church-based orphan care options available to us are in addition to our ongoing projects, so we need your help. Invest in the children of Haiti by investing in the churches that will rescue and care for them. Give online - click "Miscellaneous" and write "Haiti" in the memo box.(To give by mail send to PO Box 1840, Castle Rock, CO 80104.
ADVOCATE: Become an advocate for the orphan. People will be looking for answers. Become informed about our church-based care model by visiting our web site and share with your friends who want to learn more. Contact us if you need more information.
GET YOUR CHURCH INVOLVED: As World Orphans formulates new strategies with the Haitian churches, each church will need a western church partner. Ask your leaders to contact us and we will share with them how a World Orphans church-to-church partnership works.
We know that God intends for His church to provide the solutions to a hurting and dying world (Ephesians 3:10). That's why World Orphans is working harder than ever to see each church strengthened, each child rescued and each community impacted by the gospel of Christ.
Until They All Have Homes,
Paul Myhill
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Written by B.J. Murrey
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Thursday, 17 December 2009 11:13 |
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I find this quite profound, and inspiring. Are you a tiger? or a sheep? Are you a romantic? or merely an observer? The History of Western Philosophy - Bertrand Russell - Introduction. Page xxii
"The romantic movement, in art, in literature, and in politics, is bound up with this subjective way of judging men, not as members of a community, but as aesthetically delightful objects of contemplation. Tigers are more beautiful than sheep, but we prefer them behind bars. The typical romantic removes the bars and enjoys the magnificent leaps with which the tiger annihilates the sheep. He exhorts men to imagine themselves tigers, and when he succeeds the results are not wholly pleasant."
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