By Ken Gurley
Lately, I’ve been thinking about a report I read a year or so ago. The report was based on a national survey sponsored by Christianity Today International and Zondervan Publishers and found in the Leadership magazine. The report said that there were five kinds of Christians in America.
Rather than grouping these folks by their individual denominations, the survey groups them by their overall beliefs. The five types of Christians are:
In his latest blog post, Reverend Ken Gurley, a UPC Pastor, asks the question: Are we ready for a Pentecostal Vice-President?
Sarah Palin, Republican nominee for Vice President, has attended a Pentecostal church for most of her life. As a child, she was baptized Catholic, but began attending an Assemblies of God church when she was a young girl. Until just a few years ago, she continued to attend the same Pentecostal church in Wasilla.
Palin’s meteoric rise caught most Americans off guard. Few knew who she was and why she was considered.
But, when Pentecostals heard her speak and saw pictures of her, they did not need to be told that she had Pentecostal roots. Her dress, hair, bearing, and zeal spoke for her. More than one Pentecostal told me, “I knew she was Pentecostal from the moment I laid eyes on her.”
Click HERE to read the full post.
For all those of you who can’t get enough politcs during this time of year, there is a new Christian blog that does nothing but cover the 2008 election.
As November 4 approaches I’m sure there will be more and more of you who will want to keep track of the election and this may be a good place to do it.
The new blog is the Christianity Today 2008 Election Blog. The editors and other contributors cover candidates’ stances on abortion, the environment, health care, and same-sex marriage.
You’ll find articles such as these: The Candidates on Supreme Court Justices, McCain’s Faith, and Obama on Abortion.
Next week, they will be reporting live from the Democratic National Convention in Denver before covering the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis.
In his latest blog post, Reverend Ken Gurley, a UPC Pastor, discusses the role of China in Bible prophey.
Where does China fit into Bible prophecy? Some Bible scholars claim to know the answer to this.
A number of Bible scholars (1, 2, 3) argue that China is included in the “kings of the east” attacking Israel (Revelation 16, Zechariah 14). The final battle, called Armageddon, ends with Christ’s Second Coming and His fighting for Israel (Revelation 19:11-18).
Some point to a more optimistic prophecy concerning China (1, 2, 3). Viewing Isaiah’s prophecy concerning Sinim to be China, the prophet suggests the nation will open its borders and that salvation will come to its people (Isaiah 49:10-12).
Click HERE to read the full post.
Editor’s Note: Brian Fegter over at Mister Nifty has written a thought provoking piece about the dangers of using email. What do you think? Agree, disagree? Leave a comment below.
It goes without saying that email has become part of the landscape of our communication methods. With this happy medium comes some dangers. I never deal with personal issues over email. Here are reasons I do not use email for communication that involves anything other than setting up appointments or sharing data.
I have developed a policy for our church staff when dealing with controversy. The first priority is to do it face-to-face as the Bible says to go to the person with whom you have the offense. Last resort is to take care of it over the phone if both parties are not in proximity. They are to never use email. The Bible clearly talks about the spoken word when dealing with controversy. God wants controversy to be cleared up and there to be peace and unity within the body. If your controversy is archived, it can never be completely cleared up and reconciliation will always have a contingency plan.
Click HERE to read the full article at Mister Nifty.
Conservative Christian pro-family groups are encouraged at the reported lack of success for the national ‘Day of Silence’ events that were planned in schools for April 25.
Many Christian student objectors staged walk-outs and other protests to counter the event. Many parents also voiced their objections with regards to schools sponsorship of related “Day of Silence’ events. It has been reported that hundreds of schools canceled events in response to parent and student objections. Pro-family organizations and Christian advocacy groups received thousands of emails from students and parents communicating their involvement in “Day of Silence’ protests.
Organizers of the ‘Day of Silence’ claim the day was about bringing attention to violence against homosexual students in schools. Objectors, however, were adamant that the true purpose of the event was to rally support for and acceptance of homosexual lifestyles.
Read more about this story HERE.
Read an Apostolic editorial HERE.
One of the contributors to AR, Kirk VanOoteghem, has written a great article entitled, “Top Ten Tips for Church Websites.” The article can found on his personal blog, “Exective Pastor Blog.”
If you have a church website, or you are thinking about getting one soon, I encourage you to go check it out.
The direct link to the article can be found HERE.
HERE is a link to another good article he recently wrote about Crown Financial Ministries.
The Apostolic blog Colliedoscope has an interesting post entitled, “WWJVF-Who Would Jesus Vote For?” The blog asks such questions as: Is God a Republican or a Democrat? If Jesus were voting in this election, who would he vote for? Who should a good Christian support?
The blog discusses the church’s involvement in politics. The post is not very long and if you are interested in reading more, click HERE to be taken to the blog.
Rev. Ken Gurley, Pastor of the First Church of Pearland, in Pearland Texas, writes a blog for the Houston Chronical. His blog, A pentecostal perspective, seeing life through the Spirit, deals with social issues from a Apostolic view point.
His latest blog deals with the interesting subject of snake handlers, which many non-apostolics errantly believe is a apostolic tradition.
Click here for the article.
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