February 7, 2005 | Posted by Steve By – Dr. Doug Harvey Steve, you missed the mark on why the Upward Basketball Sixers outing was so wrong. While you have other priorities as a father, asking people to spend money to go to a basketball game isn’t really the problem here. Such events are opportunities to build community, nurture friendships, and just [...]
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February 7, 2005 | Posted by Steve As I worked away at my desk this morning I used the magic of modern technology to catch up with President Bush’s State of the Union speech. I streamed it. Streaming video is a wonderful thing. It’s probably the best thing about the Internet. You can observe news events a little more clinically when you [...]
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February 7, 2005 | Posted by Steve In today’s world, where the electronic media is everything and semi-talented people like Brittany Spears somehow manage to stretch their rightly apportioned 15 minutes of fame into a career spanning several years, it is easy to get deluded into believing that the way for churches to grow and compete is by out-commercializing “the world†with [...]
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February 2, 2005 | Posted by Steve Once upon a time, a long time ago, I used to love listening to James Dobson. Or, should I say, “Dr. James Dobson, noted psychologist and author.â€Â He founded a ministry called Focus on the Family and if you have followed Presidential politics over the past 12 or so years you know the guy wields [...]
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February 2, 2005 | Posted by Steve “Tired of living paycheck to paycheck? Want to lower your monthly mortgage payment by as much as 45%? Just call Quicken Loans!†Are you kidding? OF COURSE I’m tired of living paycheck to paycheck! Who wouldn’t want to lower their mortgage payment by as much as 45%? How stupid do you need to be to [...]
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February 2, 2005 | Posted by Steve In the category of “WWJD†we bring the latest tidbit from our church’s outreach ministry to your attention. (“WWJD†is short for “What Would Jesus Do†for folks not familiar with the phrase.) Our church sponsors a local branch of a fantastic kids ministry called “Upward Basketball.†Each week hundreds of local kids pour into [...]
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