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Are We Mostly Harmless?

By Dean Lusk GARDENDALE | Wed Jan 2, 2013 8:15am EST -- Several years ago in Gardendale, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham, a group of people with similar interests began to meet in a community center they rented every o…
The Church’s Influence on Society

By Nic Don at Theopolitical Thus if our model of the apostolic life is monks living in a monastery off in the wilderness, we wouldn’t think think that even the highest degree of sanctity would necessarily put an en…
Effect, Importance and Influence

It is hard to understand how important we each are to each other in our different families, neighborhoods, countries, as well as in our different belief systems. The effect we have on one another is often underrated, and…
The Importance of the Bible

The Bible is considered the most important book in the world, simply because it is God's word. When you read the Bible, you read a message from God Himself. When the Bible speaks, God speaks. Because the Bible is God's…
Proud of a Son Who Isn't Mine

The other night at the high school youth group I help out with, one of my former students showed up. Jesse* occasionally drops by just to say hi to us; he's busy working these days so our hellos are few and far between.…
Steve Jobs and a Life of Influence

Steve Jobs impacts my life. I'm typing right now on my MacBook Pro. Next to me is my iPhone. My iPod is connected to my car stereo. It's amazing how much one person I've never met can influence the way I live. He wa…
Watching Grandparents Grow Old

Today my grandfather moved into a nursing home away from where my grandmother is living. They have had an amazing life together and have raised five wonderful daughters and have many, many grandchildren and numerous gre…
My Generation Influencing the Next

By Dave Burchett A classic rock anthem from my youth was part of the iPod rotation today. “My Generation” was our defiant statement that we wanted nothing to do with the older folks who we believed to be cl…
Are You an Imitator or Fan?

By Dean Lusk I haven't always liked Boston (the band; I don't even know what to think about the city, having never been there, and I'm not much for any kind of baked beans). In the early '80s my brother would plug an…
An Introduction to Charles Spurgeon

One of the great preachers. Known as the prince of preachers, he's one of those people who have had a profound influence on my life. Growing up, I have always been reading his sermons, his eloquence is amazing. One of th…