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Consumer Debt Is Not Your Friend - Seth Godin explains why you need to get out of debt (or better yet, not get there in the first place).
Deacons Are Shock Absorbers - Thabiti’s got a roundup of the content from the latest edition of the 9Marks eJournal (which looks particularly helpful this time around).
Why Words Matter in Worship - Stephen Altrogge, who recently shared some ways to write really bad worship songs, responds to this common belief: “What matters most in a worship song is the heart behind the song. If it comes from a person’s heart and is a sincere act of worship, then it’s a good worship song.”
How Expositional Preaching Protects Pastors - “During the second T4G panel discussion Mark Dever and Al Mohler discussed evangelism, preaching, and the hesitancy among some Christians to speak openly on tough subjects like God’s judgment. The conversation moves from evangelism to a discussion of how expositional preaching helps steady the preacher against the temptation to avoid tough topics.” Tony Reinke provides a transcript.
What Happens When You Don’t Obey “Be Fruitful and Multiply” - “Japan had fewer youngsters celebrating Children’s Day for the 29th straight year Wednesday, highlighting concerns that the country may face difficulty finding enough workers and taxpayers to support a rapidly aging population.” (HT:Z)
I Can Only Imagine - In this review of the latest album from MercyMe i noticed an interesting fact: Their song “I Can Only Imagine” was recently awarded platinum status in the digital domain for 1 million downloads, a first in Christian music.
The Jesus Cookie - It’s delicious, I’m sure. But what exactly is the purpose of the Jesus Cookie?
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Comments (8)
The Jesus Cookie is an evangelism tool. You use the ingredients to share the gospel. Sounds strange, but if it works, go for it. The one problem, though, is that the cookie has jelly beans in it (different colors for sin, blood, etc). It might be the worst cookie ever.
I’ve always thought the population thing was a little overblown. It’s only problematic if you have a fixed age at which you start heavily supporting people with pensions, medical plans, etc. If those were, instead, granted only to the top N% of the population, then the cost would be more or less fixed. Elderly folks who would have, under the current system, stopped working and started collecting a pension would instead continue to work and contribute to the labor force.
The Jesus cookie?
is this really serious? i took one look, even two and three looks at this site to try to determine if this was 1.) really funny, or 2.) really serious and therefore quite disturbing. I honestly could not tell after 5 minutes looking around. I guess that is disturbing in itself.
sorry i forgot i was in alacarte. i am referring to the JC (Jesus Cookie)
I agree its disturbing (the JC cookie thing) and kind of sad. The church’s neglect of theology has caught up with us.
Wellll, if nothing else, the Jesus Cookie could be a substitute for Girl Scout cookies. Please don’t get me wrong! I was a Brownie Scout and a Girl Scout and some of the best experiences and fondest memories of my growing up are associated with those organizations. But, that was before the days of lesbianism…..
There is nothing redeeming about the Jesus Cookie. Not even the beloved chocolate chip. It’s unclean in my book.