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Steve Jobs Didn’t Like On/Off Switches

Last weekend I watched a 60 Minutes interview with Steve Job’s biographer, Walter Isaacson, and I was intrigued about many things from Steve...

Ted Dekker on Creativity and Imagination

Pete Wilson talks to Ted Dekker about STORY.

I’m Not Roadkill

I have a confession to make and it ain’t pretty. In fact, I’m a little embarrassed to tell you. {sigh} Here goes… I’m insecure. It makes...

Moments & Memories

Life is about Moments & Memories.  The things you do in today’s moments will be tomorrow’s memories.  It’s important that we embrace...

Surprised by Chesterton

“Ignorance is the first penalty of pride.” So wrote H.G. Wells in his 1920 work The Outline of Human History, in which he argued...

Epicenters of Impact – Gateway Church

This past Sunday, our lead pastor, John Burke, shared some of the following thoughts: “Left alone, Christ-followers tend to not be or do what God...

My Church Planting Model Is Better Than Yours

"Out of tension flows a creative discussion and differences of opinion that force us to re-evaluate our viewpoints and emphases to ensure that we’re thinking biblically and effectively," says Brandon Cox.

Too Many Words?

While I know many don’t have a real positive outlook on the future of traditional publishing, I’m still a huge fan. I’m sure the models...

Five Tips on Handling Angry People

by Scott Thomas, President of Acts 29 Church planters, as I have observed and personally practiced, live in a constant state of being...

Transracial Adoption

November is National Adoption Month, and to celebrate all the beautiful adoptive families out there, BTSF will be featuring several posts discussing...

A Christian Theory of Everything (4/5)

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the...

Free eReport: "The Best Externally Focused Ideas of 2011"

"Christians can change the world. As Jesus' disciples, we are to join Him in His mission to redeem, reconcile, and restore all things."

The Twitter Gospel

Nicole Cottrell asks, "Have we begun to shorten the message of the risen King in order to cram it into 140 characters?"

The Myth of Christian Religion

Pastor Greg Boyd talks about the "Kingdom of God" and the Myth of Christian Religion. Practical Thought: Watch this video with your staff or small...

Knock Knock!

Powerful… Knock Knock! Watch this video and share your thoughts… What stood out to you or impacted you the most?

5 Ways to Build Friendships as an Adult

Adult friendships. They can be difficult. Women friends. Man Friends. When we were young, friends were all around us: at school, in the neighborhood,...

A Time to Speak. A Time to Let the Scriptures Speak.

I was asked recently to speak at a church gathering of people recovering from drug and alcohol additions.        The safe thing to do would have...

Church Planting is Hard Work

by Scott Thomas, President of Acts 29 "In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must ...

A Christian Theory of Everything (3/5)

“And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he...

Free e-Report: "The New Role for Western Missionaries"

"Globalization and the affect of technology on have changed missionary work but we still need to continue to search for the unreached peoples of the world."

Church Staffer, Elementary School Volunteer Faces Felony Peeping Charges After Being...

North Carolina man Thomas Elliott has been arrested and charged with felony secret peeping after being caught on camera placing his phone under a woman’s skirt in a Greenville Target on Monday.

Rebecca McLaughlin on Whether Christians Can Agree To Disagree About Same-Sex...

Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can respond to common arguments that use the Bible to affirm same-sex relationships, the “why” behind God’s design for marriage, and the “beautiful and glorious vision” Christianity has for friendship.

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