FIRST-PERSON: Is church membership too easy?
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--When was the last time your church denied membership to an aisle-walker? If Thom S. Rainer’s research is correct, the answer to that question may be related significantly to your church’s effectiveness in evangelism.
FIRST-PERSON: Preaching to reach postmoderns
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Postmodernism is a pervasive philosophy that has significantly skewed the thinking of many -- especially today's generation of students. Across our land, skepticism prevails as relativism runs rampant across university campuses, causing students to wander aimlessly throughout the pluralistic halls of doubt, chaos and uncertainty. The postmodern generation is characterized as one who distrusts authority, questions and tolerates anything, and dismisses absolute truth.
FIRST-PERSON: Reality TV’s new low
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--The explosion of reality television shows like "Survivor," "The Bachelor," "The Bachelorette," "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!" and "Are You Hot?" is a sad and shining testimony of our culture's fascination with image, popularity and novelty.
