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With every head bowed, and every eye closed…<\/a><\/strong>
\nAnd so begins the invitation to enter into a personal relationship with Jesus. Just like Paul did? Peter?<\/p>\n

The “Sinner’s Prayer”, long used not in Christendom, but in American Evangelism, is the subject of a post by David Platt. From Platt,<\/p>\n

It seems that \u201cpraying the prayer\u201d is often used in a worship service or an evangelistic conversation to \u201ccement a decision\u201d or \u201cclose the deal\u201d regarding someone\u2019s salvation. People are often told immediately, \u201cIf you prayed that prayer, you can always know that you are saved for eternity.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lest anyone think he is anti-evangelism, he also states,<\/p>\n

Most importantly, once someone repents and believes in Christ, be willing to lead that person as a new follower of Christ. Remember, our goal is not to count decisions; our goal is to make disciples.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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VBS under attack – the new norm?<\/a><\/strong>
\nOne trend that seems to be in vogue, amongst evangelicals, is to alter the traditional Vacation Bible School (VBS) marketing to cater to “non-churched” (those who used to be known as non-Christians) in a manner which doesn’t overtly imply prosyletizing. Yet, society appears to not be that stupid. Case in point is this story from New York.<\/p>\n

A Baptist church in New York City is facing backlash after they passed out flyers inviting children from a nearby public school to attend Vacation Bible School. Some neighborhood parents accused the church of being discriminatory because they oppose gay marriage.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Heh. We evangelicals may end up being forced into living counter-culturally, whether we want to or not!<\/p>\n

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Not enough Sun?<\/a><\/strong>
\nWhat’s the gov’t subsidized world coming to when a solar panel outfit can’t survive in the middle of the Southwest United States?<\/p>\n

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Google search gets a B+ while Apple’s Siri gets a D?<\/a><\/strong>
\nBut, of course, none of the Apple-heads out there will get wind of this news since they live in a closed system type of world. ;^)\n<\/p>\n

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The Parent as the “Youth Pastor”<\/a><\/strong>
\nConsidering that the vocation of youth pastor is a very new phenomenon, it seems that the notion of parental involvement in the theological training of children has merit. Oh, yes, it’s also kind of Biblical. From the post,<\/p>\n

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…if we are going to stem the tide of youth leaving the church, I believe a key component is a fresh awareness of the centrality of the parents for youth ministry. Parents are the church\u2019s primary youth pastors, and a central place in youth ministry today must be given to helping parents embrace that privilege and responsibility, and equipping them to do it. Youth ministry has a valid and important supporting role to the parents, but it must never become a substitute. Our youth are too important to allow that to happen.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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A camera that keeps your home safe?<\/a><\/strong>
\nFrom the post title, “Solar-powered security camera keeps your home safe without wires”. Interesting. I’d be interested to know how a camera can manage to keep my home safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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