en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/333099 Comments by Norman Tumlinson http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/02/can-i-write-a-guest-post-for-your-blog/#IDComment55068854 so fresh and so clean! my blog is notablyboring.blogspot.com I like kites, sushi and Erik Estrada bobblehead dolls. Could you write a post about one of these on my blog? Namaste- Norm Tue, 2 Feb 2010 20:27:18 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/02/can-i-write-a-guest-post-for-your-blog/#IDComment55068854 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/09/03/online-church-heresy-or-helpful-opportunity-or-obscene/#IDComment33032251 "ministry is always dangerous"- love it. Thu, 3 Sep 2009 21:01:12 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/09/03/online-church-heresy-or-helpful-opportunity-or-obscene/#IDComment33032251 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/09/03/online-church-heresy-or-helpful-opportunity-or-obscene/#IDComment33018757 Isn't church online better than no church online? Last time I checked if Jesus really enters someone's life, doesn't He deposit the Holy Spirit that enables a believer to walk in the ways of God? If that means physical relationships with other believers, don't you think God would quicken someone's heart to do so in addition to being online? Please don't get me wrong Im trying not to overspiritualize, but I think many people are underspiritualizing what God can do online. If you are asking questions about is that "really real" then we are crossing over to the arena of philosophy, and you could chase tails all day long on this one. Anyways that's my banter, for what its worth. Thu, 3 Sep 2009 17:54:12 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/09/03/online-church-heresy-or-helpful-opportunity-or-obscene/#IDComment33018757 http://www.andydarnell.com/?p=485#IDComment20833080 "Ah, we like sheep!" I'm sorry I just couldn't resist it! Now that I have officially branded myself "dork", I think that being sheepish comes naturally to all of us. I mean think about how most things in our life are subconsciously made to help us move along in sheep/cattle like manner. Grocery stores, drive thru, driver license offices (yikes), church (oops.. i said it!), google (although i live and die by it; PS what happened to real research and credible citations?) Sheep move en masse. It's easier... We like easy... The way of Jesus is not en masse. Not easy. Many times lonely. Sometimes we (feel like) are left alone with our insecurities and they whip us into sheep shape. Ending sheepwalking seems like such a large task. But what if we decided to just try one thing different today? Please God, reveal to me THIS day where I can not sheepwalk. A large musical movement is still constructed of individual notes. Maybe if push back against sheeplike moments one at a time, we will find ourselves building momentum in the right direction. Tue, 5 May 2009 20:15:22 +0000 http://www.andydarnell.com/?p=485#IDComment20833080 http://www.davidnormanblog.com/2009/04/whats-son-of-duck.html#IDComment19758071 The colbert school of apologetics is now in session. lol! great post! Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:54:49 +0000 http://www.davidnormanblog.com/2009/04/whats-son-of-duck.html#IDComment19758071 http://human3rror.com/2009/04/22/filling-holes/#IDComment19747435 praying... Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:07:17 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/04/22/filling-holes/#IDComment19747435 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/04/favorite-worship-albumat-least-5-years-old/#IDComment19488337 Con Que Pagaremos-Fernando Ortega... What?!?! I know, I know... But also I played out hillsongs united-look to you. i mean wore that thing ouuuut. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:45:27 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/04/favorite-worship-albumat-least-5-years-old/#IDComment19488337 http://kevinmartineau.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-can-churches-attract-fans-and-keep.html#IDComment19482955 True. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:04:11 +0000 http://kevinmartineau.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-can-churches-attract-fans-and-keep.html#IDComment19482955 http://kevinmartineau.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-can-churches-attract-fans-and-keep.html#IDComment19453405 One example of something recent we did that helps us attract "fans" is having our Easter service in a big local park in downtown Orlando. Of course we had a rockin' Easter service, but we also wanted to serve the poor in Orlando, so we had our people collect over 500 bags of groceries to be given out at this event. Many in our local communities may not fully understand Jesus, but they understand helping the poor and consequently we had a major turn out plus four news channels were out to cover it. (Even though we know it's not about numbers/press coverage/etc I think if we serve our communities more we will draw those casual fans) But in all honesty it has to be the message of Christ that turns these casual fans into true fanatics. I think one thing we at Grace do well to keep "fans" is we challenge people to volunteer in some form or fashion with us and our story starts to become "their" story. When people can start saying "we did this" it makes them get even more excited and they bring more casual fans, and the cycle continues. We have many ways to volunteer at our fellowship, that is really our "discipleship" program and it seems to be working really well. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:53:37 +0000 http://kevinmartineau.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-can-churches-attract-fans-and-keep.html#IDComment19453405 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/04/13/tribes-a-group-blogging-project-tribes/#IDComment18679892 Stoked about this John! Really excited about the collective insight that is going to come about through this experiment! big w00t for putting it together! Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:24:04 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/04/13/tribes-a-group-blogging-project-tribes/#IDComment18679892 http://human3rror.com/?p=2770#IDComment17603830 I cant help but think about "Get Shorty" when I hear this lol! Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:40:18 +0000 http://human3rror.com/?p=2770#IDComment17603830 http://human3rror.com/2009/03/04/im-a-better-web-developer-than-husband/#IDComment16170615 very thought provoking. I think anything that we can do to better our marriages is so worth it! Im sure your spouse would agree, keep us posted on any "revelations" you may learn as a result of this. Wed, 4 Mar 2009 17:17:19 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/03/04/im-a-better-web-developer-than-husband/#IDComment16170615 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/03/02/orange-conference-give-aways-coming-at-ya/#IDComment16080261 guess who's going to be there. that's right. ME! oh yeah i heard @Rick_Smith was going to crash the party too! Mon, 2 Mar 2009 22:07:25 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/2009/03/02/orange-conference-give-aways-coming-at-ya/#IDComment16080261 http://human3rror.com/snarky-posts-anyone/#IDComment15742716 if my snarky blog is a passive-aggressive substitution for confronting a person or group (versus actually sorting it out with that person/group) then i don't do it. I always check my motives before I post a snarky blog, but sometimes you just have to put on the gloves and snark it out. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:09:39 +0000 http://human3rror.com/snarky-posts-anyone/#IDComment15742716