Archive for ‘Religion’

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Oct16

Ten Ways to Seal Your Marriage

by Scott Chafee on October 16th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Posted In: Bible, Christianity, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, Family, Leadership, Marriage, Men of Steel, Men's Ministry, Religion

Marriage is a pretty important institution, ordained and blessed by God in the very beginning. But life is hard and many marriages and families fall apart. How can the church address the issue of making stronger families? By making stronger marriages! With the movie recent release of Fireproof, I thought that we all could use […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep15

Sarah Palin and Women in Leadership

by Scott Chafee on September 15th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Posted In: Bible, Christianity, Faith, Family, Leadership, Politics, Religion, Social Issues

Texas pastor Voddie Baucham participated in a CNN interview with Margaret Feinberg. Is he serious about female leadership in the community? Notice, it’s not just spiritual leadership within the church, but for a woman to be in leadership at all. [ Watch it and listen for yourself. ] So, the woman’s place is in the home (Titus […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep15

The Real Cause of Global Warming?

by Scott Chafee on September 15th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Posted In: Bible, Faith, Family, Global Warming, Information, Religion, Social Issues

Amazing information from the scientific community in the UK… this is from an article in the Chicago Tribune, which informs us that having kids promotes global climate change! Family planning as a means to reduce climate change has been little talked about in international climate forums, largely because it is so politically sensitive. China’s leaders, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Aug14

Jesus and Peter on Loving, Caring and Feeding

by Scott Chafee on August 14th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Posted In: Bible, Christianity, Church Growth, Churchmanship, Discipleship, Faith, Leadership, Missional, Religion

In the last chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus instructed Peter to care for the dearest object of His love—His sheep. Three times Jesus asked Peter, “Do you love Me?” and three times Peter answered, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” Jesus then instructed him to, “Feed My lambs, take care of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul17

College Students and Church

by Scott Chafee on July 17th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Posted In: Bible, Christianity, Church Growth, Churchmanship, Discipleship, Faith, Religion, Worship

Virginia Tech is having freshman orientation this week and I have a friend’s son headed off to Tech this fall. It got me thinking about my own college days and the things that became important. While social networking is much different today, students will still seek out various organizations like fraternities or clubs on campus. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul14

Teachers vs Shepherds

by Scott Chafee on July 14th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Posted In: Bible, Christianity, Church Growth, Churchmanship, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, Leadership, Missional, Religion

I recently discovered a way to tell the difference between a teacher and a shepherd in Sunday School: ask the question, “What are you teaching right now in your church?” The one who says they are teaching a five-week class on First John is the teacher; the one who says they are teaching middle school […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul10

Enemies of Relationship Building

by Scott Chafee on July 10th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Posted In: Christianity, Church Growth, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, Leadership, Missional, Religion

We may agree that building relationships is essential to the mission of Christ and the evangelization of the world, but what are the barriers to our building relationships? Jay Dennis suggests these six “enemies” and I challenge authentic followers of Christ to find ways to overcome them:    1.  Past hurts – Everyone has been hurt […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul10

Building Relationships Jesus’ Way

by Scott Chafee on July 10th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Posted In: Bible, Christianity, Churchmanship, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, Leadership, Life Search, Missional, Religion

If Christianity is nothing else, it is about relationships; with God and with others. Jesus said that the greatest commandment is to love God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength, and the second is to love your neighbor as yourself. It’s pretty direct yet ambiguous as to how to do it, but a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul08

Being Missional Vs. Missions Involvement

by Scott Chafee on July 8th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Posted In: Bible, Church Growth, Churchmanship, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, Leadership, Missional, Missions, Religion

Gary Chapman of the Southwest Virginia Christian Leadership Network reminded me of the recent movement termed “missional.” To me, this makes sense:   You’ve likely heard the term, “the missional church”, in conferences and conversation.  Simply put, it is a call to churches to be biblically faithful to be Christ’s presence in their local community.  […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May09

Life in the Slow Lane

by Scott Chafee on May 9th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Posted In: Bible, Discipleship, Faith, Information, Life Search, Religion

I just saw ABC World News and another installment of their weeklong feature on time management called The Lifetime Crunch. They report that some businesses are embracing a slow-down at the office in order to boost employee productivity. Thinking they are getting more done, many people trying to multitask tend to take twice as long or […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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