The 190th Christian Carnival is up at Minor Prophet! I have not participated in The Carnival in a while, but hope to keep dong so. It’s always a great mix of ideas throughout the Christian blogosphere — and this week is no exception.
Go here to read this week’s Carnival [...]
One of the best pieces I’ve read lately on the art of preaching is this one by John Ortberg.
He begins with a great illustration and point:
Garrison Keillor, on A Prairie Home Companion, tells about Uncle Cal, a deacon at the church in fictitious Lake Wobegon. Uncle Cal evaluates his pastor’s preaching this way: [...]
Here’s another article I ran across at Monday Morning Insights. It seems that Republican Presidential Candidate Fred Thompson feels he is “right with God”, although he does not see the need to attend Church on a regular basis.
I hear a lot of folks say the same type of thing a lot. My response [...]
What can the Church learn from Microsoft?
That’s the question Todd Rhoades at Monday Morning Insight asked (actually he admits he got the question from Casual Mondays). I find his list of Microsoft’s management practices — and how they compare with some practices he sees in churches — to be interesting — and indeed [...]
I have posted my sermon from today on my sermon blog. It’s the second in my series on being the Church God wants us to be, today based on Acts 2:42-47 and Ephesians 5:1-20.
Here’s a portion of it:
I’m reminded of the football quarterback whose team was being beaten at the hands of a much more [...]
I am the pastor of Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Florence, SC. I have been a Presbyterian Church (USA) pastor for over 20 years. I'm married, with no children - but 3 dogs! I enjoy meeting people, reading, blogging, watching sports, and fishing -- among other things.
The opinions you'll find here are mine alone. They do not necessarily express the views of my church, my Presbytery, my denomination, my family, my friends, or anyone else. The attempted humor you'll find here is definitely mine.
Bill Hayes
