Articles for tag: Writing

October 3, 2014

Christian Standard

What Have We Done and Where Are We Going?

By Joe Boyd I am asked often to speak or write about church and culture. So much now that those two words seem to go together in a very natural way when I say them. I wonder what we really mean, though, when we talk about the church relating to culture.  Many of us who have worked to figure this out over the last two or three decades have moved beyond those early discussions about worship style and seeker sensitivity. I am blessed to be able to speak at a variety of churches in America and there is, without a

August 15, 2014

Christian Standard

Refreshed by Repentance

By Mark S. Krause Repentance is not popular today. One Internet blogger called repentance “the most unpopular message in the history of mankind.” Why is this? What is it about calling people to repent that rubs us the wrong way? When he was about 4 years old, my son learned a painful lesson when he burned the tip of his finger on the cigarette lighter in my car. I was sorry, but knew his finger would heal (although he still bears a scar). He taught me a lesson about repentance a few days later. As I was washing the car in

April 22, 2014

Mark A. Taylor

How Would Jesus Use a Smartphone?

By Mark A. Taylor Scene One: We sit in a restaurant and look across the aisle at a young woman and her husband, out for dinner together. He”s playing with the digital ordering device at the table (it includes games), and she”s intent on her smartphone screen. They”re eating in the same booth, but they”re really not together. Scene Two: We”re at a beautiful time-share at the beginning of a weeklong vacation with Christian friends. After dinner we settle into comfortable chairs and the sofa in the living room, each of us with a laptop or tablet computer in our

October 5, 2012

Christian Standard

Why I Write Books

By Dudley Rutherford When CHRISTIAN STANDARD asked me to share why I write books, I had to smile because I actually ask myself this question all the time. Writing a book, for me personally, is a torturous and time-consuming exercise. Please don”t be offended when I say that it leads me to imagine what a woman experiences when giving birth to a child. Writing a book can be very painful, and if it goes well, it”s completed within nine months. Afterward, you are filled with incredible euphoria as you hold in your hands this crafted project that truly is an

January 17, 2010

Christian Standard

The Lost Art of Encouragement

By Terrie Todd As I left my employment with the church””after 25 years as administrative assistant, drama director, communications director, and finally director of creative arts””I was cleaning out my office. Among the items I packed up and took home with me was a basket filled with various encouragement cards and notes I”d received over the years. Some of them are more than 10 years old, some are e-mails I”d printed, some are hilarious, and some move me to tears. They came from people I led, people I followed, people close to me, and people I barely know. But each

March 1, 2009

Christian Standard

What Happened When I Preached on Baptism?

By Brian Jones This article is no longer available online, but all of the articles about baptism that appeared in the March 1 and 8, 2009, issues of CHRISTIAN STANDARD–plus a bonus article–are available for purchase as a single, redisigned, easy-to-read and easy-to-use downloadable resource/pdf (a fuller explanation is below).   Baptism: 7 Practical Perspectives Item 02973  “¢Â Â $2.99 What does the Bible teach about baptism? What does baptism symbolize and what does it accomplish? Why is there so much disagreement? Seven writers offer their insights on this controversial but fundamental topic in this 14-page resource that””with the exception of one article””originally appeared

January 20, 2008

Christian Standard

Five Books About How We Got the Bible

By William R. Baker The Journey from Texts to Translations: The Origin and Development of the Bible By Paul D. Wegner Baker Academic, 2004 This volume is far and away the most comprehensive, and is one of the only books that covers the issues from both Old Testament and New Testament perspectives. It is the most commonly used introductory textbook on this subject for college students to whom it is geared. It is filled with maps, photos, and charts; the key terms are defined, and all matters are dealt with succinctly. Students are pointed to advanced material in excellent “For

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