Yvette and I have had this thing about finding videos of animals sneezing lately, and we wanted to share our findings with you. In our opinion, these are awesome, and they make us laugh no matter how many times we see them. Check out the panda, baby elephant, and bunny below.
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I decided, after reading a blog post on ChurchMarketingSucks.com (It’s actually not a bad site) about making sure we tell true stories about God in order to get our point across — we don’t have to make them up or fabricate them. While I totally agree with the point of the article, I couldn’t help notice the two negative examples they used were used for a “Put Religion Back in School” campaign. After some thought, I began typing… Here’s my response. I’d love to know what you think.
I wonder if we should be putting “religion” back in schools. I personally do not believe Christianity is a religion, as it is more of a lifestyle change…a relationship in fact. Many people believe that we should put Christ back into the school system. Honestly, when did He leave? I believe my Lord has been there all along. Maybe He has not been as active as we would have liked at times, but He is there. He is there when a group of students pray around the flagpole before school. He is there when a child reaches out to another who is always made fun of. He is there when a science teacher decides to not teach about evolution as a fact, but instead one of the many theories. He is there when students decide to perform a Christian song in their talent show. He is there when a student prays before his/her test, hoping he/she will do well. He is there when another student prays for a friend, and then finds one in sometimes unexpected places. Are you really willing to say that God and Christ are not in our schools? I beg to differ. I think what many people want is it to be taught again. Truthfully, I’m not sure I want a non-Christian teaching my child about the Bible or God. There is no possible way that schools will start hiring only Christians, as that is discrimination. So, instead of allowing so-called “religion” back into schools, I say that we need to embrace the fact that God NEVER left the schools… We just chose to start ignoring Him.
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NEW ADDITION TO MY YOUTH MINISTRY RESOURCE PAGE
Over the past year, I’ve had several students of mine ask for devotional suggestions — books they can use to help them get into reading the Bible on a regular basis. I decided to put together a list of popular and useful devotionals. This list is in no way complete, because there are literally hundreds of options out there. However, hopefully this will help you or your students choose something to fit their preference.
To check it out, click the link below.
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At RCC, we’ve been going through a series entitled “WHY?” We’ve been asking questions about God, Jesus, the Bible, science, and problems. It’s been a great series, and it ends this Sunday. Our lead minister, Tom Gerdts, has been answering additional Why Questions from the people of RCC on the RCC Staff Blog. I’d like to encourage you to check it out by clicking here.
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So, I think it time for a new banner for my website/blog. And instead of me putting effort into making it, and hoping others like it, I have decided to make a contest out of this. If you have fun with these sort of things (i.e. graphic design, photo editing, etc.), then take your best shot at making a new banner for my website. As of right now, I plan on sticking with the same theme as I have, so please take those dimensions into consideration when developing your banner (it will not re-size). As of now, we’ll say the deadline will be Oct. 9 (my dad’s birthday). So you have just over a week. As for prizes, sure I don’t have much to give you, but your work will be featured on my website for quite a long time, so that’s cool, right? Ok, everyone…GO!
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Remember when I posted that video about Parkour last year? Well, as I was watching the season premiere of The Office last night, they were doing it. It was hilarious, so I had to share it with you. Check it out below.
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My wife and I took a trip down to Providence this past Saturday. While down there, we were able to witness an event called “Water Fire.” Basically, there were several fires ablaze in the river (around the Providence Place Mall) while music played in the background, some even live. Check out the video I took with my cell phone. I apologize for the bad sound quality. I’ve also posted a couple photos below the video.
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RCC's worship series on the 10 Commandments
This past Sunday, August 30, as our Lead Minister, Tom Gerdts, was out of town on vacation. I was called to fill in on preaching. We are wrapping up our “Law & Order” series on the Ten Commandments, and I was given the ninth. The Scripture says that, “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor” (Ex. 20:16 NIV). However, I believe God was merely scratching the surface here to the deeper issue of lying. Instead of believing all the lies we hear and participating in them, we should instead model truth and tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If you feel up for it, take a listen.
Unfortunately, I could not get the sermon embedded…but you can listen by clicking the link below, which will take you to the RCC Podcast page.
For the RCC Podcast page, where you can subscribe to our free podcast or download sermons, click here. Feel free to share this link with friends, family, coworkers, etc.
To see what my office looks like when preparing for a sermon, check out the photo below…
My desk as I prepared for this sermon on Ex. 20:16.
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If you are like me, you love Mario and especially the original Super Mario Bros, for the Nintendo Entertainment System. However, you will probably also remember how annoying it was to make your way past Bowser in the first castle and then realize the princess wasn’t there. And it kept happening for several more castles. Well, I recently found a website where you can create your own “Thank you Mario” screens. Check it out by clicking here. Feel free to post your images below. I’d love to see them.
I’m sure you could have some fun within your student ministries too with something like this!
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It’s been a while since I’ve updated everyone on the ministry here at RCC (both Student Ministry and my other “hats” I wear), so here you go.
We’re in the process of figuring out growth strategies right now at RCC. Not only people growth, but building growth, as we seek to build our first building soon. We’re working with an awesome consulting company, called “Church Solutions Group.” It’s an exciting time, but it is also stressful. There is so much work to be done, both creative and preparatory, in order to numerically grow a church. However, we have a huge, God-sized vision to reach as many people as we can for Christ. And with that vision, comes His help! I ask that you pray for RCC as we seek to reach many many more people for God in the upcoming years.
As far as the Student Ministry goes, I am very excited for this fall. I just had an awesome meeting with a group of our adult volunteer Youth Leaders on Wednesday night, and I am so glad to have them beside me in this. Their ideas are wonderful, and their enthusiasm is amazing. I can’t wait to see them get back into things as we start our weekly youth meetings up in September! I’m also really excited about the service projects we will begin this fall. It is also a time of transition, as we are attempting something new. We will have the high school and middle school meeting at the same time, but they will spend the majority of their time separated into their respected groups. The challenge with this is that I, obviously, cannot be in 2 places at once. This will require the volunteers to “step up” and lead more. And they are ready for it! Along with that, we will hopefully, down the line, begin developing some high school small groups, creating a student leadership team, adding more adult leaders, and growing the group (both spiritually and numerically).
Other than that, I’ve started taking more of a role in the small groups and discipleship side of things at RCC. It is a transition that I am very excited about. I will eventually pass-on my role of “Local Outreach Team Leader” to a volunteer, and begin to take on more with discipleship, where I find my gifts more lining up.
Speaking of local outreach, however, I’m SUPER excited about our 5K run/walk we are doing this September at RCC. I have been working on this for most of the year with an AWESOME team of individuals! The date is September 19, 2009. If you are a runner, walker, or just enjoy hanging out with other people, this event is for YOU. Seriously, though, we’ve designed it to be like our annual Easter egg hunt, where we are creating an environment where Christians can rub shoulders with non-Christians and just share life and 2 things they have in common: running and families. There will be prizes, food, live music, and lots of fun! Be sure to check it out, and register online by clicking here. You can even follow the event on Twitter at @salemfest5k.
Expect more updates this fall, because things will soon become very exciting around here!
Be sure to follow me on Twitter @stevecullum.
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