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Monthly Archives: October 2010
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10 Outreach Ideas on a Shoestring: Rake and Bake
[Part 8 in the 10-part series, "10 Outreach Ideas on a Shoestring."] In Enola, PA, River of God Church is known as “the church that rakes the leaves.” During the fall, the church reaches out to local residents by sending teams of people…
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Living with Regret
The title to this blog, “living with regret” probably won’t appeal to most people. Who wants to read about someone living with regret? Well, you may not want to read about it, but I hope you will because those of…
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Matthew Carter died this month. Whom, you may ask, is he?
Though you may not know his name I promise you, you know his work. Matthew Carter, commissioned by the Microsoft corporation in the early 1990s, designed the the most commonly used font on the the web, Verdana. The Humanist Sans-Serif…
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Rods and Cones
Here’s a fun test to perform on yourself to gauge your color acuity. [Read More]
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Some New Faith-Based Films You Probably Haven’t Heard Of… (Yet)
You may already be familiar with Provident Films. They distributed Fireproof, Facing the Giants, and many of the other movies that Outreach carries. They are a premier distributor of faith-based films… movies that make an impact. They now have several new…
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Halloween—Don’t Let it Scare You…
This year, October 31 is a Sunday, so instead of fearing the holiday, use the popularity and buzz as an opportunity to shine God’s light into the holiday’s darkness! As stated in Romans 12:21, “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
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A Tree Stump and a Lesson in Diligence
This weekend, a battle with an obstinate tree stump taught me a valuable lesson in diligence. [Read More]
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