Matt Chandler Expresses Remorse and Asks Forgiveness in Sunday Sermon
Today, amid the storm of controversy over the church’s handling of Jordan Root and Karen Hinkley, Matt Chandler expressed remorse over the church elders’ general approach to church discipline. I wrote about this matter in a prior post. Video of the sermon is on the church website and Vimeo below. [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/129371788[/vimeo] Chandler spent…
Read MoreKevin Hagan Says Good-Bye to Feed the Children; Travis Arnold is Interim CEO
In a May 27 tweet, Kevin Hagan posted a link to an article announcing his departure from Feed the Children. According to Hagan, who takes over at the American Diabetes Association tomorrow, he has helped restore some of the positive reputation lost by the massive charity over the past several years. Thank you @feedthechildren for…
Read MoreSmooth Saturday Night Sounds – Dance of the Crickets
An instrumental co-written with Casey Walter, with percussion help from former Berlin drummer Rod Learned, I think we named it Dance of the Crickets because we had some crickets sounds available. The crickets get busy toward the end and then they settle in for the night.
Read MoreBelievers' Church/Gospel for Asia May Lose Possession of Indian Rubber Plantation
Although not your usual ministry tool, in 2005 Believers’ Church (which is synonymous with Gospel for Asia in India) acquired a working rubber plantation called Cheruvally Estate. The 2263 acre estate was purported to be a money making venture to help make Believers’ Church self-sufficient and according to reports in the Indian press cost just…
Read MoreFormer Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert Charged with Structuring Payments
Although not normally of interest to me, I took a look at the hush money charges against former Speaker Dennis Hastert because of the additional wrinkle that he structured his bank withdrawals to avoid federal requirements to report those actions. Such structuring is illegal whether one is an misguided creation science proponent, as in the…
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