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by Bret Capranica | Feb 28, 2009 | Twitter
Got stuck at the office with a bunch of stuff I didn’t intend to do-now to the store to finish why I left the house in the first place. # Up late last night-up late this morning, checked the headlines, prayer, thinking on the word. # I really enjoyed the fellowship through the morning and afternoon-now home for a quick rest, then back to church for an evening of praise. # Headed out to gather with God’s people for prayer, singing, hearing God’s word, and fellowship. I love the church! # Had some great fellowship over the word and prayer. Praying for Heidi as she heads to Columbia tomorrow! # RT: @edstetzer: PC Mag: Ten helpful Twitter tips: http://tinyurl.com/ddo3wn # Rough night-Brie up; Kel up-Bret up. Slow start this morning-WANT coffee-NEED prayer and the Word. # Headed in to the office for our weekly Pastors”s meeting. # Just finished PC meeting and some admin work. Now to watch the netcast of Meet the Press for a break. # Time to work on a seminar I’m doing in April-How to Plan the Work of Your Church. # Watching ‘Preaching on the Recession-Do’s and Don’t’ at Vodpod http://tinyurl.com/bawjjy # At the gym-been too long-this is gonna hurt. # Home to enjoy the family. # Playin on the horse-in the family room: http://twitpic.com/1ntam # Brie had another evening of not being able to go to sleep before 10:00 p.m.-I’m whipped. She seems to finally be down. Now for me… # The evening ended late and the morning has begun early-to prayer and the word-big day- hope to Tweet my way through it...
by Bret Capranica | Feb 27, 2009 | Technology
If you Twitter (tweet) – this may be the most exhaustive collection of “how-to’s” out there. How to Attract and Influence People on Twitter “” The Ultimate Twitter Resource HT: ...
by Bret Capranica | Feb 26, 2009 | Technology
Would you read from a Kindle? What? You don’t know what it is? Check out Michael Hyatt’s video un-boxing of the new Amazon Kindle. I’m not there yet in wanting to spend $360.00 for 16 shades of gray. What do you think – would you use one? The New Amazon Kindle 2 Unboxed | Michael...
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by Bret Capranica | Feb 26, 2009 | Featured Articles, Preaching
A few quick thoughts on what happens when the pulpit and expository preaching loses a place of centrality within the life of the local church: Personal intake of Scripture becomes tiresome Personal prayer becomes little more than religious day-dreaming An atmosphere of worship gives way to a craving for entertainment Truth is replaced with preferences Discipleship is dismissed by the cult of personal excitement Culture becomes central Creativity becomes a mantra Personal desires become dominant Tradition becomes foundational Counseling becomes, at worst, psychological, and at best merely conservative Dr. Laura-type of advice or simply relational Fellowship becomes superficial Unity becomes merely relational Missions becomes nothing more than temporal societal betterment The gospel becomes self-help Discipleship becomes nothing more than a mere decision All this will be true because people, for people’s sake, become the focus and God becomes a servant to their own lust for centrality (2 Timothy 4:1-4) ““ our thoughts are no longer tethered to what God has systematically revealed to us about Himself. In the end, people are not best served where they are most prized. When expository preaching is not central in our life: We ultimately and over time won’t feel fed, satisfied, fulfilled The grass will always look greener in another ministerial field “¦because ultimately, God, truth, and His glory is not what we crave. Or perhaps we are misinterpreting our cravings and feeding them with the wrong things. When expository preaching is not central in the church’s life It will give way to the whims of culture It will be replaced by the mystical It will be sapped of true spiritual power It...
by Bret Capranica | Feb 25, 2009 | Miscellaneous, Pastoral Ministry, Personal, Preaching
My calf-skin Shepherds’ Conference Bible is my favorite preaching Bible. I love the durability of the calf-skin. I love the size of the print. Most of all, I have loved the translation – the New American Standard. I’ve been preaching from the NAS for about 18 years. But, if I were to win this brand new Calf-skin ESV, from “A Boomer in the Pew,” (I use the ESV in my morning devotions), it may be enough to bring me over to begin preaching from it. We shall...
