The Gospel in 3D - A Brief Review

I recently preached a three-part sermon series at Central Baptist Church in Sioux Falls. The topic was evangelism (aka Extending the Gospel) and the title was "The Gospel in 3D."

The concept, borrowed from my friend Ryan Berg, was that we extend the gospel by displaying, demonstrating and declaring (hence the 3D).

Central's Worship Arts team made the series really fun, creating a movie theater environment (complete with a concessions stand, movie tickets and 3D glasses) and greatly enhancing my preaching with relevant videos, fun 3D images, and other creative elements.

Curious? Check out a sample here.

Stuff My Son Says - #5

I recently got an iPad.  Let me clarify - my work got an iPad that I'm allowed to keep for professional and personal use.  Yesterday, Cameron and Liam were playing a couple of games on it, with the understanding that they wouldn't download any new apps without my permission.  A few minutes after they had disappeared with the iPad, Cameron approached me with this gem:

"Dad, I'm not saying that we downloaded anything inappropriate...but how do you delete stuff from an iPad?"

Stuff My Son Says - #4

This week, our local grocery store had all their Quaker products on sale for 50% off, so we loaded up on cereal and granola bars.  We hadn't purchased Quaker granola bars for a long time - evidenced by a couple of facts: 1) My shock at their puny size (When did granola bars become granola sticks?) and 2) Cameron's amazement at how tasty they are.  Here's what he said while eating his first one:

"I can't believe how good this is!  Thank you Quaker!  All those wasted years without you!"

Yes, he's a little dramatic, but very effective.  He really made me want to try one!  I'm convinced he should be the next Quaker Granola Sticks Bars spokeskid.

Theology in the Blogosphere

As part of my role with CruPress, I manage our Digital Ministry Resource website (crupressgreen.com), which includes a blog.  Our blog features contributions from good communicators within the US Campus Ministry.  I've always thought it was a lofty goal of our blog to stir the theological pot - to get people thinking and talking about relevant and sometimes controversial issues.  But, after reading this article, I may have to re-think my priorities.

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/marchweb-only/bloggers.html

Give it a quick read and tell me what you think.

The Gospel in 3D: Week 1 - Declare

I'm currently preaching a three-part sermon series at my church.  Yesterday was the first installment, involving a broken tooth and a pillow pet.  Check it out here.