Dr. Everett Piper - everettpiper.com

Dr Piper has served as the fifth president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University since august of 2002. He presently serves as a member of the General Board of the Wesleyan Church of North America, an Adjunct scholar for the Oklahoma Counsel for Public Affairs, and a current member of the Counsel for National Policy. Dr. Piper contributes regularly as a writer for Breakpoint magazine, Bullypulpit.com, Politicalmavens.com, and Crosswalk.com.
He has been married to Marcy for 29 years and together they have two sons: Seth and Coby.

Anthony Casey - facebook.com/acasey64

Heath Mullikin - heathmullikin.com

Steve Stanley – taught2teach.wordpress.com

Matthew Tietje - matthewtietje.com

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“She died a hero. She was tired, she was getting as little weak.” - Texas Rangers’ slugger Josh Hamilton referring to the bat he used to hit 8 home runs last week which finally cracked and had to be “retired.”

SOURCE: USA Today

“For the first time in history we have actual objects from the time of David, which can be related to monuments described in the Bible. Various suggestions that completely deny the biblical tradition regarding King David and argue that he was a mythological figure, or just a leader of a small tribe, are now shown to be wrong.” - Hebrew University archaeologist Yosef Garfinkel after uncovering an area around Jerusalem which appears to date back to the Davidic and Solomonic Kingdoms.

SOURCE: Israel Today Magazine

“We hope the president will reach out to people who disagree with him on this. The more conservative churches need to know, need to be reassured that their religious liberty is going to be respected here.” - Rev. Jim Wallis advisor to Obama, and the president and chief executive of Sojourners responding to President Obama’s decision to support gay marriage.

SOURCE: The New York Times

Related posts:

1. Episode 096 – Rob Bell and John Piper fight the Nude Snow Leopard

Dr. Robert Bagley - gpafrica.org

Both Bob and Brenda (Karns) Bagley are former missionary kids and as teens accepted the call to serve Christ in full-time ministry. Following four and a half years in the pastorate, they served as Global Partners’ missionaries to Southern Africa from 1982 through 2004. While in Africa, Bob served as principal for the Emmanuel Wesleyan Bible College (EWBC) in Swaziland, Southern Africa mission director for Global Partners, director of ministerial training for the Southern African region of The Wesleyan Church, and director of Wesleyan African Advanced Leadership Training. Brenda taught at EWBC and Wesleyan Evangelical Seminary, mentored African women leaders, and established Compassionate Ministries South Africa.

Bob and Brenda are both graduates of Southern Wesleyan University.  In addition, Bob received an M.A. in missiology from Columbia Biblical Seminary and a Ph.D. in educational studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School while Brenda received an M.A. in missions and intercultural studies from Wheaton College Graduate School.

Kem Meyer – kemmeyer.com,  gccwired.com

Kem is a recovering corporate spin doctor who used to think church was for out-of-touch people who just needed to “get a life.” Now? She believes the local church is the hope of the world — it just needs some help. As Communications Director at Granger Community Church, Kem’s job is to help find ways to eliminate information obesity and simplify complexity. That may include weighing in on a series package, a web interface or back office systems. It all counts, because—at the end of the day—everything communicates.

Her book, Less Clutter. Less Noise. (now in its fifth printing) provides simple insights for the not-so-simple art of communication to help churches, businesses and not-for-profits find ways to get the word out and, simply, do better. You can find her blogging at KemMeyer.com.

Anthony Casey - facebook.com/acasey64

Heath Mullikin - heathmullikin.com

Matthew Tietje - matthewtietje.com

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THEY SAID IT

“It took a real dark, hostile turn, certainly, as I saw it. It became very hostile toward Christianity, to the point that many students did walk out, including some of my students. They felt that they were attacked … a very pointed, direct attack on one particular group of students. It’s amazing that we go to an anti-bullying speech and one group of students is picked on in particular, with harsh, profane language.” - Rick Tuttle, a teacher at Sutter Union High School in Southern California commenting on Dan Savage’s derogatory comments toward Christians at a anti-bullying event sponsored by Journalism Education Association and the National Scholastic Press Association.

SOURCE: CNN

“When you put everything on Facebook, you have to realize there are consequences for your actions. I decided to do something I know would totally impact her and then next time she’d think, I don’t want my face all over Facebook again with a red “X” over my mouth.” - Denise Abbott, the mother of 13 year old Ava Abbott, who took over her daughter’s Facebook account and put a red “X” over her mouth and accompanied with the following words “”I do not know how to keep my mouth shut. I am no longer allowed on Facebook or my phone. Please ask why. My mom says I have to answer everyone that asks.”

SOURCE:MSNBC

Coming up

May 9, 2012 – No show
May 16, 2012 – Dr Everett Piper (we will talk about Chuck Colsen)
May 23, 2012 – Dr. H.C. Wilson, General Director of Global Partners
June 2-6, 2012 – General Conference

Related posts:

1. Episode 129 – Kent Shaffer & OpenChurch.com

Mark Wilson – Revitalize Your Church, @markowilson1

Mark O. Wilson is senor pastor of Hayward Wesleyan Church, a thriving missional congregation in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. He travels widely, speaking to church leaders from around the world, and his writings have appeared in several publications, including Rev! Magazine and Leadership Journal. Mark and his wife Cathy have five children.

Anthony Casey - facebook.com/acasey64

Heath Mullikin - heathmullikin.com

Matthew Tietje - matthewtietje.com

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Mac – Grand Perspective

http://grandperspectiv.sourceforge.net/

Windows – WinDirStat

http://windirstat.info/

THEY SAID IT

“’When I say Bible, I don’t mean your iPhone or your iPad or your digital device. I mean your physical Bible.” (he was shaking his Bible high in the air by now) He was peering over his invisible reading glasses…right at me and my iPad.” - Ben Reed describing his experience at a recent church visit.

SOURCE: Life and Theology: The Musings of a Young Pastor

“For 17 years, each Winter Jam Tour has had its own unique personality, made so by not only the artists on stage, but by the entire team of people who made each night happen.” - Eddie Carswell, creator of Winter Jam, explaining how it became the world’s #1 tour.

SOURCE: Charismanews

“I didn’t think that my faith in Christ would have an impact on whether or not a sponsor could air a commercial or not. The one thing I will not do is deny my faith just because a particular sponsor might not like the way I express my faith, which I do on my own time.” - Blake Koch, a NASCAR driver who found himself without a sponsor after ESPN refused to air an ad from “Rise up and Register.

SOURCE: TheBlaze

Coming up

May 2, 2012 Dr. Bob Bagley, Area Director Africa
May 23, 2012 Dr. H.C. Wilson, General Director of Global Partners
June 2-6, 2012 General Conference

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Anthony Casey - facebook.com/acasey64

Heath Mullikin - heathmullikin.com

Matthew Tietje - matthewtietje.com

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More Congregations turn to Facebook, Web, High-tech Outreach

New York Times goes after Sex-Trafficking on Backpage

NY Times Video: Sold on Backpage at 16

MSNBC Exposing Sex Trafficking in America -

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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Efforts to rescue young women at the 2012 Superbowl

A21 Campaign

Finally, the smell of a new Mac in a can!?

THEY SAID IT

“A slacktivist is someone unwilling to actually leave their computer to further the cause, so while they support the idea, they’ll do the lowest common denominator to support it,” - Jason Stern, a New York-based Internet lawyer attempting a definition of computer based activism

SOURCE:FoxNews

“Couples who cohabit before marriage (and especially before an engagement or an otherwise clear commitment) tend to be less satisfied with their marriages — and more likely to divorce — than couples who do not. These negative outcomes are called the cohabitation effect.” - Meg Jay in her oped article The Downside of Cohabiting Before Marriage.

SOURCE:The New York Times

“It’s been a great opportunity playing here. I’ll miss this team, the way we played together. We all love each other. I’m just going to miss this place. We won an NCAA championship here and did a lot. We all did a lot for this school and I’m going to miss it.” - Kentucky Wildcat Anthony Davis, speaking on behalf of the team’s starting five who will all enter the 2012 NBA draft

SOURCE: ESPN

“To look at this small and intensely beautiful treasure from the Anglo-Saxon period is to see it exactly as those who created it in the seventh century would have seen it,” - Lynn Brindley, the British Library’s chief executive commenting on the library’s $14.3 million purchase of the 7th century St. Cuthbert Gospel.

SOURCE:Seattle pi

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Beth Petersen – fwcalive.com, @empetersen

Beth’s Petersen was born in Haiti to great missionary parents, Dan and Joy Irvine. She is a 2004 graduate of Southern Wesleyan University.  Currently she serves as assistant to the senior pastor at Alive Wesleyan. Beth has been married to Justin for 8 years and together they have 2 children: Will (age 5), and Sabrina (age 4).

Aaron Dowds – aaron.dowds@thevinechurch.com

Aaron is married to a beautiful Scottish girl from Dundee, Lynsey Louise Dowds. Together they have 4 children, a son Caleb who is now in heaven. They also have 3 daughters; Clara (7), Kate (4) and Judy (6 months). Aaron is a part-time Associate Pastor at the Vine Church in Dunfermline (his father is the senior Pastor). Aaron is also a part-time Pharmacist and works in a community Pharmacy called the Cooperative Pharmacy. In addition, he serves as the Okipe Fundraising Task Force Leader. Aaron loves running, cycling, swimming, hiking, football (what we call soccer), reading and travelling. He also enjoys cooking on occasion. His favourite food is Indian. He also enjoys a really good cup of coffee or tea.

Anthony Casey - facebook.com/acasey64

Heath Mullikin - heathmullikin.com

Matthew Tietje - matthewtietje.com

Visit Okipe.org

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Wayne Schmidt - seminary.indwes.edu, @wkschmidt

Wayne is a 1979 graduate of IWU. He holds a Master’s Degree from Calvin Theological Seminary and a Doctorate of Ministry degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. After college Wayne joined Dick Wynn in founding Kentwood Community Church in greater Grand Rapids, MI area. He served that church for over 30 years, leading it to become increasingly multiethnic as it grew to over 2600 in weekend attendance, and eventually planted ten churches which in turn gave birth to four “granddaughter” churches. In 2010 Wayne began his role as Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer for Wesley Seminary at IWU, giving strategic and operational leadership to the Seminary. Wayne has been married for over 32 years to Jan, who is a Professor at Taylor University. They together are blessed with three children and two granddaughters.

Anthony Casey – facebook.com/acasey64

Heath Mullikin – heathmullikin.com

Steve Stanley – pastorses@gmail.com

Matthew Tietje – matthewtietje.com

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THEY SAID IT

“We’re constantly evaluating our services. Since launching Google for Nonprofits as a consolidated offering last year, we’ve received feedback from many organizations and believe this change will allow us to help more organizations take advantage of Google services.” - Google spokesman Parag Chokshi explaining a change in Google’s Nonprofit services who’s guidelines had initially excluded numerous groups, including schools, political think tanks, churches, proselytizing groups, and any group that considered religion or sexual orientation in hiring decisions.

SOURCE: Christianity Today

“On the Origin of Species … uh … with … oh God.” - Richard Dawkins, when asked for the full title of Charles Darwin’s famous book (On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life). Dawkins was promoting a poll that found two-thirds of British Christians cannot name the first book of the New Testament.

SOURCE: BBC Radio 4

“People think the market should offer cheap products; in the past they came at the cost of cheap labor in China and workers’ rest time and welfare. But now we all agree that things have to improve, and as an ethical manufacturer we must improve the welfare of employees.” - Jay Huang, chief financial officer of Taiwan’s Wintek, a maker of touch panels for Apple and other brands with annual revenues last year of some $3 billion.

SOURCE: Reuters

Coming up

April 11, 2012 Beth Peterson and Aaron Dowds – Okipe.org

April 25, 2012 Mark Wilson – Filled Up, Poured Out

May 2, 2012 Dr. Bob Bagley, Area Director Africa

Unconfirmed Date – Dr. H.C. Wilson, General Director of Global Partners

Related posts:

1. Episode 151 – Ministry Velocity
2. Episode 148 – Ministry to the Homeless
3. Episode 105 – Seminario Wesley

Stephanie Rhyne - fwcalive.com, @stephrhyne

Stephanie is Children’s Pastor at Alive Wesleyan in Central Wesleyan. She graduated from Southern Wesleyan University in 1996, is married to David Rhyne, and together they have two wonderful kids: 11 year old Ellie and 9 year old Mitchell.

Anthony Casey – facebook.com/acasey64

Heath Mullikin – heathmullikin.com

Matthew Tietje – matthewtietje.com

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 THEY SAID IT

“They acted rashly and inappropriately, and now see the gravity of their words and actions. This is a teachable moment, not only for these students but for our entire student body and those who work with them.” - Joe Paul, Vice President for Student Affairs at Southern Mississippi University addressing the press after five members of the pep band had their scholarships revoked for yelling “Where is your green card?” to Kansas State’s Puerto Rican point guard Angel Rodriguez

SOURCE: CNN

“But parents are naéve to expect their children’s television viewing to be good for anything except entertainment. That’s what television is for, nothing more, nothing less. It’s my job as a parent to develop my child’s moral center. Television is not my parenting partner. I firmly believe that if I do my job well, then no TV show can strip away the core of who my children are and who they will become.” – Carla Barnhill, former editor of Christian Parenting Today and author of The Myth of the Perfect Mother responding to the question, “Are Secular Television shows with moral messages good for Christian Children?”

SOURCE:Christianity Today

“For Afghan women, the act of fleeing domestic abuse, forced prostitution or even being stabbed repeatedly with a screwdriver by an abusive husband, may land them in jail while their abusers walk free.” - Human Rights Watch reporting on the plight of Afghan women who have been convicted of “moral crimes” for fleeing abusive, degrading, and life threatening situations.

SOURCE: Reuters

Coming up

April 4, 2012: Wayne Schmidt – Ministry Velocity

April 11, 2012: Beth Peterson and Aaron Dowds – Okipe.org

April 25, 2012: Mark Wilson – Filled Up, Poured Out

May 2, 2012: Dr. Bob Bagley, Area Director Africa

No related posts.

Jason Wenell - tableproject.org, @jwenell

Heath Mullikin – heathmullikin.com

Matthew Tietje – matthewtietje.com

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1. Episode 147 – Heather Semple & Blue Like Jazz
2. Episode 141 – Intergenerational Ministry, Round 2
3. Episode 146 – Honing in on Haiti

Timmy Young - @ifollowtheway, ifollowtheway.tumblr.com

Anthony Casey – facebook.com/acasey64

Heath Mullikin - heathmullikin.com

Steve Stanley – pastorses@gmail.com

Matthew Tietje – matthewtietje.com

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THEY SAID IT

“On one hand, you can call ‘Kony 2012’ compelling, horrific, emotionally draining and a worthy cause for donations. On the other, you might see it as a cynical use of images of terror and child slavery to prop up an outdated campaign to rid central Africa of the warlord Joseph Kony — and to make money.” - Peg McEntee, columnist for The Salt Lake Tribune, responding to the “Kony 2012” project and video that has gone viral.

SOURCE: The Salt Lake Tribune 

Link to Wesleyan response:
http://gpafrica.org/missionaries/bob-a-brenda-bagley/63-wesleyans-and-kony-2012.html

“We adjusted so much to the culture that the line between church and Rotary seemed rather thin.” - Dr. Will Wilimon speaking on the topic “The Future of Mainline Protestantism.” Addressing over 100 clergy this past weekend in Salisbury, NC, Wilimon predicted a bleak future, noting that mainline denominations “had unknowingly given people a theology of godlessness.”

SOURCE: Salisbury Post

“I don’t know. You have to ask him. I cannot answer that question for anybody. All I know is I’m a sinner, and God has forgiven me of my sins. You have to ask every person. He has said he’s a Christian, so I just have to assume that he is.” – Franklin Graham, CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association responding after being asked if President Obama has accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior.

SOURCE: Christianity Today

Coming up

March 21, 2012 – TableProject.org – Jason Wenell

March 28, 2012 – Stephanie Rhyne – FWC/Alive

April 4, 2012 – Wayne Schmidt – Ministry Velocity

April 11, 2012 – Beth Peterson and Aaron Dowds – Okipe.org

April 25, 2012 – Mark Wilson – Filled Up, Poured Out

May 9, 2012 – Dr. H.C. Wilson, General Director of Global Partners

Related posts:

1. Episode 141 – Intergenerational Ministry, Round 2

Heather Kinnan Semple - www.redcedarcc.org

Anthony Casey - facebook.com/acasey64

Heath Mullikin - heathmullikin.com

Matthew Tietje - matthewtietje.com

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3. Episode 107 – Hail to the Chief

Greg Edmonds - facebook.com/gpedmonds

Joan Rampey – facebook.com/jwr46

Anthony Casey – facebook.com/acasey64

Heath Mullikin - heathmullikin.com

Matthew Tietje – matthewtietje.com

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Okipe – okipe.org

Blue Like Jazz

Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

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1. Episode 145 – WorldHope.org
2. Episode 069 – Dress Like a Preacher’s Wife, 101

Dr. Tom Armiger – worldhope.org

Anthony Casey – facebook.com/acasey64

Steve Stanley – pastorses@gmail.com

Matthew Tietje – matthewtietje.com

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1. Episode 144 – We Get Schooled in iTunes U

Anthony Casey - facebook.com/acasey64

Steve Stanley - pastorses@gmail.com

Matthew Tietje - matthewtietje.com

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The Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation are suing for $500 million from five international beer manufacturers for the cost of health care, social services and child rehabilitation caused by chronic alcoholism on the reservation.

iTunes U

After a half a century, Mimi Alford breaks her silence about Kennedy affair.

Credit: NBC/Rock Center

Rock Center Interview

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/inside_my_teen_affair_with_jfk_FGF4aS7OdoQozP4tyySsmK#ixzz1mSSTbQwQ

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eReader News Today/Free Kindle Books

THEY SAID IT

“I have loved things about you and I have hated things about you and there is a lot I don’t understand about you. I will not pray for you.” - 23-year-old Saudi Journalist Hamza Kashgari in a tweet directed to the prophet Mohammed. His comments are causing some to say they he should be executed for blasphemy.

SOURCE: BrietBart

“There is no cost to the taxpayers of the state of Minnesota. Yet it does reduce recidivism. And when offenders are not out there committing new crimes, the public is more safe. That’s a very practical reason for working with IFI.” - David Crist, deputy commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Correction weighing in on the controversial work of the Christian organization InnerChange Freedom Initiative. A Christian based program that is helping prisoner in state funded prisons not to return once they are released.

SOURCE: Minnesota Public Radio News

“So we are very closely connected to the construction process and we understand working conditions on a very granular level. I realize that supply chain is complex… and the issue surrounding this is complex. But our commitment is very simple. We believe that every worker has a right to a fair and safe work environment free of discrimination where they can earn competitive wages and they can voice their concerns freely. Apple suppliers must live up to this to do business with Apple.” - Apple CEO Tim Cook responding to recent criticisms about the FoxxConn factory in China where Apple products are assembled.

SOURCE: The Verge

Coming up

February 22, 2012 Dr. Tom Armiger CEO of World Hope International
February 29, 2012 Joan Rampey/Greg Edmonds to talk about Haiti
March 7. 2012 Heather Semple. Lead Pastor Red Cedar Community Church
March 28, 2012 Stephanie Rhyne FWC/Alive
April 4, 2012 Wayne Schmidt (Ministry Velocity)
April 11, 2012 Beth Peterson and Aaron Dowds
April 25, 2012 Mark Willson - Filled Up, Poured Out: How God’s Spirit Can Revive Your Passion and Purpose

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Stevan Sheets - stevansheets.com

Anthony Casey - facebook.com/acasey64

Heath Mullikin - heathmullikin.com

Steve Stanley - pastorses@gmail.com

Matthew Tietje - matthewtietje.com

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Fuel -

http://headhearthand.com/event_details.php?id=124

9th Circuit Court shoots down California’s Proposition 8

Bill Hybels’ comments

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Executor

THEY SAID IT

“It’s not a good idea, it’s not a bad idea — It’s a horrific idea. It would be one of the poorest things that we could do as a franchise. Are we gonna go find another guy for just a couple of years again? Haven’t we done this before? Haven’t we seen this act before? And by the way, if you get Peyton Manning, don’t you have a concern about protecting him? Don’t you have a concern about who he throws the football to?…“We’re tired of looking for stop gaps.” - Former Redskins quarterback Joe Theisman letting his feelings be known on what he thinks of Peyton Manning going to the Washington Redskins.

SOURCE: The Washington Post

“Catholics are, in a sense, going to be forced to subsidize — through insurance payments — these activities that the church considers to be immoral. Everything we do in terms of service to the people has to come from a Catholic perspective because that’s who we are.” - Bishop Robert Guglielmone, of the Diocese of Charleston commenting on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ mandate that insurance plans include coverage for contraceptives.

SOURCE: Wyff4

“I was treated as someone with an agenda against the church, the police investigation was obstructed and the laity misled. I was distraught.” - Marie Collins, who was assaulted as a 13-year-old by a hospital chaplain. Marie was speaking this week at a four-day symposium at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University ahead of a May deadline to deliver their sex abuse policies to the Vatican.

SOURCE: 660 News

“Online dating has some benefits, but accurate matching apparently isn’t one of them.” - Adi Robertson citing a study that is to be published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest. He goes on to say “A team of researchers led by Eli Finkel of Northwestern University has concluded that despite claims that ‘matching algorithms’ can predict long-term compatibility based on personality questionnaires and demographic information, the data that dating sites collect is barely relevant to how well a couple will weather challenges or even interact.

SOURCE: The Verge

Coming up

February 22, 2012 – Dr. Tom Armiger CEO of World Hope International
February 29, 2012 – Joan Rampey/Greg Edmonds to talk about Haiti
March 7. 2012 – Heather Semple. Lead Pastor Red Cedar Community Church
March 28, 2012 – Stephanie Rhyne FWC/Alive
April 4, 2012 – Wayne Schmidt (Ministry Velocity)
April 25, 2012 – Mark Willson - Filled Up, Poured Out: How God’s Spirit Can Revive Your Passion and Purpose

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Scott Simmons - headhearthand.com/youth_home.php

Anthony Casey – facebook.com/acasey64

Heath Mullikin – heathmullikin.com

Steve Stanley – pastorses@gmail.com

Matthew Tietje – matthewtietje.com

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Ultimate Windows Customizer

THEY SAID IT

“We’d gotten into a little bit of trouble with the previous project … and my father, who’s a professor, was not too happy with the prospect of me getting kicked out of school. Zuckerberg likes to make fun of my dad for this, but we’re still very close.” – Joe Green former roommate of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg explaining way he turned down a 2004 invitation to be part of Facebook’s founding.

SOURCE:Good Morning America

“When a culture attempts to suppress the dimension of ultimate mystery, and to close the doors to transcendent truth. it inevitably becomes impoverished and falls prey, as the late Pope John Paul II so clearly saw, to reductionist and totalitarian readings of the human person and the nature of society.” – Pope Benedict XVI voicing concerns to American Bishops that there are trends in the U.S. culture that are “a threat not just to Christian faith, but also to humanity itself.”

SOURCE: CNSNews

Employees work excessive overtime, in some cases seven days a week, and live in crowded dorms. Some say they stand so long that their legs swell until they can hardly walk. Under-age workers have helped build Apple’s products, and the company’s suppliers have improperly disposed of hazardous waste and falsified records, according to company reports and advocacy groups that, within China, are often considered reliable, independent monitors. – Charles Duhigg and David Barboza reporting in their New York Times article: In China, Human Cost are Built into an iPad.

SOURCE: The New York Times

Day of Purity Video

http://www.charismanews.com/us/32730-day-of-purity-gains-international-attention-with-video-clip?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+delicious%2Fgqlf+%28Christian+Headlines+Top+Headlines%29

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1. Interview with Scott Simmons
2. Interview with Scott Drury
3. Interview with Scott Rhyno & Bill Peed

Matthew Deprez – matthewdeprez.com

Anthony Casey -facebook.com/acasey64

Heath Mullikin -heathmullikin.com

Matthew Tietje – matthewtietje.com

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Chad McCallum – facebook.com/chad.mccallum

Chad serves as the Lead Pastor of Compass Church in Byron Center, Michigan. Chad and a small group of his friends planted Compass Church in 2006 with a vision of seeing the entire region permeated with the love and message of Jesus Christ. Chad received his theological education from Indiana Wesleyan University. As exciting as ministry has been, Chad’s primary passion is his wife Julie and their three children, Chase, Miles, and Jackson. Chad recently stated, “I want to be a part of leading Compass Church into the future and helping other churches as well. But that’s not where my leadership starts. My spiritual leadership begins in my home, with my wife and children. After God they come first.” Chad enjoys golf, a cup of coffee with friends, stand up comedy (in 2008 Chad was named one of the 10 Funniest People in Grand Rapids), following University of Michigan athletics, and reading anything pertaining to leadership and the local church.

Anthony Casey -facebook.com/acasey64

Heath Mullikin -heathmullikin.com

Steve Stanley – pastorses@gmail.com

Matthew Tietje – matthewtietje.com

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THEY SAID IT

“Today’s young people are impressed by the position and appearance of these celebrities. Simply because of their popularity and prominence they are perceived as heroes and role models. When celebrities express appreciation to God for their talents this generation will see it as aspirational.” - Joseph L. Price Whittier College Religious Studies professor talking about the impact of celebrity Christians Like Tim Tebow and Justin Bieber.

SOURCE: FoxNews

“The Christian owes his ultimate allegiance to God, and if any earthly institution conflicts with God’s will it is your Christian duty to take a stand against it. You must never allow the transitory evanescent demands of man-made institutions to take precedence over the eternal demands of the Almighty God.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr from his 1956 article entitled A  Letter to American Christians

SOURCE: Ed Stetzer: The Lifeway Research Blog

“So Obama has thrown in his lot with Silicon Valley paymasters who threaten all software creators with piracy, plain thievery,” - Rupert Murdock calling into question the Obama administration’s warning that it would not support the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)

SOURCE: The Guardian

Vizio Computers 

Coming up

January 18, 2012 Chad McCallum
January 25, 2012 Matthew Deprez
February 1, 2012 Scott Simmons
February 8, 2012 Dr. Tom Armiger CEO of World Hope International

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1. Episode 136 – Dr. Todd Voss
2. Episode 138 – Mark Batterson, The Circle Maker!
3. Episode 139 – Kem Meyer Makes Some Noise!

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1. Mark Batterson and Kem Meyer
2. Episode 133 – Kingswood University

We spend time talking with Mark Batterson, pastor of National Community Church and author of NY Times Best Seller The Circle Maker.

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Matthew Tietje: www.matthewtietje.com

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Interview with Mark Batterson

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1. Interview with Mark Batterson
2. Mark Batterson and Kem Meyer
3. Episode 134 – Shattered Dreams at the Crystal Cathedral

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Heath Mullikin – heathmullikin.com

Anthony Casey – facebook.com/acasey64

Matthew Tietje – matthewtietje.com

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