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Pens In A Paperless World (and) Family Worship — 10 Comments

  1. Jon, you are truly a remarkable young man. Bridgewood is blessed to have you in their ministry.
    I enjoy reading your (Dad Is Learning) especially about the little chicks.
    May God continue to bless you and yours.
    Alice Warren

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  2. Well said, Jon! There is no substitute for faith, for showing love, for modeling obedience. Church is a living organism that lives and breathes, not a production to be entertained by! A sister here was amazed when she received several cards from our body when she was ill. She said she had been in church all her life and never received so much love and concern as she had from her new church family. Whether we use the modern conveniences or not in our assemblies, it is being the body of Christ in all we do that matters. 🙂

  3. First, let me address the imaginary premise. I can’t imagine a time when I will not appreciate a really good pen or pencil. There is something about the feel, the fineness of line, who gave it to you, etc. and of course the ability to revise, mark out, underline, doodle, etc. Now to the relevance of God in today’s “churches” (a misnomer itself seeing as how WE ARE the church). You are exactly spot on as to what is important. It’s NOT the children’s program, the multipurpose room, the on sight coffee shop, the playground, the Saturday night service,the band, the spots and lasers, etc.

    • I knew you would appreciate the illustration in this thought Ted. As much as I love tech stuff, give me a pen and paper any day to take notes with. Thanks for your thoughts!

  4. It IS about a God that is unchangeable, our foundation, our basis of faith and hope for eternity. As you know, baptism is a lot more than getting wet. It’s committing yourself, your life, your EVERYTHING to God. Voluntary slavery might be a way to look at it. One area that particularly irks me these days is letting those teaching/practicing error dictate colors on the canvas, as it were. For example: Traditional vs. Progressive. Traditional connotes “the way it’s always been”, and generally a rather negative impression, whereas Progressive is thought of as more positive, happier, moving forward, what folks LIKE to be associated with.

  5. I reject these word uses. I MUCH prefer the simple, yet easily understood, terminology of Biblical or Un-Biblical (Non-Biblical works as well). Sorry this ran so long. Hope I effectively conveyed my thoughts. As the old song said, “Pray all the time.”

  6. Jon,
    Thank you for taking the time to compile these Family Bible Studies. They are a great tool which can easily be used to teach our children or grandchildren the Word of the Lord. You and your family are wonderful Christian examples and I appreciate your friendship and service to the Lord. May the Lord continue to bless you richly!

    • Thanks Kevin! I am having a ton of fun blogging and writing these studies. Best part…they’re helping my family too! Really excited to hear about the new things you’ll be doing over at Lewisville. Gave your last post a plug in the piece I just wrote for Valentine’s Day. Keep up the great work!