CALVIN AND HOPS: January

Blogging...is it a conversation? Is it evangelism? Is it exhibitionism? Is it dangerous? Is it strategic communication?

Want to share your life online with a blog? <---Should we want to?

{Are you wondering, "what is a blog?"(Click here for Wikipedia article)}

And now....
Some of us and many of our children have entered the blogosphere. Should we encourage their exploration and watch them stand on our technological shoulders as they prepare to communicate the gospel in the new communication paradigm? Or...should we inhibit such exploration for the sake of safety...or some other reason? Are those who protest to blogging involved in conspiracy theory or are they rightly concerned for the safety of children and adults? If we and/or our children choose to blog, are there general guidelines we should follow? If so, what? Who determines these and on what basis?

Join us at the Moss home on January 4th from 8:00-9:30 p.m. for a great discussion of this timely topic. Prepare now and come armed. Invite your friends from other churches now. Let's pack the house! (email me if you need directions)

Remember ROE #1...Don't bring it weak!

Blessings!

Some initial thought provoking sites:
Google Search page on blogging and dangerous
Teens: "It's a Diary." Adults: "It's unsafe"
Kid's, Blogs, and Too Much Information
Christian Blog Evangelism
Douglas Wilson's Blog
Doug Phillips' Blog
http://www.christianblog.com/
Martin Roth Christian Commentary-Christian Blogging
CHRF youth's site (by permission) with links to many others

PHILOSOPHY BEHIND CALVIN AND HOPS

Gentlemen,

One of my all-time favorite quotations comes from John Wayne. “Life is tough…it’s tougher if you’re stupid.” Though not necessarily related to stupidity, there exists a common failure on the part of Christian men to humbly sharpen their reasoning skills and learn from one another. We, like much of the heathen world around us, fall into the trap of failing to ever challenge one another’s thinking either because of personal cowardice or for unreasonable fear of causing offense. While I do not advocate offense for its own sake, I do advocate the sharpening of one another in the bond of true Christian love, toward the end of excellence in spiritual warfare with the forces of darkness around us. Let us help each other “take every thought captive to Christ!”

Calvin and Hops is a monthly (generally) meeting of men from a variety of Christian churches in the Spokane area in an informal setting to discuss a topic of general interest. Our primary objective is to grow in knowledge and wisdom and the ability to reason, for the sake of the gospel. Christ is Lord of all, and we need to be able to communicate that to others. This is true whether we are discussing Biblical canon or homosexual marriage. But, I ask you, which is the more likely subject in your workplace? Which is the more likely handle with the unbelievers around you that you can use to lead them to knowledge of the Holy One?

I will establish the topic of the evening as indicated on this blog. However, the topic of the evening may be trumped by another “hot” topic if it seems appropriate. Please use information posted on this blog to prepare for meaningful discussion. Also, I’m always soliciting for topics of interest. Just email them to me at: jack.jkfam@gmail.com

Please mark you calendars and feel free to pass this on to other men you think will be interested. If they want to be on the mailing list they’ll need to send me an email address and a name.

Press On!

Jn 3:30

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