Goodword Editing

Good Word Editing - Marcus Goodyear is a writer and editor for the H.E.B. foundation.

There is a new Veggie Tales movie coming out soon. The story of Big Idea and its struggle to find a place in the world of movies and videos is certainly a good example of how complicated it can be to take your faith to your workplace. Marcus Goodyear gives us a little preview of the movie. As it turns out, “The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything” has a lot to say about letting the Bible illuminate your work and your life.
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Yesterday, I met Bob the Tomato. And Mr. Lundt. And Pa Grape. Any American Christian with kids my age, probably knows those names. They may even know the name Phil Vischer, the founder of Big Idea.

At the Religion Newswriter’s Association Conference last night, Big Idea and Lovell-Fairchild previewed The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything. There’s an embargo on reviews, so I’m not going to review the movie or share spoilers…Click here to read the rest.

Mark Roberts

Mark Roberts is the Senior Director and Scholar-in-Residence for Laity Lodge.

Mark Roberts is starting a new job with new challenges. In this post he reflects on the challenges of being a pastor.
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In yesterday’s post I explained several things I found difficult about being a parish pastor: the difficulty of certain decisions, the heaviness of people’s burdens, the painfulness of receiving criticism, and the implications of personnel decisions. For me, these were indeed troublesome. But the hardest thing about being a pastor, in my experience, is dealing with people’s expectations… Click here to read the rest.

Papa Poet

Papa Poet is our resident poet. He is all about poetry. Nothing but.

No one knows what was going on in the minds of Mary and Joseph as they waited for the birth of their scandalous child. No one knows, but we all wonder. It is one of the great mysteries of the Church. Papa Poet gives us his take.
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Bethlehem’s Road

Betrothed
I’ll say and nothing more,
ignore the innuendos and stony glares
enclothed in offal adoration.

Then who will
redeem the grievous penalty? I,
and I alone, bear her secret,
believe an know the truth.
A virgin. With child. From God… Click here to read the rest

Every Square Inch

Every Square Inch - Conversations on the glory of Christ in business and culture.

Apparently, the center of Christian world isn’t just shifting…it has already shifted.

Yet, the vast majority of evangelical Christian materials are published in English and not accessible to most of these believers due to a language barrier. While church growth in these emerging regions is impressive, the lack of sound doctrine is a concern for many churches and Christian organizations operating in those regions. The lack of supplemental materials to train and encourage new converts in the basic doctrines of Christianity is a substantial problem. If left unaddressed, this deficit in biblically rich, gospel centered materials will have a detrimental effect on the church worldwide… read the rest.

Gibson Direct

Gibson Direct blogs about business and life and how faith intersects both of them.

As I sit here in a hotel room, I think of how people sometimes look at me with envy. As a consultant, I travel a lot. Many people think, “What fun and adventure!” It may be for some folks, but not for me. Being away from family and home is difficult. Hotels can be noisy places where sleep may be difficult. Hotels are nice, but they are not home….read the rest.