Tag: mission

First, Do No Evangelizing

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Ashley Baxstrom: New in the world of right-wing medical care: meet the American College of Pediatrics, “a national organization of pediatricians and other healthcare professionals dedicated to the health and well-being of children.”

Warren Throckmorton, associate professor of psychology at Grove City College and Clinical Advisory Board member of the American Association of Christian Counselors set up a comparison between the ACP and the American Academy of Pediatrics on his blog. Apparently proponents of the ACP have been trying to say that they’re the “leading association,” have more members and have been around longer – all of which just isn’t true, according to Throckmorton. Continue Reading →

Moses, Making Introductions

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Ashley Baxstrom:  Are you on Facebook? Do you like games? Are you a fan of Biblical lore? It’s your lucky day!California-based web gaming company, Hexify, launched a new game for the social media platform earlier this month, “Journey of Moses,” which, according to one CNN review, is the first Biblically-based Facebook game.

Join an amazing adventure through Ancient Egypt and beyond!” the game advertises. Playing as the title character, users can “uncover mysteries, meet important characters, and discover ancient treasures.

Company CEO Brent Dusing told Scribbal that the game isn’t geared to any particular (read: religious) person, but is rather “a game that everyone can enjoy.” Continue Reading →

Penetrating the Lostness!

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Baptist leaders are worried. Baptism, a “ritual immersion” that, according to some, makes one saved — and Baptist — is in decline. On Monday the Southern Baptist Convention‘s medieval-sounding Great Commission Resurgence Task Force unveiled a plan titled “Penetrating the Lostness” that they hope will encourage members to increase tithing from 2.5% to 10% and focus mission efforts to domestic foreigners. Church members are also encouraged to spend their vacations “penetrating” the lost and unsaved. Writes Adelle M. Banks of Religion News Service (reposted at HuffPo), the report will be voted on at the annual convention in June in Orlando, FL. Continue Reading →