Dec

Merry Christmas – Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

Posted by Steve Published in Video, Worship

From King’s College, London:

Dec

Global Christianity: A Pew Report

Posted by Steve Published in Culture, Mission

I love this kind of information The number of Christians around the world has more than tripled in the last 100 years, from about 600 million in 1910 to more than 2 billion in 2010. But the world’s overall population also has risen rapidly, from an estimated 1.8 billion in 1910 to 6.9 billion in [...]

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Dec

Friday Morning Video: Surprise Adoption

Posted by Steve Published in Changed Lives, Relationships, Video

Get your Kleenex out: Back story is here.

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Dec

A Hanukkah Deer

Posted by Steve Published in Just For Fun

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Dec

Around the Horn: 12.22.11

Posted by Steve Published in Culture, _samp

No Sex Please, I’m British Carl Trueman writes about pastors who preach explicitly about sex from the pulpit. He is at his best, I think, when he discusses the poetic nature of Song of Solomon. “The Bible’s refusal to reduce sex to physical acts is surely one of the reasons why it uses poetry to [...]

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Dec

Steve’s 2011 Year End Congregational Letter

Posted by Steve Published in Congregational Letters, St. Andrew's

Dear Friends, I think that the most enjoyable aspect of ministry for me is the “front row seat” I have as I watch our Lord transform the hearts and minds of the men, women and children who are a part of St. Andrew’s. And, honestly, I am always humbled as I see this process of [...]

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Dec

Breaking: Archbishop Duncan Writes Regarding AMiA

Posted by Steve Published in Anglicanism

I’m just home and this was in my evening inbox: 20th December, A.D. 2011 Eve of St. Thomas the Apostle TO ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICA: Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Recent events within the Anglican Mission in the Americas have challenged us all. This letter is a brief [...]

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Dec

Why is this Man Smiling?

Posted by Steve Published in Sports

#10 and climbing. Who’d have thunk it after the news of the past year. From ESPN: Well, because since Urban Meyer has taken over at Ohio State, he’s landed three ESPNU 150 defensive linemen, highlighted by five-star DE Noah Spence, who is the nation’s fourth-best prospect. Spence, who wasn’t even considering the Buckeyes before Meyer was [...]

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Dec

How We Googled in 2011

Posted by Steve Published in Culture

Google’s annual round-up of search statistics, Zeitgeist, is out. So what did people care about most this year when it came to internet searches? It’s a fascinating revelation about us. Check it out.

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Dec

The Compton Girls

Posted by Steve Published in Sports, St. Andrew's, _samp

There is a very nice article in today’s Post & Courier sports section highlighting SAMP’s own (and very active member) Georgia Compton who was named girls cross country runner of the year. Also mentioned in the article is her closest area competitor, her little sister, Rosa Marie (also a very active member). Here’s a snip: [...]

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