Concerning evangelism,

The bad news is, people don't think its cool to proselytize. The good news coolness isn't everything.
The bad news is, evangelism is considered a dirty word in polite circles. The good news is, we didn't invent it.
The bad news is, statistics don't seem to bear out that we're winning people to Christ faster than we are losing them. The good news is that we're not ultimately in control of who becomes a Christian anyway.
The bad news is, pluralism seems to have relativised the Gospel. The good news is the real Gospel never changes and never loses its power.
The bad news is, Christians seem bored or disinterested in sharing the news about Christ. The good news is, the Lord of the harvest will just find other Christians to spread the news.
The bad news is, Christians mess it up too often and even distort the Gospel or worse, even do evangelism to make money. The good news is, so what else is new?
The bad news is, Satan is alive and well on planet earth. The good news is, greater is He who is in us than he who is in the world.
The bad news is, we might get in trouble for sharing Christ. The good news is, God loves it when we share Christ.

I am wondering how age changes our theology? Or does it? Take me, for instance. Since I came to know Christ I have been a Calvinist, premillenialist, soft-cessationist, believer's baptism, presbyterian-government, complementarian kind of guy. ALl of that was in place in my head by the end of 1972. Since then--two theological degrees, 37 years, four states, three churches and two daughters grown up later, all of that is still in place. I have seen no reason--though I have listened carefully--to change any of those core descriptions of my theology. This means that either a) I am pig-headed, b) I was trained well and in a balanced fashion early, c) my nature resists change in core-thinking, d) I remain unconvinced of the alternative systems of theology enough to alter mine. Does theology change with age? Of maybe it changes with circumstances which sometimes, coincides with aging. If I become old and sick and alone, will I abandon my Calvinism? If Israel gets pushed into the sea by the Arabs, will I decide amillenialism is more reasonable? If I come down with a mental illness, will I suddenly become charismatic? Does aging automatically induce change in theological convictions?

I am wondering how age changes our theology? Or does it? Take me, for instance. Since I came to know Christ I have been a Calvinist, premillenialist, soft-cessationist, believer's baptism, presbyterian-government, complementarian kind of guy. ALl of that was in place in my head by the end of 1972. Since then--two theological degrees, 37 years, four states, three churches and two daughters grown up later, all of that is still in place. I have seen no reason--though I have listened carefully--to change any of those core descriptions of my theology. This means that either a) I am pig-headed, b) I was trained well and in a balanced fashion early, c) my nature resists change in core-thinking, d) I remain unconvinced of the alternative systems of theology enough to alter mine. Does theology change with age? Of maybe it changes with circumstances which sometimes, coincides with aging. If I become old and sick and alone, will I abandon my Calvinism? If Israel gets pushed into the sea by the Arabs, will I decide amillenialism is more reasonable? If I come down with a mental illness, will I suddenly become charismatic? Does aging automatically induce change in theological convictions?

The Paskamansett

Paskamansett - "Place of the Broken Rocks." This is the native American name for the river in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Five churches which roughly straddle the Paskamansett River adopted this name for an annual Good Friday service in 2006. We see the cross of Jesus Christ as the place where the Rock was broken, broken for us. Paul wrote, "And the rock was Christ." Our whole faith is built upon the broken Rock. He said, "Take eat, this is My body, which is broken for you." Churches involved currently: Dartmouth Bible Church, Acoaxet Chapel, Emmaus Christian Church, Pacific Union Congregational Church, and Lighthouse Assembly of God.