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Remembering George Beverly Shea | 1909-2013

4.17.2013 — Leave a comment

Last evening, Heaven gained one of the most notarized Gospel-singing voices on earth as George Beverly Shea passed from this life into his eternal dwelling at the age of 104.

For more than 60 years, George Beverly Shea had carried the Gospel in song to every continent and state in the Union through Billy Graham’s Crusades. As the musical mainstay in Graham’s crusades, Shea was often called “America’s Beloved Gospel Singer,” and was also considered, “the first international singing ‘star’ of the gospel world.” Through music and the proclamation of the Word, Bev Shea and Mr. Graham have shared the saving faith of Jesus Christ to millions. – georgebeverlysheamemorial.org

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has setup the “George Beverly Shea Memorial” here – georgebeverlysheamemorial.org

The world took notice of Shea’s passing and the Tweets began to flow:




Indiana Wesleyan University faculty and alumni remember George Beverly Shea | http://www.iwuspectrum.com/laying-down-the-microphone/

Shea, who grew up in a Wesleyan parsonage and attended IWU’s Wesleyan sister institution, Houghton College, sang for more than 220 million people in his life and was a soloist at many of the Rev. Billy Graham’s evangelistic rallies. He received a standing ovation at the 2010 Grammy Awards when he received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy (his second win at the Grammy Awards, at which he received ten nominations over the years). – IWU’s Spectrum post

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Vatican City Explained

4.11.2013 — 2 Comments

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As a good (read: ‘naive & uneducated’) Protestant, I have chosen to remain “out of the know” of many of the details within the Catholic church. One of those ‘Catholic details’ I’ve remained in the dark about is their Holy City (a 110-acre country, actually) and hub of all-things Catholic, The Vatican.

I stumbled onto this video this week that gives a fast-paced explanation of some of the details of how the Vatican came to existence, how it functions, and how truly powerful the Pope is. I think it’s worth sharing –

(if you can’t see this embedded video, please click here)

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HELP! How to help “The Harbor” receive $25k

4.10.2013 — Leave a comment

the-harborHELP! My friends and co-laborers at the Shippensburg Church of the Nazarene have an incredible opportunity to receive a $25,000 grant from State Farm to begin an outreach ministry here in Shippensburg! It’s called “The Harbor” and seeks to become an inviting social atmosphere free from the typical temptations often associated with a college-town.

From their “about page” –

The Harbor will create an attractive environment the promotes community and a healthy lifestyle with activities like billiards and darts, and lounge areas where people can gather to talk or just relax.

Currently, “The Harbor” is within the top-200 list of available recipients of one of forty grants being offered through State Farm’s “Neighborhood Assist” program. There are only a few days remaining for these top-200 possible grant-recipients to be finalized to the 40 that will actually receive the grant. This is where YOU and ME come in. State Farm has chosen to give the grants away to those entities that are voted for via Facebook! We can vote up to 10 times every day until April 21st!

I feel so strongly about supporting this ministry in our community that I am trying to draw as much attention to it and break down the how-to for those who might be hesitant to click-thru the steps necessary to support this terrific venture!

Here’s how YOU can help bring change to Shippensburg through “The Harbor” –

STEP 1:
Be sure to be logged into your Facebook account and then visit this link > http://apps.facebook.com/sf_neighbor_assist/cause/3084/the-harbor
You will be greeted with the following dialog box and you simply need to click the “GO TO APP” button.

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STEP 2:
To participate in voting (up to 10 times EVERY day) you must “ALLOW” the State Farm Neighborhood Assist application to have permission to access your account. THIS IS 100% SAFE AND LEGITIMATE.

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STEP 3:
After you have given the Application access to your account, you can click on the “Select a State” dropdown menu and choose “Pennsylvania”

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STEP 4:
When you’re shown the map of PA, you can click the yellowish icon in the lower-center of the state that represents “The Harbor”

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STEP 5:
Scroll down on the same page and you’ll see “The Harbor” listed among the other PA candidates. Click on “The Harbor” to be taken to its voting page.

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STEP 6:
VOTE! This is your chance! You can vote up to 10-times per day here on the voting page to help secure a $25,000 grant through State Farm for The Harbor! After you’ve voted the first time, you can simply click this link > https://www.state-assist.com/cause/3084/the-harbor to be redirected to the voting-page directly every day to vote again!

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THANK YOU for considering helping The Harbor and the Shippensburg Church of the Nazarene receive this unique blessing through State Farm by participating in this voting process! If you’ve taken the time to sign up and vote even just once you are a blessing!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me via Facebook or Twitter and I’d be happy to walk you through step-by-step to ensure your ease in voting for this great ministry!

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Seven-Minute Seminary – Why Wesleyan?

4.10.2013 — 2 Comments

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Curious about Wesleyan theology? Need a refresher-course on why Wesleyans believe what they believe? You MUST watch this short (not even 7-minutes!) video from Dr. Ben Witherington III (Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary and on the doctoral faculty at St. Andrews University in Scotland) where he discusses why he considers the Wesleyan understanding of the gospel to be the most faithful to Scripture.

A couple quotes from the video:

“In the Wesleyan presentation of the gospel, there’s a balance here . . . There’s a balance between faith and good works. There’s a balance between personal spiritual holiness and social holiness. There’s a balance between justification and sanctification. There’s a balance between God’s role in our life and what God enables us to do on behalf of the Kingdom and for the sake of His church.”
– Dr. Witherington III

“The truth of the matter is that the Wesleyan gospel is the one that is most optimistic about the sovereignty and power and grace of God – and that’s the chief reason I’m a Wesleyan.”
– Dr. Witherington III


(if you can’t see the embedded video, please click here for a direct link)

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David Green (CEO of Hobby Lobby) speaking at Indiana Wesleyan University

4.3.2013 — Leave a comment

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David Green – the CEO of Hobby Lobby was inducted into Indiana Wesleyan University’s “Society of World Changers” and he spoke at the University convocation on April 3, 2013.

In his speech, Green highlights the influence of his parents, his mentors, and his loving wife Barbara (52 years married).

Hobby Lobby started in 1970 when David Green borrowed $600 to start making picture frames in his garage.

Some tweets from the convocation from those present:

The entire speech is worth watching:

(if you can’t see the embedded video, please click here)

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