Salvation's Call (Rom 10:13)

Signs You’re About To Hear Bad Preaching

John L. Rothra — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:31:22 +0000

We’ve all been there, listening to a bad sermon. Here’s some tell-tale signs of bad preaching. Preacher says, “Open up that book, the Holy something or other…” Sermon title: “Jesus: The Ultimate Backup Plan” Bible passage to be preached is mentioned at the beginning, but never referenced again Sermon is pay-per-view Sermon title: “Jesus’ Three …

Jefferson Lies: So What is the Truth?

John L. Rothra — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:09:11 +0000

“Did you hear about . . . ?” So and so said this or that about him or her and so it must be true, right? Rumor and gossip. You’ve heard people talk about Thomas Jefferson. Well, he’s not exactly what you think. Learn the history that’s been withheld from you about our nation’s second …

Easter Lesson Often Forgotten: It’s Not About A Church Service

John L. Rothra — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:01:12 +0000

My father, a pastor, talks about the CEO’s of the church-going world: Christmas and Easter Only. Of these two, Easter is the day more people attend church services than any other single day. Out of tradition, faith, or obligation, people flock into buildings to attend a church service. Songs are sung, messages preached, and meals …

Hollywood Rediscovers Its Creative Imagination

John L. Rothra — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:03:54 +0000

Yes, folks, I’m serious. Hollywood is soon going to reassert its imagination and creative story-telling skills. Here’s a short list (believe me, this is short) of upcoming movies and some that are being planned and developed: 2012 The Dark Knight Rises (Batman 3) The Amazing Spider-Man (reboot) Men in Black 3 G.I. Joe: Retaliation Total …

New Site Design, Logo Ideas Welcome

John L. Rothra — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:23:43 +0000

The site has undergone a major update. It’s built on the highly-flexible Graphene theme, which takes advantage of many features of WordPress 3.0+, including child themes, action hooks, dynamic menus, and more. Some features are not yet done, but they weren’t enough to prevent going public with the new design. One of the key features …