Archive for May, 2009

Advertising and Books and Authors and Francis Schaeffer and Quotes and Comments and Theology Michael Krahn on 20 May 2009

Francis Schaeffer: “Aping the world’s wisdom…”

From a recent Crossway Books blog post:
Schaeffer’s following summary paragraph has been especially important (and convicting) to me — and something that I pray will always be foundational to the work we do at Crossway.
“Is it not amazing,” Schaeffer writes, “though we know the power of the Holy Spirit can be ours, we still ape [...]

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Bible and Blue Like Jazz and Book Reviews and Books and Books and Authors and Creative Writing and Donald Miller and Emergent Church and Emerging / Emergent Church and Emerging Church Michael Krahn on 16 May 2009

Searching for Donald Miller

I think Donald is one of, if not THE brightest of “our” writers. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality deserves a place on the highest shelf of that genre… I’m thinking of Madeleine L’engle and Anne Lamott here… and maybe a bit of P.J. O’Rourke. Honestly, Blue Like Jazz changed a few [...]

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Church and D. A. Carson and Jesus and Music and Pastor and Theology and Worship Michael Krahn on 13 May 2009

What is “worship”?

Let’s try to separate music from the idea of worship for a while.  We’ll talk about it a little bit at the end.
Worship as a noun
1. The feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity : the worship of God
2. The acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence for [...]

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Books and Authors and Quotes and Comments Michael Krahn on 13 May 2009

Our Destiny is Certain and Secure

“There is nothing that is so calculated to promote holiness as the realization that we are heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, that our destiny is certain and secure, that nothing can prevent it. Realizing that, we purify ourselves even as He is pure, and we feel that there is no time to [...]

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Blogging and Internet and Social Media and Twitter Michael Krahn on 12 May 2009

Twitter Retention Rate

Nielsen, the same people who do TV ratings, recently noted that more than 60% of new Twitter users fail to return to the site the following month.
Judging Twitter retention by how many people “visit the site” is like judging Dominoes Pizza by how many people dine-in.
It’s true that [...]

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Advertising and Bible and Book Reviews and Books and Books and Authors and Internet and Social Media and Technology Michael Krahn on 11 May 2009

Review: Shane Hipps – Flickering Pixels

Marshall McLuhan began his 1964 book Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, with the following:
“In a culture like ours, long accustomed to splitting and dividing all things as a means of control, it is sometimes a bit of a shock to be reminded that, in operational and practical fact, the medium is the message.”
For nearly [...]

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