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Defining Conservatism

The term “conservative” gets thrown around a lot, but do people really know what it means?

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Recovering Intentional Worship by David de Bruyn

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Missions and Music Contextualizing the Gospel

A blog series from Religious Affections Ministries.

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Doth not the mind often leave them before the Lord?

On March 22, 2011 By

A couple weeks ago, I commented on how important it is for Christians in an age of Internet and media distractions to learn to wean ourselves off the habits of a short-attention span culture and cultivate the practice of attention to and appreciation of sustained discourses in texts and sermons. And this holds true, [...]

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The Internet, Short Attention Spans, and Preaching

On March 8, 2011 By

Our attention spans are shrinking.

This is not news, and perhaps I’ve already lost you.

Thoughtful people have said that the impressive array of media and entertainment consumption portals play an important role in the attention spans of individuals, especially children and young adults. For example, Jason Fertig writes,

Many modern media trends [...]

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