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BeachcomberT

Video clips re Mount Athos & Vatican library

Posted by BeachcomberT on December 26, 2011 at 4:20am 0 Comments

In case you missed it, "60 Minutes" ran 2 great segments Sunday night -- one on the Orthodox monasteries perched on Mount Athos in northern Greece, the other a tour of the Vatican Library and its ancient manuscripts, rarely seen by outsiders. You can view the reruns at www.cbsnews.com. The web site also has a 1968 rerun showing Harry Reasoner discussing images of Jesus.

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Homelessness in Mickey Mouse land

Posted by BeachcomberT on November 30, 2011 at 7:20am 0 Comments

Scott Maxwell at the Orlando Sentinel wrote an excellent column following up on the 60 Minutes show on destitute families living in cars near the theme parks. This is happening everywhere. Some day our politicians will decide enough is enough. Here is Scott's column:

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Poverty lurks in the shadows of Fantasyland

November 29,…
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BeachcomberT

Rob Bell on heaven & hell

Posted by BeachcomberT on November 28, 2011 at 7:11pm 4 Comments

Just finished reading Rob Bell's book "Love Wins!" for the second time through. Our Daytona church is organizing a God Gab discussion of the book, probably in late January. Just wondering if other people in our group have read it and what you thought of it. I found it tremendously liberating and insightful. His analysis of the Prodigal Son parable helped me understand how every day our choices and attitudes move us toward either heaven or hell. The book challenges us -- can we dare to…

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Tom's Convo Report

Posted by BeachcomberT on November 22, 2011 at 11:02am 3 Comments

Hi Guys...Just fyi, am posting the Convo report I wrote for our congregation in Daytona. It's wordy, but maybe some of it will help you if you have to deliver a similar report to your church. I am trying to make sure we have more NCF people attending next year. Incidentally, our new Convo Travel Fund already has more than $200. One way we're supporting it is holding a 50-50 raffle at each of our monthly potluck lunches. -- Tom

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ICCC Convocation 2011…

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Helping the needy

Posted by BeachcomberT on August 24, 2011 at 1:01pm 0 Comments

 New Church Family welcomed as its guest preacher Aug. 21 Pastor Troy Ray, who leads an interfaith relief effort called Halifax Urban Ministries in the Daytona area. I wanted to share a few of his observations:

For his sermon, Pastor Troy used the story of Ruth and Naomi to illustrate a form of traditional “homeland security’ that has been effective for centuries. Naomi wanted to make…

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Simple ministry ideas 2 Replies

Hi People....There are many ways we can help brighten someone’s day that don’t take a lot of time, energy or money….  Here are a couple we gathered at New Church Family. If you have some additional…Continue

Tags: giving, outreach, ministry, Charity

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GLBT church in Tenn. grows to mega-size

(NOTE from Tom -- Has anyone visited this church in Nashville? I'd be interested to hear your impression. ) At conservative church, once-shunned gays fuel growth By Bob Smietana, The (Nashville)…Continue

Started by BeachcomberT in Sample Title Oct 20, 2011.

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Alan H commented on BeachcomberT's blog post 'Tom's Convo Report'
You're very kind to me, Tom.  Thank you for not forgetting my situation, and for not forgetting that I am concerned about NCF's situation, whatever and whenever.
Jan 22
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BeachcomberT commented on BeachcomberT's blog post 'Tom's Convo Report'
Hi Alan...Thanks for reading thru my windy verbiage. I hope something in there was useful. Re your query on clergy credentials, I have relayed it to Rev. Linda Veltheim, head of the ICCC Emmaus Institute, which trains clergy for ICCC. The…
Jan 22
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Alan H commented on BeachcomberT's blog post 'Tom's Convo Report'
Thank you for this report of the 2011 Convo.  I was unable to attend.  I couldn't swing a trip to Greenville and preaching in Fort Lauderdale, both in November.  So, I greatly appreciate the detail.  I am acquainted with…
Jan 22
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BeachcomberT commented on BeachcomberT's blog post 'Rob Bell on heaven & hell'
Hi Alan...Thanks for your interest. I will post something after our initial meeting. You can probably tell I'm a big Rob Bell fan but I acknowledge there are multiple answers to the issues he raises. I am reading the "Hell Under Fire"…
Jan 20
 
 
 

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