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My favorite weekly news podcast: The World and Everything in It

December 03, 2012
by Tim
Christianity
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WORLD RADIO The World and Everything in It Hosted by Nick Eicher and Joseph Slife, The World and Everything in Itis an engaging, week-in-review radio news magazine that airs weekends on stations nationwide and features reports, interviews, and analysis from WORLD’s editorial tea
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Friday Book Review: Center Church by Timothy Keller, 5 Stars

October 12, 2012
by Tim
Christianity, Church, Church Planting
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In Tim Keller’s Center Church, the idea of a center church is a balanced ministry on each of three axes: The Gospel, Culture, and Movement. The first axis is the Gospel: The gospel is the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ from the wrath of God. The gospel isn’t something we do, b
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The Salt Company celebrates 40th anniversary, growing from zero to 1200 in 40 years

September 25, 2012
by Tim
Christianity, Church
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Photo of The Salt Company from 1980…  See video of history of Salt Company shown this week   From the Iowa State Daily… In The Salt Company’s early days as a ministry called “Baptist Student Union,”  it struggled to gather more than 70 students at a service. Now, hund
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On Mission with Tim Lubinus, Episode #25: Seth and Emily back from East Africa

September 15, 2012
by Tim
Christianity
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Today’s program was an interview with Seth and Emily who have recently returned to central Iowa for a few months after doing development work in East Africa for three years.  The program aired on Saturday, September 15th at 12:00pm on KTIA 99.3 FM.     To listen to the progr
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On Mission with Tim Lubinus, Episode #23 Rachel Owen with Informed Choices

August 25, 2012
by Tim
Christianity
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Today’s program was an interview with Rachel Owen of Informed Choices of Iowa.  The program aired on Saturday, August 25th at 12:00pm on KTIA 99.3 FM.     To listen to the program click on the link below, each segment is around 12 minutes: On Mission with Tim Lubinus, 8-25-1
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On Mission with Tim Lubinus, Episode #22 Tess Haverkamp & Bethany Berger on Summit Student Worldview Conference

August 18, 2012
by Tim
Christianity
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Today’s program was an interview of Tess Haverkamp & Bethany Berger who recently attended the Summit Student Worldview Conference. The program aired on Saturday, August 18th at 12:00pm on KTIA 99.3 FM.     To listen to the program click on the link below, each segment is
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Eight things I disagreed with at the Family Leadership Summit 2012

August 14, 2012
by Tim
Christianity
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I had a great time at The Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines on Saturday. Speakers included Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry, Charles Grassley, Steve King, and Bob Vander Plaats. See Des Moines Register coverage here. Yesterday I mentioned some things I enjoyed about the s
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Survey Results of how Americans use Social Media to Connect with their Church

August 09, 2012
by Tim
Christianity
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Check out the results of a survey below from Public Religion Research Institute Survey | Few Americans Use Social Media to Connect With Their Faith Communities [08.02.2012] Religion & Politics Tracking Survey Overall, Americans report limited use of technology for religious purpos
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Friday Book Review: The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World’s Largest Religion by Rodney Stark, 5 Stars

July 27, 2012
by Tim
Christianity, Statistics
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Rodney Stark hits another home run with Triumph of Christianity. Stark examines the history and sociology behind the growth of Christianity from a few adherents 2000 years ago to nearly 40% of the world today. Stark lists three most crucial events in church history, two beneficial and
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My recommendations from the web this week…

July 22, 2012
by Tim
Christianity, Religion Map
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Assemblies of God, Adherents as a Percentage of Total Population, 2010 Massive LifeWay Research Project Identifies Eight Measures of Personal Discipleship The project has identified eight Biblical factors that consistently show up in the life of a maturing believer. Those “attri
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On Mission with Tim Lubinus, Episode #20 Ed Hall of Meals From the Heartland

July 21, 2012
by Tim
Christianity
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Today’s program was an interview of Ed Hall, area coordinator for Meals From the Heartland. The program aired on Saturday, July 21st at 12:00pm on KTIA 99.3 FM.     To listen to the program click on the link below, each segment is around 12 minutes: On Mission with Tim Lubin
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On Mission with Tim Lubinus, Episode #19 Mary Poplin, author of Finding Calcutta

July 14, 2012
by Tim
Christianity
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Today’s program was an interview of Mary Poplin author of Finding Calcutta: What Mother Teresa Taught Me About Meaningful Work and Service. The program aired on Saturday, July 14th at 12:00pm on KTIA 99.3 FM.   To listen to the program click on the link below, each segment is aro
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My recommendations from the web this week…

July 12, 2012
by Tim
Christianity
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Adherents as Percent of Total Population, 2012 Map    World Magazine Books of the Year see also video introduction Rodney Stark The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World’s Largest Religion (HarperOne) Ro
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On Mission with Tim Lubinus, Episode #18 Terry Jarvis of Mission Hills Church

July 07, 2012
by Tim
Christianity, Church Planting, Missions
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Today’s program was an interview of Terry Jarvis of Mission Hills Church in Littleton, CO. The program was recorded in Istanbul, Turkey while working on the Daniel Project, a project to place and support near neighbor believers in the Muslim world. The program aired on Saturday, July
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On Mission with Tim Lubinus, Episode #17 John Alford of Brookside Church

June 30, 2012
by Tim
Christianity, Church Planting, Missions
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Today’s program was an interview of John Alford of Brookside Church in Omaha, NB. The program was recorded in Istanbul, Turkey while working on the Daniel Project, a project to place and support near neighbor believers in the Muslim world. The program aired on Saturday, June 30th at 1
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