» Social Issues http://blog.activeword.org Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:58:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Hearing or Listening? Sand or Rock? http://blog.activeword.org/hearing-or-listening-sand-or-rock/ http://blog.activeword.org/hearing-or-listening-sand-or-rock/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:34:24 +0000 Pastor Bob http://blog.activeword.org/?p=1143 Two Christians: one decides to do armed robbery and the other tries to talk him out of it while being held up at gunpoint. What’s the difference between the two?
Click here to see the video of the armed robbery.

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]]> http://blog.activeword.org/the-need-for-some-organization/feed/ 19 A Little Privacy, Please http://blog.activeword.org/a-little-privacy-please/ http://blog.activeword.org/a-little-privacy-please/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:58:27 +0000 Pastor Bob http://blog.activeword.org/?p=889 Airline security is getting pretty personal. How much privacy do we have to give up to feel secure and protected?

]]> http://blog.activeword.org/a-little-privacy-please/feed/ 14 Freedom of Worship? http://blog.activeword.org/freedom-of-worship/ http://blog.activeword.org/freedom-of-worship/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:58:07 +0000 Pastor Bob http://blog.activeword.org/?p=875 The US Air Force has given neo-pagans an official place of worship at its base in Colorado. Is this cause for concern?

]]> http://blog.activeword.org/freedom-of-worship/feed/ 2 The Tebow Ad http://blog.activeword.org/the-tebow-ad-2/ http://blog.activeword.org/the-tebow-ad-2/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:46:08 +0000 Pastor Bob http://blog.activeword.org/?p=856 The Tebow ad came and went and so did all the controversy. What was the big deal?

]]> http://blog.activeword.org/the-tebow-ad-2/feed/ 5 Haiti http://blog.activeword.org/haiti/ http://blog.activeword.org/haiti/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:28:14 +0000 Pastor Bob http://blog.activeword.org/?p=801 The aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti has gripped us all with endless images and heart-breaking stories. What can we make of this tragedy?

Click here to contribute to our church’s efforts in Haiti relief.

]]> http://blog.activeword.org/haiti/feed/ 6 Tiger Woods http://blog.activeword.org/tiger-woods/ http://blog.activeword.org/tiger-woods/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:15:49 +0000 Pastor Bob http://blog.activeword.org/?p=745 We all know what’s happend in the pro-golfer’s life. How are you judging the situation?

]]> http://blog.activeword.org/tiger-woods/feed/ 11 Stay Single or Get Married? http://blog.activeword.org/stay-single-or-get-married/ http://blog.activeword.org/stay-single-or-get-married/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:58:00 +0000 Pastor Bob http://blog.activeword.org/?p=733 Got a question on what Paul is trying to communicate when he writes about marriage in 1 Corinthians 7. Check out my answer below.

]]> http://blog.activeword.org/stay-single-or-get-married/feed/ 19 Fort Hood http://blog.activeword.org/fort-hood/ http://blog.activeword.org/fort-hood/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:11:04 +0000 Pastor Bob http://blog.activeword.org/?p=723 What can we learn from the Fort Hood Shooting?

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