Author: Fred Von Kamecke
“Reputation management” is the new buzzword on the Internet. There are companies that will alert you if someone says something bad about you online so you have a chance to challenge it. These companies are going to make a mint off the egocentric and thin-skinned. Christ and Christians have been getting a bad rap for millennia, yet the Lord abides, and the righteous endure no matter what people say, so should Christians play the reputation game?
In his book, Busted: Exposing Popular Myths about Christianity, it appears that Fred Von Kamecke is taking a shot at doing reputation management for Jesus, the Bible and matters of Christian faith. He is not on that Quixotian journey however – his approach is much more fun – he is a theological myth buster.
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Jesus said “go and make disciples of all nations.” The Internet Age makes that easier. The “uttermost parts of the world” are only keystrokes away. To help individuals become aware of the power of the Internet, April 25, 2010 has been designated Internet Evangelism Day. The awareness event began in 2005.
Internet use has skyrocketed in the past few years. At the end of 2000, there were 105 million Internet users in North American, and today there are over 341 million. But that 134% increase is dwarfed by what has happened in other parts of the world. Internet use has soared by 546% in Asia, 1,392% in Africa and 1,648% in the Middle East in less than a decade. [Read More]
NASHVILLE, Tenn —Vacation Bible School (VBS) has been a evangelistic staple for the past 60 years. Churches mobilize their Sunday school workers and other volunteers to bring neighborhood children to local churches for food, fun and an exploration of Bible themes. Many parents are happy when their children are involved in these activities each afternoon for a week or two. For churches, VBS is an opportunity for child evangelism and is an avenue to reach entire families. [Read More]
Most people don’t become Christians because they believe the Bible is true or because someone has beat them down with intellectual arguments. People come to Christ because they have a spiritual yearning they want to satisfy. All humans have that yearning.
As we read through the New Testament we see that most people sought Christ out of their emotional need rather than expecting Him to satisfy their intellectual curiosity. Jesus did not traffic in intellectualism at all; he spoke in parables– little stories that touched the hearts of people and caused them to think about spiritual things. [Read More]
