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Evangelism Communication

"Because the Word made flesh is also the image of the invisible God, this book matters.  Enabling the reader to connect God’s eternal Word with the reality of how images are used today, this book paints a strong picture—while offering ample explanation—of how to unearth and communicate God’s presence and purpose embedded in the ever-shifting visual swirl of our culture.  It’s a book worth more than a cursory read; it’s worth your attention"  - Connally Gilliam,…

“About a thousand people crowded about the pool that Sunday…their voices in chorus filled the air.  Their hymns rose like great flights of birds above the belt of eucalyptus trees around the hotel and hovered over the neighboring hills.”

-       A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali –

Today is Valentine’s Day.  I spent mine by a pool in Rwanda.  The same pool mentioned in the passage…

QR Codes have been used for more than a decade in Japan and SK. Essentially, its an old technology now, as much so that even many on the side of ministry and tech have essentially moved past simply using QR codes and integrating them into fuller, mixed media efforts.

Over at Mobile Ministry Magazine, we've published several…

Have you ever thought

• Why it is easy to do bad but difficult to do good?

• Why is there so much pain and toil in this world?

• Is God concerned about the world?

Join Roshan, Rohit, Rahim, Preeti and Pooja as they discuss on the above issues from a biblical perspective…

Media professionals are being hired by Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK. Two new job positions might interest VSN professionals:

1. Full time media faculty. Job description on this page:

http://webapps.oru.edu/new_php/employment/jobs/index.php?type=faculty

2. Full time TV production person.…

http://vimeo.com/58724884

Did you see that game?!!!  WOW!  Go behind the scenes at Super Bowl 47 with Scripture Union USA where we talk to the players about their faith and how daily bible reading impacts their lives.  And join us post game for more conversations on the field and in the locker room.  Please feel free to share these with anyone and everyone! More to come from the on field celebrations and locker room with the Ravens. …

CHIANG MAI  

Over 2,000 leaders and delegates converge to finish the Great Commission

On May 21-24th this year, over 2,000 leaders and delegates from around the world will be gathering for the Call2all Global Congress in Chiang Mai, Thailand. During this congress the world's foremost media based ministries are coming…

We want to get new ideas for making the VSN online community more interactive.  We started with a few people and a few questions.  Please add your insights below.

When you come to the VSN community, what do you look for? What do you seek to offer?

Francine: I'm looking for people with similar interests.  I'm looking for a ministry niche, looking to find

friends.

John: I want to equip the saints for the work of ministry.  I…

"I don’t deny that there should be priests to remind men that they will one day die. I only say it is necessary to have another kind of priests, called poets, actually to remind men that they are not dead yet."

 ~ G. K. Chesterson

Part 1 was a great success. A BIG thanks to our presenter Brian Bird.  We had 20 participants join us in learning "How to Know You have a Good Story"

His main points were:

1. Do you have confirmation from at least TWO other people whose opinions you trust? Mommy and Uncle  Joe don't count.

2. Why are true stories better… as opposed to fictional stories?

3. Does your film have the WOW or GEE WHIZ…

http://kirstenborror.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-painting-preacher.html

Edward Hicks (1780-1849) lived in Pennsylvania, was a self-taught artist and Quaker minister. His…

If you are looking to host an outreach at your church or home, check out the video I just posted.  

It's cold in the dim corridor as I walk to room 6 for my retreat at Mission San Luis Rey.  As in prior years, I'm the only soul spending the night in the historic mission on the first Thursday of the New Year.  I light a candle in my dark room, open my…

I am in a deadly competition with my own mortality.

Grim Reaper … will win … but … when?

For the meantime, I seek to optimize each day.

I mindfully use my five senses to elevate the ordinary.

Decades ago I consumed street drugs to get high.

These days I desire love, joy and peace without toxic substances.

Writing creatively and publishing online have proven to be part of the path for me.

I hope my handiwork…

The source I read most consistently after Scripture is Seth Godin.  Really.  I get a post in my email each day and read most of them entirely (subscribe here). Here is a recent Godin re-post I found applicable to the visual story teller.  Yes! Heed God's call! But be aware of how tricky it may be…

www.artandlifenotes.wordpress.com

GELC Choir sang this Assamese Song during the event Joy to the World,a pre-christmas celebration held at District Library Auditorium, Tinsukia

What is CFDb?

WWW.ChristianFilmDatabase.com

Christian Film Database is a Non-denomination Christian Movie List. We list all films with a "…