Why we have to screen comments

On the Internet, people can say anything about anybody.  Sadly, and to our shame, this is often true even in Christian circles.

From time to time we receive comments about professing Christians which, were I to publish them, would subject me to a lawsuit for slander.  I do not doubt that many such writers and commentators are sincere in their desire to see the Lord’s Bride be a pure Church “without spot or wrinkle.”  However, this will never justify us publicizing things about others which may not be true and of which even the commenter has no personal knowledge – especially where it concerns a person’s character.  I ask my commenting friends to examine themselves and ask: who called them to remove the spots and wrinkles?

I agree that the Lord’s command not to judge lest we be judged has been perverted at times and even used as a cloak for sin.  Nevertheless, this does not invalidate His command or other Biblical counsel about judging righteous judgment, and not judging others before we hear what they have to say.

For these reasons, I do not wish to publish comments which slander other Christians, hold them up to contempt or allege ungodly deeds on their part, particularly on hearsay evidence.  It is not right.  If you wish to make such assertions you are free to do so on your own blog.  But considering the words of Christ, do it at your own risk.

Connecticut worship leader Dan Macaulay releases new EP

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Dan Macaulay

Connecticut-based worship leader Dan Macaulay has just released a new EP featuring several of his anointed compositions.

Christian music site NewReleaseTuesday.com says,

Canadian born, and winner of Canada’s 2007 Shai awards for “Worship Album of the Year” and “Male Soloist of the Year,” Dan is now making waves across the world stage with a new project, The Listening EP produced by Nathan Nockels. (Chris Tomlin, Passion, Matt Redman, Tim Hughes) Hanging out somewhere between the sounds of Michael W Smith and Jason Upton; Dan balances an engaging, infectious style with the leading of a pastor’s heart; effectively straddling accessible pop and passionate abandon….

Written with the church in mind, several of Dan’s original songs, already sung widely, have been re-recorded by other artists who have recognized the rare pairing of congregation-friendly accessibility and uncommon depth. Most recently, Dan’s song ‘Win With Love” from “The Listening EP” was chosen by Worship Leader Magazine’s Song DISCovery® program to be included in their March/April release as a resource to their subscription base of 40,000 church worship leaders around North America.

Visit Dan’s website at www.DanMacaulay.com and get a free .mp3 of his song, Listening.

Prayer workshop in Danielson, April 18

A Prayer Workshop for Windham County will be held at the Gospel Light Fellowship in Danielson on Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. The Gospel Light Fellowship is located at 132 Wauregan Road, Danielson CT.

For more information, contact Sandy Clark (mongeclark at aol.com) or Juli Shamback (jshamback at charter.net).

Rock the Sound, July 31 – August 1

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This summer our friends at Rock The Sound will present New York City’s first Multi-Day / Multi-Venue, Indoor Christian Music Festival right inside Manhattan: Rock The Sound NYC.  This event will feature the best in Christian worship and rock with:

  • Casting Crowns
  • Newsboys
  • Jeremy Camp
  • Shane & Shane
  • RED
  • Hawk Nelson
  • Superchick
  • The Afters
  • Decyfer Down
  • Run Kid Run
  • Aaron Shust
  • Phil Wickham
  • Tenth Avenue North
  • Remedy Drive
  • Caleb Rowden, and
  • Unspoken.

Be a part of history in the making, and join Rock the Sound at the Hammerstein & Grand Ballrooms on West 34th St. For tickets or more information (including video and music samples of the bands) visit www.RockTheSound.com or call: (877) 261-ROCK (7625).

Rose-colored glasses

I probably wouldn’t agree with everything that Connecticut investment advisor Peter Schiff has to say about the economy, but it was eye-opening to watch this compilation video and see how right he was – and how foolish the pie-in-the-sky predictions of his fellow panelists in the 2006-2008 period now seem to us.

Was it really that hard to see that the foundation of our recent prosperity was no real foundation at all?  The lesson of the Bible is true: the borrower is servant to the lender!