tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.comments2023-09-30T08:20:57.971-04:00Bradley Wright's BlogBrad Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comBlogger3483125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-50556266100679779162011-11-02T00:54:00.289-04:002011-11-02T00:54:00.289-04:00Because we like to mix charity and social work wit...Because we like to mix charity and social work with a mission, so we feel like we are doing something useful, then we have great stories to tell the congregation back home? Most people don't feel like spreading Christianity is all that useful/safe - but handing out freebies to second world residents, now that is "giving" to the "poor" and that is worthy of a slide show. Being chased by an angry mob through the market and ending up in jail wouldn't make the Sunday School Approved cut.Valnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-5184708772160363212011-10-14T17:38:20.439-04:002011-10-14T17:38:20.439-04:00Hello Chris,
At this point, no... sorry. I think...Hello Chris,<br /><br />At this point, no... sorry. I think Patheos wants people to visit the blog itself to see whatever else is on there.<br /><br />Thanks for asking,<br /><br />BradBrad Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-55654681202063847812011-10-14T14:05:30.705-04:002011-10-14T14:05:30.705-04:00Brad, just came upon this series today via googlin...Brad, just came upon this series today via googling REVEAL. My reason: I am considering doing a survey of my church with respect to their felt connectdness. The occasion: too many inactive members, some who continue to leave our church through the "back door" (while others continue to come through the front). I am lead pastor of a congregation in MB, Canada. Was intrigued by your insights into methodology about doing such surveys. You have put me on the alert for sure. Much appreciated! Any spontaneous idea on how to quantify something like "felt connectedness", ie. finding out why people are leaving, why they don't "feel at home" in our church any longer? <br />Am also considering a research/survey project for my D.Min. dissertation covering our 39regional churches, also on a similar but slightly more focussed theme: connectedness of a church's membership with their pastors (taking off more on the hospitality them prevalent in New Testament times but sorely lacking in many pastors' ministries today. Any thoughts or pointed questions you might have to guide me?<br /><br />Thanks again for this insightful blog.<br /><br />Walter FastW Fasthttp://www.steinbachmbchurch.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-15999124391205890182011-10-14T08:51:58.664-04:002011-10-14T08:51:58.664-04:00Bradley,
Any chance the RSS feed for your new blo...Bradley,<br /><br />Any chance the RSS feed for your new blog can be changed so that all of each post is available over RSS?chrisblackstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763603520187186969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-6165884676641213802011-10-10T18:37:20.138-04:002011-10-10T18:37:20.138-04:00To follow-up on the discussion below - it is refre...To follow-up on the discussion below - it is refreshing to be originally from America and now living in Britain and to get away from all the religious nonsense in the states that dictates everything from political leaders to science funding - it is a crazy country!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-47778516711890378402011-09-21T00:18:38.425-04:002011-09-21T00:18:38.425-04:00This is all many of us seek. And the whateverism p...This is all many of us seek. And the whateverism phrase is cool too. Thanks for the post!Khalil Islam-Zwartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-77630412118894192082011-09-13T12:19:00.606-04:002011-09-13T12:19:00.606-04:00Because if we send them into the "green"...Because if we send them into the "green" area, they tend to lose body parts--like heads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-67348152669239348852011-09-07T16:56:19.770-04:002011-09-07T16:56:19.770-04:00I finished the book last week and am telling every...I finished the book last week and am telling everyone I know about it. I ordered 3 copies and gave 2 away. Keep up the great work.<br />Tom 2 tall Cunningham<br />www.tom2tall.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-50980932710404292192011-09-06T20:36:08.922-04:002011-09-06T20:36:08.922-04:00Nice work. Thank you. I may put a link to this o...Nice work. Thank you. I may put a link to this on my blog.<br /><br />JimJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07674489078935633842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-18391834825841259912011-09-04T12:09:37.910-04:002011-09-04T12:09:37.910-04:00Brad, the racism of the 1950s actually illustrates...Brad, the racism of the 1950s actually illustrates recent cultural decay. Take a look at the statistics of black families from 1955 and today. <i>Despite</i> racism, blacks were considerably more likely to get and stay married and have children inside of marriage than they are today. <br /><br />I don't think you can understate the cultural strength of the US in the 1950s. If you look at social pathologies related to single parent families, project what our prison populations and drug addiction rates would be if we had the family stability of the 1950s today. Poverty is another good one. These days, poverty is very tightly correlated with single motherhood. We've not seen a decline in the poverty rate, we've seen a shift in its demographics. If we had the culture of the 1950s today, our poverty rate would be much lower.<br /><br />I love your book and your optimism, but I think you're falling into the popular trap of lumping all aspects of the 1950s together.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-77001277272222219992011-08-31T09:32:01.013-04:002011-08-31T09:32:01.013-04:00Thanks for your response Brad. Rise in cohabitati...Thanks for your response Brad. Rise in cohabitation would also be a negative trend from an orthodox Christian standard.Jason Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-77016711895841810102011-08-25T14:46:52.091-04:002011-08-25T14:46:52.091-04:00Thank you, KT.
I would agree that there are adm...Thank you, KT. <br /><br />I would agree that there are admirable aspects of the 1950s, as with probably any decade. But, we have a very selective memory of it... even the cultural aspects. Would we want cultural attitudes from the 1950s towards race, for example?Brad Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-52440675524777360542011-08-21T10:18:11.750-04:002011-08-21T10:18:11.750-04:00I loved these interviews, but I'd like to sugg...I loved these interviews, but I'd like to suggest that the nostalgia for the 1950's is cultural, not economic or political. In a 50's movie, Doris Day sings a song that could best be paraphrased as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At-vDTHNbMk" rel="nofollow">I'm too horny to sleep</a>. She's cute and funny and the foundation of the song is built upon chastity.<br /><br />Today, a Doris-Day-star-power equivalent like Lady Gaga would be chanting out descriptions of sex acts while dressed in vinyl, waving a riding crop.<br /><br />What we miss is the innocence than came from genuflecting to a power greater than ourselves, namely God.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-25989784916620796942011-08-20T03:49:05.184-04:002011-08-20T03:49:05.184-04:00Hi friends,
Christians believe that Jesus is the ...Hi friends,<br /><br />Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah prophesied in the Hebrew Bible, referred to as the old testament in Christianity. As of the early 21st century, Christianity has approximately 2.2 billion adherents. Thanks for sharing it......Marriage Preparation Coursehttp://www.alphasa.org/Groups/1000078027/The_Marriage_Prep.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-49460964162347465602011-08-17T09:58:49.429-04:002011-08-17T09:58:49.429-04:00Great question, Jason. In the book I cover income...Great question, Jason. In the book I cover income inequality, non-marital sex, single-parent households, obesity, and child obesity--all negatives.<br /><br />Abortion rates have actually declined significantly, as a ratio to live births, since the 1980s.Brad Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-18089377198296382842011-08-17T08:25:27.099-04:002011-08-17T08:25:27.099-04:00That's a great interview. You've highligh...That's a great interview. You've highlighted some really interesting things. I don't know if you cover these negative trends:<br />-the rise of income inequality<br />-rise of executive pay vis a vis others (in the US)<br />-rise of Autism<br />-rise of pornography use<br />-rise of non-marital sex among youth<br />-rise of abortion<br />-rise of sex trafficking<br />-rise of single parent households<br />-rise of obesity<br />-rise of child obesity<br />-rise of civic disengagement ("Bowling Alone")Jason Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-46258743132202896212011-08-16T09:54:56.413-04:002011-08-16T09:54:56.413-04:00Thank you, KT. I hope so. :-)Thank you, KT. I hope so. :-)Brad Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-67774899346856647442011-08-16T09:33:56.386-04:002011-08-16T09:33:56.386-04:00Thank you, Bene. I didn't get to see much of ...Thank you, Bene. I didn't get to see much of Toronto, other than the Holiday Inn in Burlington, but it was a nice hotel. :-)Brad Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-88792786811459596582011-08-14T02:39:16.667-04:002011-08-14T02:39:16.667-04:00Enjoyed your interview on 100 Huntley.
Hope you e...Enjoyed your interview on 100 Huntley.<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed Toronto.<br /><br />Blog on!<br /><br />Bene DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-37368958313250615352011-08-13T09:45:34.360-04:002011-08-13T09:45:34.360-04:00Outstanding job, sir. It looks like you're ga...Outstanding job, sir. It looks like you're gaining traction!K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-78645279850531054272011-08-05T14:18:58.810-04:002011-08-05T14:18:58.810-04:00Mr. Veale, I think that you hit on the key point, ...Mr. Veale, I think that you hit on the key point, and that is that while our tastes for information may be better met, that doesn't mean that what we're served is any better in terms of content. My point is simply increased supply could bump up demand.Brad Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-91994675162222714532011-08-04T19:38:55.639-04:002011-08-04T19:38:55.639-04:00I agree with KT. People will invest more time and ...I agree with KT. People will invest more time and care reading a book that they have invested money in. <br />We just don't seem to make the same commitment to stuff that is free.Mr Vealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12931446615905211560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-25054009679669925642011-08-04T19:36:46.416-04:002011-08-04T19:36:46.416-04:00Dr Wright
Erm..this line of thinking has replaced...Dr Wright<br /><br />Erm..this line of thinking has replaced "The Godfather" with "Transformers" "The Avengers" and "Battleships".<br />Christian bookstores are dominated by celebrity preachers, quite often saying little more than what I could glean from a commentary - when they're not making trivial mistakes - and who seem to be replacing scholars like DA Carson or Leon Morris. <br />And products on the internet are ephemeral. Easy to ignore in the sea of noise.<br />So I can't share the optimism. But this business fad will pass in time. <br />...and then I might get my thoughts published, grumble, grumble (-:<br /><br />GrahamMr Vealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12931446615905211560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-40360276338272373562011-07-28T10:25:37.767-04:002011-07-28T10:25:37.767-04:00Reading books require time of which there is a fin...Reading books require time of which there is a finite amount. You're not asking the buyer to spend $$, you're asking them to spend time and $$. If they run out of either, they won't buy. Unfortunately, I don't see the increased market.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-11398814414712790672011-07-27T12:36:19.363-04:002011-07-27T12:36:19.363-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Majid Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912405599661249292noreply@blogger.com