INTERNET FOR CHRISTIANS NEWSLETTER
Issue #26 September 23, 1996
Quentin J. Schultze, Ph.D., Executive Editor Author of the book, Internet for Christians
Andy Padjen, Managing Editor
Sarah Talsma, Assistant Editor
An archive of past issues and a WWW version with a search engine are available at:
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***** CONTENTS *****
"Church Discipline -- Yes, No, When, How?" "Yom Kippur, Sin and Dr. Laura" Theology 100 - Online Glossary IFC Newsletter Improves Its Web Look Campus Journal The Prayer Digest Zondervan Offers Christian Resource News Via Email Youth Ministry Message Boards Expand National Youth Workers Conventions Filling Up Fast Sovereign Grace Theological Resource Center "Faculty Dialogue" Lutheran Hour Ministries Christian Macintosh Users Group (CMUG) Christian Maternity Home For Teens Listing of Commercial Phone Numbers and Web Sites Brazilian Boys Ministry Christian Education and Development in Haiti Web Resources for Christian Designers Drama for Christ "Word for Today" Daily Email Devotional Ministry-Prep Email List Depression and Spirituality Email List Change Chinese-American Christians Email List IFC's Schultze Speaking at Michigan Net Conference The Conference on Faith and History Creating Christian Computer Games HotBot Wins Battle of Best Search Tool Cooking Online! Huh? Proof We're Lost in the Cosmos Silly Computer Book Names (Humor) In the Next Issue... IFC is Listening
"CHURCH DISCIPLINE -- YES, NO, WHEN, HOW?" http://www1.gospelcom.net/HyperNews/get/tt/fo996.html Discuss this topic for Renewing Your Mind's Tabletalk Forum, based on R.C. Sproul's article.
"YOM KIPPUR, SIN AND DR. LAURA" http://www.gospelcom.net/tmattingly/col.09.18.96.html Join the discussion of religion columnist Terry Mattingly's latest topic: radio personality Dr. Laura Schlessinger, a Jewish convert, tackles the moral issues of today's airwaves.
THEOLOGY 100 - ONLINE GLOSSARY http://www.nd.edu/~jvanderw/theo100/glossary/desc.htm A glossary of over 400 terms, including "polycarp," "cosmology," and "demythologization," for study of the Christian and Hebrew Scriptures and other ancient texts.
IFC NEWSLETTER IMPROVES ITS WEB LOOK http://www.gospelcom.net/ifc/ifc26.html Let us know what you think about the new design. Direct comments to Managing Editor Andy Padjen (ifc-submit@gospelcom.net). Thanks!
CAMPUS JOURNAL http://www.gospelcom.net/rbc/cj/ Radio Bible Class' daily devotional for students. Includes an archive and an up-to-date topical index.
THE PRAYER DIGEST http://www2.inetdirect.net/~dburton/ Prayer requests organized by subject and updated almost daily. Submit a request and join others in prayer. Subscribe to the email digest by filling out a form at the Web site.
ZONDERVAN OFFERS CHRISTIAN RESOURCE NEWS VIA EMAIL http://www.cuis.edu/~luthernet/zph_emas.htm Zondervan Publishing House's free E-Mail Alert Service (EMAS) announces new resources published by Zondervan that are available in various professional areas. Zondervan also offers an "Inspirational Daily Thought" and the "Zondervan News Service" (an executive summary of current issues and the Zondervan resources that bring perspective to those issues). Descriptions of more EMAS services, along with the subscription info, are available at the Web site.
YOUTH MINISTRY MESSAGE BOARDS EXPAND http://www.gospelcom.net/ys/forum/boards/index.html Youth Specialties added new categories to their Youth Ministry Forum Message Boards, including: burnout, family-based ministry, fundraising, games and crowdbreakers, message/sermon ideas, money/budgeting issues, newsletters, and youth group names.
NATIONAL YOUTH WORKERS CONVENTIONS FILLING UP FAST http://www.gospelcom.net/ys/events/convention/ Register online for Youth Specialties' National Youth Workers Conventions. The deadline for the event in Anaheim, which promises to be their largest ever on the West Coast, is October 4. The deadline for the St. Louis event is October 25.
SOVEREIGN GRACE THEOLOGICAL RESOURCE CENTER http://www.conline.com/sovgrace/#essays Includes theological essays, mostly concerning the Reformed tradition, and creeds and historic church documents, including the Apostle's and Nicene creeds and the Heidelberg Catechism.
"FACULTY DIALOGUE" http://www.iclnet.org/pub/facdialogue/FacDialogue.html The Institute for Christian Leadership's tri-yearly academic journal features issues relating to Christian higher education. It draws
contributions from international leaders in the education and Christian communities, as well as from college, university, seminary, and Bible college professors. Past issues are now available online.
LUTHERAN HOUR MINISTRIES http://www.lhm.org/ Check out the newly added daily devotionals from Concordia Publishing house materials.
CHRISTIAN MACINTOSH USERS GROUP (CMUG) http://www.c-mug.org/ CMUG is an international body of Christians using computer technology for the glory of God. CMUG publishes "His Servant," a monthly newsletter aiding all Christians in making informed decisions about Macintosh hardware, software, and available utilities to enhance the performance and ease of computing.
CHRISTIAN MATERNITY HOME FOR TEENS http://www.bright.net/~harborhs/ Harbor House Maternity Home and Elizabeth Pregnancy Services, located in Celina, Ohio, supports Christian young women who may be experiencing an untimely pregnancy. They promote the sanctity of human life and address the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of such young women.
LISTING OF COMMERCIAL PHONE NUMBERS AND WEB SITES http://superpages.gte.com GTE's Yellow Pages, supposedly the most complete listing of commercial phone numbers online, provide comprehensive and accurate business information taken from over 11 million listings found in over 5,000 Yellow Pages directories from nearly every city in the United States. The Business Web Site Directory features links to over 60,000 Web sites owned and operated by businesses all over the world.
BRAZILIAN BOYS MINISTRY http://colossus.net/tomkin-inc/esperanca The House of Hope Project is an independent Christian organization that works with the street children and at-risk adolescents of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The ministry helps boys aged 12-14 with a balanced rehabilitation program, reaching all areas of their lives.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN HAITI http://www.cforc.com/haiti/heednet.htm Haiti Evangelical Education and Development Network (HEED Net), works with Evangelical churches and Haitian pastors, providing fund-raising and financial accountability for programs, to meet the education, feeding, and development needs of the Haitian people.
WEB RESOURCES FOR CHRISTIAN DESIGNERS http://www.njwebworks.com/churchweb/hotlist.html Christian Webmaster seeks to equip Christian site developers with the information, tools and graphics necessary to create an effective Internet presence.
DRAMA FOR CHRIST http://www.ozemail.com.au/~muadib Drama for Christ (DfC) of Sydney, Australia spreads the Gospel through drama. Download a sample of DfC's work, a holiday skit entitled "The Shepherd's Christmas."
"WORD FOR TODAY" DAILY EMAIL DEVOTIONAL Bob Gass' daily email devotional is owned by ChristianNet (ChristianNet@ccis.org.uk). To subscribe, send the message
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MINISTRY-PREP EMAIL LIST Ministry-Prep is an open, unmoderated, interdenominational list for all post-secondary students preparing for full-time Christian ministry. As your initial post to the list, please introduce yourself to the list by sending a brief bio of who you are, at what Seminary, Bible college etc. you are studying, and to what type of ministry you feel the Lord has called you. To subscribe to the list, send the message
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DEPRESSION AND SPIRITUALITY EMAIL LIST CHANGE XN-DEPRESSION was originally formed to explore spiritual means of coping with depressive illnesses. It has been redefined to be ecumenical CHRISTIAN. For more information, send the message
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CHINESE-AMERICAN CHRISTIANS EMAIL LIST http://www.naz.com/personal/cac/ DJ Chuang (djchuang@ix.netcom.com) established the list to discuss issues related to (but not limited to) Chinese-American Christians. To subscribe, send the message
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IFC'S SCHULTZE SPEAKING AT MICHIGAN NET CONFERENCE http://www.grandnet.org/conference/index.htm "Growing a Connected Community" will take place October 14 & 15, 1996 at the Grand Center in Grand Rapids, MI, USA. It focuses on the use of digital communications to solve problems, making for a better tomorrow. Special conference tracks address: business; education; health; government; non-profits; religious and communication groups. IFC Executive Editor Quentin Schultze will speak Tuesday morning, the 15th. Visit the
conference Web site for more info and online registration.
THE CONFERENCE ON FAITH AND HISTORY The annual meeting of the "Conference on Faith and History" will be held at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on October 10-12, 1996. The theme is "Historiography and Christian Faith at the End of the Second Millennium: Challenges and Opportunities." Included are major papers by Shirley Mullen, Edwin Van Kley, George Marsden, and Margaret Bendroth. For a conference brochure contact: hipier@ruby.indstate.edu (R. Pierard, CFH secretary) or hanej@calvin.edu (local arrangements coordinator).
WANT TO CREATE CHRISTIAN COMPUTER GAMES? Wayne Crooke (wcrooke@loxinfo.co.th) is seeking Christians who are interested in creating first-class Christian computer games, for which Wayne has a self-described "winner concept."
HOTBOT WINS BATTLE OF BEST SEARCH TOOL http://www.sltrib.com/96/SEP/16/ttm/22180814.htm Richard Streeby, a writer for the "Salt Lake Tribune," pitted super search engine Alta Vista against Hotwired's HotBot, both of which use robots to attempt a cataloging of every word on the Internet -- including those on documents deep within the link structure of an URL. For a second opinion, find out what search engine IFC's Assistant Editor Sarah Talsma favors and why (http://www.gospelcom.net/ifc/engine.html).
COOKING ONLINE! http://www.pebbs.com/megabites/links.html Mega Bites points you to thousands of recipes on the Net, including top international, low-fat, and no-fat recipes; top professional chef's sites; and cooking mailing and discussion lists.
HUH? PROOF WE'RE LOST IN THE COSMOS http://www.teleport.com/~stanton/ If you couldn't get enough of your favorite celebrities while they were still living, why not visit them in the cemetery? We've found directions to some pretty famous gravesites. Pay homage to such greats as Liberace, Hank Williams, and of course Elvis. Proof once again that we're lost in the cosmos.
SILLY COMPUTER BOOK NAMES (HUMOR) Jerry Taylor of Greece, New York has been collecting computer-related parodies of classical book titles. We've included just some of the more creative titles of his list. If you'd like to add a unique parody of your own, contact Jerry (JerryTaylr@aol.com).
1. A Tale of Two CDs 2. Cacher in the Rye 3. Charlotte's Web-site 4. Gates of Wrath 5. Gone with the Windows 6. Green Eggs and RAM 7. Moby Disk 8. The Wizard of OS 9. Pride and Prejudisk 10. War and PC
IN THE NEXT ISSUE... IFC IS LISTENING What topics do you want us to cover? Direct suggestions to Managing Editor Andy Padjen (ifc-submit@gospelcom.net). Thanks!
*********** INTERNET FOR CHRISTIANS NEWSLETTER is published via email and on the WWW by Quentin J. Schultze and the Gospel Communications Network. Dr. Schultze is Professor of Communication at Calvin College and Special Coordinator for the Gospel Communications Network. The newsletter may be posted and distributed without charge for non-profit use. Commercial media may quote from it with proper attribution to both the newsletter and Dr. Schultze. (copyright 1996 Quentin J. Schultze and Gospel Films)
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