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The New #MeToo Movement: Spotting the Plank In My Own Eye

on September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 By Brad Bates

Please, understand the heart of what I'm about to share, and not take it as a slight against a movement that exposed serious problems in our nation...but I'm going to start a new #MeToo movement. It is a movement where we recognize and call out our own faults and humbly address the planks in our own eyes rather than seek to point out the speck in everyone else's eyes and try to fix them, which, as we all know, can't happen. We can't fix others. But, we can address the issues in ourselves and hopefully help others see the issues in themselves by allowing them to see how we confront them in ourselves.

Best Practices for Angry Christians on Social Media

on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 By Brad Bates 1 Comment

“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”James 1:19-20 This was also a special podcast bonus episode that you can hear above! [Brad] Hi, Brad Bates here, your friendly host of the Angry [...]

Let the Children Come

on January 28, 2020March 10, 2020 By Brad Bates

Matthew 19:13-14 NLT - One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him. But Jesus said, "Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children."

This is “The Way”

on January 13, 2020March 20, 2020 By Brad Bates

Before The Mandalorian told us that "This is the way" as he protected that undeniably cute baby Yoda (spawning COUNTLESS memes), Jesus had already come before and shook up the world as he claimed and proved to be "the Way", the Truth, and the life (John 14:6), and Paul who was once persecuting the followers of "The Way" was now claiming to be a follower of the teachings of "the Way" (Acts 24:14).

A Response to “Why Churches Should Ditch the Projector Screens and Bring Back Hymnals”

on January 8, 2020March 20, 2020 By Brad Bates 3 Comments

What is to follow is a response from me to the article, Why Churches Should Ditch The Projector Screens and Bring Back Hymnals that was posted to http://www.thefederalist.com back in June of last year (2019). I have seen this article numerous times before, and had debated on responding, but it seems to have resurfaced again, and so I felt a respectful push back would do the discussion some good. And that is what I intend to do. Please note that this article is not intended to attack traditional churches, or solely support contemporary churches, but to directly address the points made by this author in his article. As a worship leader, I have a deep appreciation for all aspects of church musical worship, so I appreciate and see the value in it all.