Northern Roads by Jeremy Norton

Tag: tradition

Bible, Church, Gospels, Movies

More Than a Religious Holiday

Our family has been enjoying the new Disney+ series titled, The Santa Clauses; a sequel TV series to the three Santa Claus films with actor, Tim Allen. During the writing of this series, a bit of discord between Allen and the Disney writers surfaced.

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Leadership, Ministry

HOW TO REVITALIZE COMMUNION

Transforming communion from a traditional ceremony into a community remembrance. Facilitating communion has actually been a struggle for our church to work through as we’ve been on our revitalization journey.

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Discipleship, Leadership

HOW I WAS BAPTIZED 3 TIMES (OR WAS IT 5?)

One of the greatest gifts God gave me in my life was a diverse Christian background. This journey has led me to get baptized 3 times! (Crazy right?) Here’s the story.

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Bible, Discipleship

HOW TO PLACE YOUR TRUST IN JESUS THIS CHRISTMAS

The Comparison Game. In Western culture, Christmas has become a season of comparisons. Sometimes we like to brag about having the perfect Christmas. We buy

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Bible, Leadership

3 TRADEMARKS OF A DANGEROUS CHURCH LEADER

Paul Calls Them “Enemies of The Cross“. In the last passage of Philippians 3, Paul gives a stern warning to the church. There were false

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Leadership, Outreach

WHY SOME CHURCHES CLOSE AS OTHERS ARE PLANTED

It turns out results do matter! I’ve heard the arguments many times before. “We have enough churches in this town! What’s the point of planting another

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Discipleship, Leadership

WHEN THE CHURCH HITS THE PAUSE BUTTON ON PROGRESS AND GROWTH

Back in the day, small communities predominantly revolved around the community at large. Big city newspapers with big city stories ended up being more of an exciting read than a true sign of things to come.

People tended to cling to long-time traditions and an overall familiar way of life. The thought of new thoughts and new ways of life seemed distant and unrealistic. Those were the days when travel and communication were limited.

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Communication, Discipleship

HOW MINISTRY FOCUSED AROUND THE CHURCH BUILDING HAS LOST MOMENTUM

Church was different when I was a kid. Everything seemed to happen inside the church building. Back then, it wasn’t unusual to be at the church in

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Coffee Chats, Communication, Discipleship, Leadership, Ministry

Strengthening Bonds Over a Cup of Coffee

Meeting for coffee is about building relationships, not just enjoying a beverage.

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Discipleship, Outreach

Witnessing the Decline of Cultural Christianity in Britain

Christian culture has definitely not been sustained and preserved like the churches and cathedrals have. After spending some time in British culture, my perspective is that England is definitely showing the signs of a people who are caring less about God nor the church.

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Church, Gospels, Ministry, Outreach

Denominational Lines, Church League Softball, and Jesus

When we lived in Alaska, there was an interdenominational softball league. Each church put together a team of members to compete against each other…for fun of course! As I stood in the field, I wondered, what team would Jesus play for? Would Jesus even play church league softball?

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Bible, Creation, Discipleship, OT

Understanding How the Bible and the Brain Are Connected

The Prefrontal Cortex is where we make decisions to take action on thought. The Prefrontal Cortex handles one’s behaviour. This brings greater understanding into Deut. 6:4-8, “These commandments that I give you today…bind them on your foreheads.” Perhaps the God who designed our brains, was leading Moses to be as specific as possible, in exactly where we should store His commandments?

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