2012 - Page 7 of 15 - Shelby Systems

100 Feet Tall and In the Sky

From the Church Mag blog, I found a post on The Minister’s Tree House… a house built into a large tree in Crossville, TN (about 5 hours from our office)! What’s so interesting about this is that the builder, Horace Burgess, started out as a landscaper who wanted to create the world’s largest tree house. After […]

A Funny Church Bulletin to Take Seriously

I’m a big fan of Jon Acuff’s blog, “Stuff Christians Like”, and after reading one of his posts, it’s hard not to be inspired, thoughtful, or rolling on the floor laughing (ROFL… for those who aren’t familiar). He posted part of a church bulletin last week from Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Community and it was just […]

An Olympic Athlete Trained By God

Please don’t interpret the headline as mockery, because it’s anything but. In honor of the 2012 Olympic games that begin tomorrow, today’s post goes to yet another amazing athlete who is outspoken about his faith (see also: Tim Tebow and Derek Fisher). From RelevantMagazine.com is an article on America’s very fast distance runner, Ryan Hall. Hall is running […]

Taking the Good with the Bad

You lose weight, but none of your clothes fit anymore. You get a new puppy, but it ruins your carpet. Your church starts growing quickly, but you don’t have the tools to keep up. Like a beautiful rose with sharp thorns, it seems like most good things in life come with their downfalls. Shelby Systems […]

God Has Logic. We Do Not.

We don’t have logic? No. Well, yes… but a limited amount. That concept is hard for us to grasp since we are the most intelligent beings on Earth… but we can’t explain everything logically. That’s why we question so much about life, whether we are believers or nonbelievers. So, why is the concept that God […]

Do We Forget About Galatians 3:28?

Many people (including myself) have written blog posts about the negative perceptions that some Christians give to nonbelievers when they skew the messages in the Bible and condemn the actions of others. When people question the Bible and claim that it discriminates against certain people, we need to tell them about Galatians 3:28. “There is neither Jew nor […]

Kicking Off NACBA 2012

The National Association of Church Business Administration (NACBA) holds its annual conference in a different city each year, and this year, it’s Houston, TX. The turnout has been great and we’ve already had the chance to talk to a lot of great people and see some familiar faces. We are at booth 401, so stop […]

Why Christianity Can Be Confusing

We all want freedom, independence, and control in our own lives. Many of us feel like the best way to get something done is to do it ourselves. It can be scary to those without faith to hear a Christian say that God has total power, control, and knowledge of what our futures hold. A God […]

Year: 2012