Here is the next generation--Gen X--in the Generations series.

Generation X (1965-1980)

- 46 million (added to with immigration) as opposed to 80 million Boomers, 78 million Millennials

- Parents: Silent and Boomer

- Children - Millennial and Digitals

1. Well-Known/Significant Gen Xers

• President - Barak Obama*   *(Note - President Obama was actually born in 1961; however, some generational studies start Gen X at 1961,…

Today, there are numerous, endless really, debates about "worship" (not only in Churches of Christ, but in other fellowships as well, though our debates seem to be of a different nature, perhaps). Still, these debates seem to miss the most fundamental issue in the Scriptures about the nature of worship today, which is this. Worship in the New Testament is not limited to a time or place, but is a constant, continual…

Fathers Are Important!

Sadly, our society has devalued the importance of fathers for a long time. At one time, one of the most popular shows on television was “Father Knows Best.” Can you imagine such a show today? Any show titled in this way would have to be an ironic, smirking view meant to show that fathers do not know much. Even I grew up with Alan Thicke as a…

Today I was struck by this news story - Transgender Student Suit Goes to Maine High Court. It is about a lawsuit filed against a Maine school due to their child's being sent to his/her own bathroom due to being "transgender."

As…

Here is a very helpful article on churches and social media.

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Top 5 Churches That Use Social Media Best

By Alex…

Below are some of the characteristics and values of the Boomer generation.

Boomer Generation (1945-1964) 

- 79 million! (10% immigrant)

- Parents: GI and Silent

- Children - Gen X and Millennial

- Grandchildren - Digitals

- Can be sub-divided into Leading Edge Boomers (1946-1955)…

The Generation after the Senior/GI Generation is the "Silent Generation." Here are the characteristics, shaping events, values, etc. of the Silent Generation. Source Material: Generations  by William Strauss & Neil Howe

“Silent” Generation (1925-1945)

- 49 million Born/Immigrated (9% immigrant)

- Children - Boomer and Gen X

-…

Here is Wikipedia's entry on the new movie, "The Purge."  

"In 2022, the United States has become a single state party ruled by the New Founding Fathers of America, which has instituted through the 28th Amendment an annual twelve-hour period called "The Purge" during which all criminal activity becomes legal, including…

In the time leading up to Christ, there were 70 or so would be Messiahs. Of course, most all of them were brutally struck down by the Romans (with no resurrection), proving that they were not the Messiah. Still, it is striking how many people clearly were looking for a Messiah in that time (and 70 or so were delusional, thinking that they were…

Below is a condensed version of the article "Why Should Churches Use Video?"

from Christian Media Magazine

April 9, 2013

Video is the…

In case you are not a Dallas Cowboys fan or you were living in a cage the last 48 hours or so, Jerry Jones once again showed why his team will never win another championship. Jones is a great owner--but a terrible GM and coach. He constantly undermines his coaches, overrules them, tells them what other coaches to hire all the way down to the conditioning coach.

This past…

"Wouldn't it be safer if . . . ." I know the argument. I have used it in the past. But rarely anymore. Because the safe argument is killing churches. Why? Here are the reasons. (Above is a funny illustration from Francis Chan of those that live life scared, courtesy of Joy Rousseau)

1. #1 - It paints a harsh,…

One of the biggest challenges that exists in both the church internally and in the church's outreach or mission is that for the first time in modern history, six generations are now alive at the same time in the church.

This includes Seniors/GI Generation (1900-1924), Silent Generation (1925-1945), Boomers (1946-1964), Gen X (1965-1982ish), Millennials (1983-2000ish),…