Posted in Culture on Oct 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
1. Sex sells (for Christians too).
2. COROLLARY to #1: Anything about men, women, and relationships sells
3. As the starfish in Finding Nemo said to herself, “Think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts,” and the nothing-will-go-wrong-in-your-life-if-you-believe mentality sells.
4. Fiction sells.
5. If you’re on the radio, you will probably be able to sell books.
6. Christian culture cloning pop culture sells.
7. Christian athletes and coaches sell.
8. The [...]
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Posted in Culture on Oct 3rd, 2007 2 Comments »
When I would walk into my local Christian bookstore, I would glance at the Top 20 bestselling books and one thing would strike me, the dearth of good quality books on that list. I was amazed to see how many of those books were fiction, or dealt with sex (sex sells even for Christians), [...]
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Tim K sent this quote to me by Charles Bridges. Thought it was a good reminder of what those in ministry are to be:
Nor is a man fitted to be a minister of Christ who does not have the proper public spirit towards the Church. He needs to delight in its beauty, long for [...]
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