https://www.bibsonomy.org/user/rtatumBibSonomy RSS Feed for /user/rtatumPersonal Website of Rich Tatum, first webmaster for the Assemblies of God, and recent webmaster for Christianity Today International. Has a good list of Pentecostal and Charismatic bloggers (GodBloggers)http://tatumweb.com/blog/rtatum2007-05-16T02:54:12+02:00A/G AOG Assemblies-of-God Assembly-of-God BlogRodent Charismatic Christianity Evangelical Pentecostal Religion Weblog bible blog blogging faith <span itemprop="description">Personal Website of Rich Tatum, first webmaster for the Assemblies of God, and recent webmaster for Christianity Today International. Has a good list of Pentecostal and Charismatic bloggers (GodBloggers)</span>From the page: "Children whose father's vocabulary was more varied when they were 2 years old had more advanced language skills at age 3. Surprisingly, the dads spoke less and asked fewer questions than the mothers, suggesting it was not how much they spohttp://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19225744.800-kids-hang-on-to-dads-every-word.htmlrtatum2006-10-22T06:21:32+02:00BlogRodent children fatherhood fathers kids language learning parenthood parenting psychology <span itemprop="description">From the page: &#034;Children whose father&#039;s vocabulary was more varied when they were 2 years old had more advanced language skills at age 3. Surprisingly, the dads spoke less and asked fewer questions than the mothers, suggesting it was not how much they spo</span>From Brian Benzinger comes a comprehensive list of 50 websites that will help you write, take notes, and organize your life. Some real gems here, check them out. I used a couple of these plus a timeline tool to create an easy-to-update task-reporting toolhttp://www.solutionwatch.com/368/fifty-ways-to-take-notes/rtatum2006-10-22T06:20:18+02:00BlogRodent blogging lifehacks notes notetaking productivity reading study tools usability web2.0 writing <span itemprop="description">From Brian Benzinger comes a comprehensive list of 50 websites that will help you write, take notes, and organize your life. Some real gems here, check them out. I used a couple of these plus a timeline tool to create an easy-to-update task-reporting tool</span>Clever interactive timeline giving an excellent (if cluttered) overview of Church history.http://simile.mit.edu/timeline/examples/religions/religions.htmlrtatum2006-10-22T06:17:37+02:00BlogRodent church-history churchrodent history mashup religion time timeline visualization <span itemprop="description">Clever interactive timeline giving an excellent (if cluttered) overview of Church history.</span>From Philipp Lenssen, 10 tips: Use descriptive headlines, use the inverted pyramid, first links get the most clicks, explain core ideas, use readability elements, write simply, credit sources, mark updates and changes, spellcheck, break the rules.http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2006-10-11-n47.htmlrtatum2006-10-22T06:16:15+02:00BlogRodent blogging usability writing writing-tips <span itemprop="description">From Philipp Lenssen, 10 tips: Use descriptive headlines, use the inverted pyramid, first links get the most clicks, explain core ideas, use readability elements, write simply, credit sources, mark updates and changes, spellcheck, break the rules.</span>More from the recent Pew survey. From the page: "Researchers found that many Pentecostals and charismatics attend worship services where speaking in tongues and other signs of the Holy Spirit are evident. But in six of the 10 countries surveyed, at leasthttp://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/octoberweb-only/140-53.0.htmlrtatum2006-10-22T06:11:52+02:00BlogRodent Charismatic Pentecostal charismata christianity demographics glossolallia spiritual-gifts statistics survey tongues <span itemprop="description">More from the recent Pew survey. From the page: &#034;Researchers found that many Pentecostals and charismatics attend worship services where speaking in tongues and other signs of the Holy Spirit are evident. But in six of the 10 countries surveyed, at least</span>From the page: "The Yearbook also records the continuing growth of Pentecostal, historic African American and other non-mainline churches in the U.S. Among the largest 25 churches in the U.S., the fastest growing are the Assemblies of God (increasing 1.81http://www.ncccusa.org/news/060330yearbook1.htmlrtatum2006-10-22T06:10:00+02:00BlogRodent charismatic christianity church-growth demographics north-america pentecostal religion statistics survey <span itemprop="description">From the page: &#034;The Yearbook also records the continuing growth of Pentecostal, historic African American and other non-mainline churches in the U.S. Among the largest 25 churches in the U.S., the fastest growing are the Assemblies of God (increasing 1.81</span>From the page: "Written last month, this straightforward account of life in Iraq by a Marine officer was initially sent just to a small group of family and friends. His honest but wry narration and unusually frank dissection of the mission contrasts sharphttp://www.time.com/time/world/printout/0,8816,1543658,00.htmlrtatum2006-10-22T06:07:16+02:00BlogRodent Time front-line iraq letter marine military politics war war-on-terror <span itemprop="description">From the page: &#034;Written last month, this straightforward account of life in Iraq by a Marine officer was initially sent just to a small group of family and friends. His honest but wry narration and unusually frank dissection of the mission contrasts sharp</span>Dr. Earl Creps of the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary publishes his first book. Leadership Network has put together a useful promotion for the book here with flash and audio. Book looks interesting, check out the intro here.http://www.pursuantgroup.com/leadnet/off-roaddisciplines/flashstory.htmrtatum2006-10-22T06:05:49+02:00BlogRodent SpiritualDisciplines assemblies-of-god assemblies-of-god-theological-seminary books christianity earl-creps leadership ministry spiritual-disciplines spirituality <span itemprop="description">Dr. Earl Creps of the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary publishes his first book. Leadership Network has put together a useful promotion for the book here with flash and audio. Book looks interesting, check out the intro here.</span>Interesting survey of Pentecostals, Charismatics, and Renewalists. It's hefty, but the executive summary, at least, is worth the read. I plan to blog it at some point after I've read the whole thing.http://pewforum.org/surveys/pentecostal/rtatum2006-10-22T06:02:43+02:00BlogRodent charismatics christianity demographics evangelical pentecostals pew-forum religion renewal survey <span itemprop="description">Interesting survey of Pentecostals, Charismatics, and Renewalists. It&#039;s hefty, but the executive summary, at least, is worth the read. I plan to blog it at some point after I&#039;ve read the whole thing.</span>Adrian Warnock links to Mark Driscoll's (Pastor of Mars Hill) sermon series on the Spiritual Gifts. The series is interesting and useful, it's pro-charismatic and not pro-Pentecostal, but still worth listening to. He presents arguments for continuationishttp://www.adrian.warnock.info/2006/10/audio-sermons-mark-driscoll.htmrtatum2006-10-22T06:00:01+02:00BlogRodent Mark-Driscoll Mars-Hill cessationism charismata charismatic continuationism mp3 online-sermons pentecostal sermons spiritual-gifts <span itemprop="description">Adrian Warnock links to Mark Driscoll&#039;s (Pastor of Mars Hill) sermon series on the Spiritual Gifts. The series is interesting and useful, it&#039;s pro-charismatic and not pro-Pentecostal, but still worth listening to. He presents arguments for continuationis</span>Valuable critique of the claim that those who claim the embryo is a human are operating only out of theological beliefs. Good read.http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OTNiYWM2ZjJiYWVlN2IyMzFjOWYwMDZmMTc4MzU2MGU=rtatum2006-10-22T05:56:54+02:00BlogRodent commentary critique embryo evangelical fundamentalism philosophy pro-life review theology <span itemprop="description">Valuable critique of the claim that those who claim the embryo is a human are operating only out of theological beliefs. Good read.</span>Beliefs have consequences: "The way teens behave comes from something. Their attitudes and actions spring from their value system, and their value system is based on what they believe. Glen Schultz puts it this way: 'At the foundation of a person’s lifehttp://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/200604/200604_036_BeyondBelief.cfmrtatum2006-10-22T05:52:46+02:00BlogRodent Enrichment-Journal belief christianity demographics evangelical faith morality religion survey teens values youth <span itemprop="description">Beliefs have consequences: &#034;The way teens behave comes from something. Their attitudes and actions spring from their value system, and their value system is based on what they believe. Glen Schultz puts it this way: &#039;At the foundation of a person’s life</span>This is John Piper's conference packed with Reformed theology -- but there's some really good stuff here, like Voddie Baucham's out-of-the-park sermon, Mark Dricoll, DA Carson, Tim Keller, and more. Good stuff here, check it out.http://www.adrian.warnock.info/2006/10/dg06-national-conference-mp3s-now.htmrtatum2006-10-22T05:48:19+02:00BlogRodent Desiring-God audio conference download mp3 online-sermons podcast sermons <span itemprop="description">This is John Piper&#039;s conference packed with Reformed theology -- but there&#039;s some really good stuff here, like Voddie Baucham&#039;s out-of-the-park sermon, Mark Dricoll, DA Carson, Tim Keller, and more. Good stuff here, check it out.</span>From the page: "Attendees of Pentecostal or charismatic congregations are more likely than other Christians to read religious-based fiction and magazines as well as listen to Christian radio and music, according to a study by Ellison Research."http://ag.org/top/news/news_article_template.cfm?ArticleID=9333&NamedFormatID=2001Article&SearchDepartment=01-140&SearchStartDate=1/1/1900&SearchMaxRows=10&SearchMaxRecordCount=2950rtatum2006-10-22T05:44:20+02:00BlogRodent assemblies-of-god assembly-of-god books demographics music pentecostal pentecostalism survey <span itemprop="description">From the page: &#034;Attendees of Pentecostal or charismatic congregations are more likely than other Christians to read religious-based fiction and magazines as well as listen to Christian radio and music, according to a study by Ellison Research.&#034;</span>From the page: "Pentecostals need to seriously engage the sciences as Pentecostals, and need to be involved in the science and religion dialogue ... Pentecostal spirituality ... can yield unique insights for the broader science and religion dialogue.http://www.calvin.edu/scs/scienceandspirit/rtatum2006-10-22T05:43:01+02:00BlogRodent Pentecostal Pentecostalism christianity dialogue faith religion science spirituality <span itemprop="description">From the page: &#034;Pentecostals need to seriously engage the sciences as Pentecostals, and need to be involved in the science and religion dialogue ... Pentecostal spirituality ... can yield unique insights for the broader science and religion dialogue.</span>Some excellent NT commentaries available for free. Useful for online Bible study and sermon prep.http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/rtatum2006-10-22T05:40:54+02:00Bible BlogRodent Christianity New-Testament NewTestament Religion commentary <span itemprop="description">Some excellent NT commentaries available for free. Useful for online Bible study and sermon prep.</span>Among the consequences of Europe's abandonment of its religious roots and the [resulting] moral code is a plunge in birth rates to below the replacement level. ... Europe is "committing demographic suicide, systematically depopulating itself."http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2006-01-08-faith-edit_x.htmrtatum2006-09-20T20:40:07+02:00BlogRodent Europe birth-rates christianity demographics evangelism moslem muslim population religion statistics trends western-europe <span itemprop="description">Among the consequences of Europe&#039;s abandonment of its religious roots and the [resulting] moral code is a plunge in birth rates to below the replacement level. ... Europe is &#034;committing demographic suicide, systematically depopulating itself.&#034;</span>Bush told a group of conservative journalists that he notices more open expressions of faith among people he meets during his travels, and he suggested that might signal a broader revival similar to other religious movements in history.http://www.slantright.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=889&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0rtatum2006-09-20T20:36:05+02:00BlogRodent awakening bush fourth-great george-bush great-awakening politics president president-bush revival terrorism third-great-awakening war-on-terror <span itemprop="description">Bush told a group of conservative journalists that he notices more open expressions of faith among people he meets during his travels, and he suggested that might signal a broader revival similar to other religious movements in history.</span>"Our [executive] leadership has made it clear to ethnic leaders that (the districts and fellowships they represent) aren't an extension, but an integral part of the A/G," (Efraim Espinoza, director of the Office of Hispanic Relations)http://www.christianpost.com/article/20060915/24520.htmrtatum2006-09-20T20:33:53+02:00AOG BlogRodent assemblies-of-god assembly-of-god charismatic christianity ethnicity evangelical faith hispanic latino pentecostal pentecostalism racial-diversity religion <span itemprop="description">&#034;Our [executive] leadership has made it clear to ethnic leaders that (the districts and fellowships they represent) aren&#039;t an extension, but an integral part of the A/G,&#034; (Efraim Espinoza, director of the Office of Hispanic Relations)</span>