Community
News – Updates Local Gatherings Courses Groups Current Topics Surveys and Opinions Ministry Resources NACM Spirit Shop Questions & Answers
News – Updates Local Gatherings Courses Groups Current Topics Surveys and Opinions Ministry Resources NACM Spirit Shop Questions & Answers
A recently mined Bitcoin block contained an Easter egg for on-chain enthusiasts. By Shaurya Malwa In brief A recently mined Bitcoin block contained a biblical message. It joined other historically significant messages imprinted on Bitcoin, such as Satoshi Nakamoto’s messages on the genesis block. Such messages are immutable and remain on the blockchain forever. The Bible … Read more
Article by Tim Haddock Syndicated from Mercury News Tension has flared up between leadership of the First Works Baptist Church and some members of the community who are outraged by the church’s anti-LGBTQ message. The church’s pastor filed a police report over an online arson threat and a protest against the church is planned this … Read more
ATTENTION NACM MEMBER CHAPLAINS interested in acquiring CPE Training (towards Board Certification for Professional Chaplain) Our NACM Member Chaplain & trainer for CPE (Clinical Pastoral Educ.), Chaplain “Chappy” Ron Ringo (PhD, CPE), has opened registration until the end of this month of January, 2021, for classes starting early FEB. Chaplain Ron provides a very reasonable … Read more
ORDINATION CONFIRMATION of KENYA CHURCH MINISTER REV GEOFFREY KINYUA: JANUARY 14, 2021! What a great way to start the New Year, as I had the privilege to confirm the ordination of NACM member minister, Rev. Geoffrey Kinyua! Geoffrey had connected with me through the NACM Christian Chaplaincy Course, expressing his desire to have the laying-0n-of-hands … Read more
BY TIM VERNIMMEN, Syndicated from National Geographic Earlier this month, people around the world participated in one of humankind’s largest ritualized celebrations. To commemorate another trip around the sun, New Year activities included fireworks, kisses, and resolutions—as well as some practices unique to specific cultures, such as cooking black-eyed peas and greens in the southeastern United States, eating … Read more
By Michael Mooney, Exec. Elder A minister needs to keep an ever-watchful ere for this varmint known as the “either/or.” Sometimes he is called the either/or fallacy –also referenced as a false dilemma. He is a pest because of the way in which he causes confusion over subjects and choices that might otherwise not be … Read more
If you could have witnessed one event in all of Christian history, which would it have been?
Article By Dan Brown; Syndicated from the Daily Wire. Evangelist Franklin Graham blasted the recent gender-neutral changes made to the House of Representatives’ official rules as a direct attack on the authority of God. “House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Congressman James McGovern announced a set of changes to the House rules to enshrine … Read more
Article by ERIC W. DOLAN; Syndicated from PsyPost.org In a recently-published study in the journal Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, researchers found evidence that reflecting on biblical scripture impacted subsequent cardiovascular stress reactivity among Christian college students. The findings provide new insights into how religious practices can influence psychophysiological processes. “I have a long-term interest … Read more
Rev Rodger Niemeier, NACM Chaplaincy Program Director I’m so happy to report at the beginning of this 2021 year, with so many challenges to face in America as well as many countries around the world, the NACM has added to the Lord’s “army” over 1,030 ordained, trained (through our NACM Christian … Read more