Category Archives: Church of Christ

Church of Christ, Ministry, The Word, Theology

Adventures in The Christian Calendar

As a good member of a Resoration brotherhood, I have never celebrated the Chistian year. The reason always given to me for this fact was becuse we don’t see Peter or Paul or Barnabus or John celebrating the Christian year in the New Testament. It wasn’t until a few years ago that it occured to me that a good half of first century New Testament Christians (the Jewish half including the men I mentioned above) were busy celebrating the Jewish calendar. Imagine that.

This year I intend to celebrate the Christian calendar which begin this Sunday.

To assist me on this journey I will be reading through Robert Webber’s Ancient-Future Time. I already read through A-FT back in 2004 but I am now working through the text at a Berean pace so as to fully understand each of the cycles that I will experience throughout the year.

I will also be using the daily readings found in the lectionary Book of Common Worship: Daily Prayer to guide me each day.

I am extremely excited about having my daily devotional walk me through the entire year in a new yet well worn path. I look forward to blogging my way through this experience.

Anyone out there want to join me? Drop me an email at

kickingatthedarkness (at) gmail (dot) com

Church of Christ, Technology

big PROPS

It isn’t to often that you can put a post in the category of both CoC and technology but I am thrilled to do so today.

According to Reporter-news.com, Abilene Christian University will begin to offer iPod video content on two graudate level degrees.

Students who enroll in Abilene Christian University’s Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation or Master of Education in Leadership of Learning programs will receive an Apple Video iPod as part of their course cost.

Students will use the handy tools to download and access videos and other study materials at their convenience. Students can then take those materials anywhere they go.

The program will allow busy graduate students to enhance their education while meeting the responsibilities of jobs and family, said Dr. Gary Tucker, director of distance education.

The classes are the first in what the university is calling ”ACU WorldWide,” designed largely to bring ACU’s classes to students in urban and global markets, he said.

”The people who need graduate degrees are busy professionals, and they don’t have the time to come to a university,” Tucker said. ”This will allow them to take classes that will fit into their lifestyles.”

Way to go, ACU! It is exciting to see colleges embrace technology and use forward thinking to better serve their students, faculty, and staff. Awesome!

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