Rethinking Church – Lee Baker
Energion author, poet, and worship leader Lee Baker (noise flash) has written some excellent thoughts on rethinking church.
Energion author, poet, and worship leader Lee Baker (noise flash) has written some excellent thoughts on rethinking church.
Friday night was an evening of art at Northstar Church in Panama City, FL. It was at this annual event that Lee Baker chose to debut his book, noise flash, a collection of poetry about people, places, and things. Surrounded by friends, family, and new acquaintances, Lee signed books and greeted all who came to…
Most of us have read stories of how God places a call into someone’s heart and their life is forever changed. Did you applaud their answer to God’s call and maybe even gave a hardy “Amen!”? It is time to give a hand of applause and support to Energion author, Chris Surber and his family,…
Shane Raynor has written a post on the Wesley Report comparing the situation in the United Methodist Church with the problems NBC has had changing programming. He concludes: In the world of TV, people don’t care as much about NBC as much as they care about good content. And in the world of faith, substance…
A birthday. A time to celebrate. A time to reflect on past years and subsequent growth and accomplishments. Energion Publications began in August 2004. The first edition of Dr. Alden Thompson’s book, Who’s Afraid of the Old Testament God? was the first book in our catalog. In the last 13 years, we have prayerfully tried…
Thomas Hudgins provides a thorough review of Dave Black’s new book. He says, “Coming from someone who has bought a lot of books over the years, I’m always appreciative when I can find one that costs very little but challenges my heart greatly.” I would add that the quantity discounts are very good. Check them…
Scot McKnight is concerned about author platforms and how books are marketed. (In publishing, “platform” refers to the publicity generating and public-connecting capabilities an author has, such as blogs, social media, church congregation, speaking schedule, etc.) I have a great deal of respect for Dr. McKnight, and I believe he raises some legitimate concerns. However,…