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Twenty-five years ago, Neil Postman wrote Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, a short book about what television is doing to us.  In short, this professor of communication arts … Read More

The announcement of the angels at the first Christmas proclaimed “peace on earth.” 2,000 years later, most of us would find the word “peace” low on our list of adjectives to describe the Christmas season. … Read More

Other than during a church service, when is the last time you sang in a public setting?  Possibly it was at a birthday party, a Karaoke game or a sporting event?  A birthday party is … Read More

For any church that has some history behind it, as SBCC does, there are among its members an accompanying number of “whys?” that are asked about the brokenness and loss that have been experienced in … Read More

by Tracy Wilcox On November 7, 2010 Santa Barbara Community Church and hundred of other churches will participate in Orphan Sunday to rally church, community and friends to God’s call to care for the orphan. … Read More

by Michelle Acker www.missionimpact.com/Staff_Acker.html Reflections from Life and Ministry in Guatemala I think I have often defined poverty as not having enough material things or possessions. While there is obviously some truth to that, I … Read More

by Chris Comstock, Campus Crusade for Christ at UCSB In 1983, Steve Jobs, founder of a relatively small upstart computer company called Apple, barely 4 years old at the time, strides into the office of … Read More

It is no secret that many evangelical churches have struggled with music and worship styles. And it is no surprise that this struggle sometimes erupts into a full-fledged church fight. These worship wars have plagued … Read More

So why would my true love want two turtledoves and three French hens?  Are French hens better than English or American hens?  And how long will the eight maids-a-milking milk?  And if my true love … Read More

I will confess at the outset that I consider myself something of a language lover. I love words, and, as Greta can attest, I use many of them. I will often choose a more obtuse … Read More