by Brad Pauquette | May 24, 2022 | On Mission
Did you ever have a really good time with friends at a restaurant and just think the food was amazing, only to return to the same restaurant later and find that the food was just mediocre? Have you ever seen a movie that was just such a blast to watch with friends,...
by Brad Pauquette | May 17, 2022 | On Mission
Three of the gospels record an incident in which Jesus’s mother and brothers came looking for him to bring him home. Mark 3:21 says that they had decided he was out of his mind. Here’s how Mark continues the exchange in 3:31-35: And his mother and his brothers...
by Brad Pauquette | May 12, 2022 | On Mission
Facebook and other social media platforms use an “algorithm” to determine what to show you. Over time as you use the site, they learn about you based on your behavior and then show you things that are most likely to get you to interact. They’re paying attention to the...
by Brad Pauquette | Apr 27, 2022 | On Mission
Here’s what the Lord said through Isaiah, “Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread.” (8:12 ESV) If the modern news media has taught us anything, it’s that you can assemble facts to paint any picture...
by Brad Pauquette | Apr 12, 2022 | On Mission
The battle is for our stories. Stories are important to God. Think about it, He embedded a need for story in our hearts. He told us the first stories. How do we know how God created the Earth? No one else was there, so God must have told somebody! Imagine that He...
by Brad Pauquette | Apr 6, 2022 | On Mission
God has given us a grand vision for a changed media in America. That’s a big goal, and it’s admittedly a little abstract and intangible. Today we want to discuss the short term objective: training up writers that God has called. God is calling people to...