http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog.cfm Serving thousands of churches and individuals since 1938 with Bible-based curriculum, books, and more! en-us Copyright 2008 21st Century Christian, Inc. All rights reserved. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:58:57 CST http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=21 One of the blessings of working in a Christian bookstore is easy accessibility to great books. Our employees enjoy a wide variety of Christian reading materials, so we asked them to read and review bo (Tom) Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:54:10 EST http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=21 http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=19 In January 2008, Dr. Flavil Yeakley gave a presentation at Freed-Hardeman University titled "Where Have All the Young People Gone?"  During his presentation, he included some statistics carlr@21stcc.com (Carl H Royster) Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:19:00 EST http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=19 http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=20 It's finally here! Dr. Lindsey Garmon's new book, Homes with Harmony, was released in early April and is destined to take the place of Brecheen and Faulkner's 1979 classic, What Every Family Needs.&nb tomt@21stcc.com (Tom Tignor) Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:30:28 EST http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=20 http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=18 Hardly a day passes that we don't receive more subscriptions to our FREE e-Teacher Digest. Annette Jackson heads up that effort by gathering information to be included in each month's newsletter. She tomt@21stcc.com (Tom Tignor) Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:16:00 EST http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=18 http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=17 Research has shown that most children have trouble grasping biblical chronology until they are 9 or 10 years-old. At that age, the brain has usually developed to the point that children are able tomt@21stcc.com (Tom Tignor) Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:41:00 EST http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=17 http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=16 21st Century Christian is proud to announce that Tom Tignor wasrecently selected as the recipient of the 2008 Excellence in Christian Education Award, presented by the Christian Education Associa carlr@21stcc.com (Carl H Royster) Tue, 29 Jan 2008 EST http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=16 http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=15 The latest data updates (data build 12-2007) for the CHURCHES OF CHRIST in the UNITED STATES software are now available.  This data set includes updates to over 1800 records that have been proces carlr@21stcc.com (Carl H Royster) Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:46:00 EST http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=15 http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=14    I grew up on uniform Bible lessons in my childhood church of the 1950's and 1960's. Every age group from toddlers through adults studied the same Bible topic each week. Uniform lessons fa tomt@21stcc.com (Tom Tignor) Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:50:35 EST http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=14 http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=13 The following is reprinted from the Hillsboro Herald via a Jacksonville church bulletin.Every day should be "Thanksgiving Day," but at this special time of year, perhaps more than at other t carlr@21stcc.com (Carl H Royster) Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:28:11 EST http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=13 http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=9 JUST RELEASED!The Armor of God (the latest in the Tell Me the Story series by Bill Rasco and Casandra Martin) is now available.  To place an order or to learn more about this exciting, personal s carlr@21stcc.com (Carl H Royster) Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:07:00 EST http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=9 http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=12 I received the following in an email today.  I thought is was a bit humorous.This is dedicated to those born 1930-1979 — to all the kids who SURVIVED the 1930's, 40's, 50's, carlr@21stcc.com (Carl H Royster) Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:12:00 EST http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=12 http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=11 As the Data Compiler for CHURCHES OF CHRIST in the UNITED STATES,  I have encountered various misconceptions about this publication.  One such is that there is a fee involved to have on carlr@21stcc.com (Carl H Royster) Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:15:00 EST http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=11 http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=8    FINALLY! There's now an up-to-date minister's manual specifically for churches of Christ. It addresses many of the unique features of our fellowship and provides guidelines for weddi tomt@21stcc.com (Tom Tignor) Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:46:00 EST http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=8 http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=5    In a recent landmark church survey conducted by David C. Cook Publishing, Vice President, Marlene LeFever reported that many Bible school programs are returning to the Traditional Model ( tomt@21stcc.com (Tom Tignor) Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:09:00 EST http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=5 http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=2 A last minute call for a K-1st grade substitute teacher Sunday morning yielded another opportunity for God to prove Himself strong. The LifeLINKS to God lesson would be a quick fill-in since the regul tomt@21stcc.com (Tom Tignor) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:18:00 EST http://www.21stcc.com/blog/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=2