{"id":172,"date":"2011-07-25T12:59:03","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T16:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/isittheendoftheworld\/?p=172"},"modified":"2011-07-25T12:59:03","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T16:59:03","slug":"at-least-one-congress-is-forward-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/2011\/07\/at-least-one-congress-is-forward-thinking.html","title":{"rendered":"At Least One Congress is Forward-Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just returned from a terrific Christian conference, Future Congress (www.futurecongress.com). This was a gathering of conservative Christian thinkers, including several who teach Bible prophecy. <\/p>\n<p>Although some in the Church refer to us as espousing &#8220;escapist eschatology,&#8221; I find that conservative commentators who believe in the validity of Bible prophecy are quite lucid and articulate.<\/p>\n<p>I also know that in general, conservative Christians do not utilize new media as effectively as more&#8230;liberal commentators, speakers and writers. That&#8217;s why I was thrilled to see Bible prophecy &#8220;guru&#8221; Terry James (who is blind) using PowerPoint! Terrific!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll write more about it later, but again, this gathering was significant and wonderful.<figure id=\"attachment_173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-173\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/isittheendoftheworld\/files\/2011\/07\/Terry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/237\/2011\/07\/Terry-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-173\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Terry James speaking at Future Congress<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just returned from a terrific Christian conference, Future Congress (www.futurecongress.com). This was a gathering of conservative Christian thinkers, including several who teach Bible prophecy. 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