Friday, December 16, 2011

Internet and the Cowperthwaite family

Many have asked us why we are involved in Facebook and other social media. We find that we have been able to use our blogs and Facebook pages for the last 5 years to share the Gospel, teach God's Word, and let people know how to get some great Christian resources for themselves. We also have a chance to offer ourselves for prayer, services such as Gospel material production, and much more due to our web presence. Our blogs (linked at the right) only average a couple hundred or so views per day right now, but we are happy we have the chance to reach out to folks at all. Thank you for opening your lives to our family in so many ways.

Our Facebook page has over 1,100 friends, and the passages of God's Word we post adorn the walls of folks from all over the world, in churches of various denominations and practices. We think this is a good use of our time so long as it does not take too much time. Our Facebook page is the primary source for getting updates on our family, and the blog is becoming a blend of updates and things we think our friends will appreciate learning about. We will do our best to let you know the good and the bad about what we have been reading and watching. Please share your input via the "Comment" section at the end of each post.

The latest addition is the affiliate programs from some of our favorite providers. We buy books, DVDs, and much more from sources like Christian Book Distributors and Vision Forum. We buy diapers and other supplies at a huge discount from Amazon and have our own astore. We recently started reviewing Christian books, Bibles, and homeschool curriculum for a company online. All these have brought new experiences and learning to our family and given us many opportunities for fellowship. As we get more involved in reviews and internet commerce, we don't want folks to lose track of our family.


We do get paid for the purchases you make at either our Amazon astore, CBD affiliate search, and the specific resources linked on our "Resources" page. We will also be getting free books and ebooks from BookSneeze.com in exchange for our review services. We will do our best to link specific books on our page, but you can always use our CBD search box for your purchases to support our family. We don't want folks to misunderstand and think that we are buying and selling God's Word. The teaching here is always free, but if you do want a book or DVD that we review, please consider buying them from our links. You don't pay more by using our links, we just get to share in the profits.

If our ads are offensive to you, please let us know. Google Adsense generates their own links, and we have limited control over what they sell. I suggest that you use those links to get products you like, but avoid those you are not interested in. We are here to help, and our help is always free. God provides for our needs, and we wanted folks to know how we feel about the internet. We appreciate helpful advice and tips from folks, and hope that you are blessed by this aspect of our family ministry.

All glory to God through our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.