Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Link Dump - Lots O links Edition
5 Inspiration Hacks for Creative People
She Lies About Her Weight (and other online activities of women)
Scholars Find Treasure Trove of Early New Testament Manuscripts
Hardcore Baptist Pick-up Lines
Credit Card Companies Are Like Drug Dealers
Preaching Sites - great list of study resources
Average American Christian: 9 Bibles, Always Looking for a New One, and Hardly Reads the one He Has
Dobson: If McCain is the Nominee, I Won’t Vote
Essential Reading: In the Name of Jesus
Good Coaching Questions
Never Forget an Item at the Supermarket [Grocery List]
Get Over the Flu Quickly [Health]
Why You Should Read Ebooks [Ebooks]
Save Money While Spending Freely with Reverse Budgeting [Personal Finance]
Verify Campaign Claims at FactCheck.org [Politics]
Markee Dry Erase Paint [Stuff We Like]
Are you STUCK? - Part One
The Most Beneficial Health Supplement You've Probably Never Heard Of--CoQ10!
The Church: Flawed and Finished (1)
Another Osteen Rant
Dr. BBQ’s Top 10 Tailgating Tips
Scary Newspaper Headline: 'Super Bowl Massacre Averted at Last Minute'
Tim Keller in Newsweek
Sometimes Only God Can Feel Hope
WHAT BOOK HAVE YOU READ MORE THAN ONCE?
Big Green Egg -- Im really considering one of these...
Firing A Volunteer
Pastoral Leadership during Potential Conflict 101
Our Faith Inside and Outside the Church
Yep, Evangelicals Prefer Clinton to Obama
The Blind Hypocrisy of Just Doing Church
Fetal Twins Save Mom's Life
Questions about Music and Church
Union University Tornado - video footage and testimony
N.T. Wright on Heaven
Mohler: Top 10 Books Every Preacher Should Read in 2008
Ice from airplane potty crashes through Calgary roof
2008 Persecutor Of Christians Rankings
10 Ways to Improve the NFL
Irish Blarney: Peering into a football future
Attack of the Marijuana Ministers Part 3
She Lies About Her Weight (and other online activities of women)
Scholars Find Treasure Trove of Early New Testament Manuscripts
Hardcore Baptist Pick-up Lines
Credit Card Companies Are Like Drug Dealers
Preaching Sites - great list of study resources
Average American Christian: 9 Bibles, Always Looking for a New One, and Hardly Reads the one He Has
Dobson: If McCain is the Nominee, I Won’t Vote
Essential Reading: In the Name of Jesus
Good Coaching Questions
Never Forget an Item at the Supermarket [Grocery List]
Get Over the Flu Quickly [Health]
Why You Should Read Ebooks [Ebooks]
Save Money While Spending Freely with Reverse Budgeting [Personal Finance]
Verify Campaign Claims at FactCheck.org [Politics]
Markee Dry Erase Paint [Stuff We Like]
Are you STUCK? - Part One
The Most Beneficial Health Supplement You've Probably Never Heard Of--CoQ10!
The Church: Flawed and Finished (1)
Another Osteen Rant
Dr. BBQ’s Top 10 Tailgating Tips
Scary Newspaper Headline: 'Super Bowl Massacre Averted at Last Minute'
Tim Keller in Newsweek
Sometimes Only God Can Feel Hope
WHAT BOOK HAVE YOU READ MORE THAN ONCE?
Big Green Egg -- Im really considering one of these...
Firing A Volunteer
Pastoral Leadership during Potential Conflict 101
Our Faith Inside and Outside the Church
Yep, Evangelicals Prefer Clinton to Obama
The Blind Hypocrisy of Just Doing Church
Fetal Twins Save Mom's Life
Questions about Music and Church
Union University Tornado - video footage and testimony
N.T. Wright on Heaven
Mohler: Top 10 Books Every Preacher Should Read in 2008
Ice from airplane potty crashes through Calgary roof
2008 Persecutor Of Christians Rankings
10 Ways to Improve the NFL
Irish Blarney: Peering into a football future
Attack of the Marijuana Ministers Part 3
Monday, February 11, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Lent -- Part 4 -- GET RESULTS
When we put personal action in motion joined with God's direction, we Get Results...
Book #4 -- Confessions of a Pastor by Craig Groeschel
When I orginally added this book to my reading pile I thought that it was an inside look into ministry life based on the title. I had paid no attention to the sub-title, "Adventures in Dropping the Pose and Getting Real with God". While there is a great deal of sharing about ministry life, that is not the focus of the book.
Craig uses his transparent and honest style to mark a path through many of the big hangups that Christians face. With chapters like "I can't stand a lot of Christians", "I hate prayer meetings", and "Sometimes I doubt God" the reader is led places that most are at the very least wary of going in today's culture.
At the end of the book I personally felt hope. Hope because I can see some areas of my life that need addressing and it can be done. Also hope because I realize that many of the doubts, fears, and concerns I have and have had in the past are actually shared experiences rather than something weird.
When we recognize that it is a lie that we are odd and no one is like us we can step to freedom. The key is having the guts to stand up, speak up, and unite with other believers (who have their own issues) and walk toward personal victory in Jesus. No more going it alone, no more trying to do it on your own without God. Being honest with yourself, God, and others around you is the way to pull your head from the sand.
This book may not be for everyone; it takes a willingness to face the man in the mirror to get the most from the book. Thankfully Craig has written in an honest, open style that intives rather than bashes the reader into those personal journeys.
Friday, February 8, 2008
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