Don't Buy Stuff....

Here's a little humor this Monday. In light of the current economic issues I thought this common sense approach to personal finances was funny AND refreshing!

Watch the video Here!

Enjoy!

Suffering does not just belong to you...

Another excellent and challenging post as we consider our own personal struggles and suffering in light of God's greater purposes for the world AND for His instrument... the Church.

This one is a real challenge... enjoy the kick in the pants!

Suffering does not just belong to you

Worshipping God or Worshipping Worship?

This was a great post by Tim Challies on worship. He quotes from D. A. Carson from his book called, Worship By The Book.

This really affirms much of my own thinking on the current state of corporate worship in Evangelical America and is a good challenge to consider or re-consider (as the case may be) the intentions of our hearts as those who gather together to worship... the Church.

The Post is HERE

One of the Greatest Errors to be Dreaded...

From Ray Ortlund's Blog:

"One of the greatest errors to be dreaded and watched and prayed against is that of excessive caution, under the guise of prudence, in anxiety to avoid giving offense to worldly people who never can be reconciled, by all you can do, to anything in the shape of a revival of religion."

William C. Burns (1815-1868), Scottish minister, missionary to China, writing in The Revival of Religion, page 350.

Original Here

The De-Churched - Matt Chandler

A little snippet of a session with Matt Chandler at the Advance 09 conference.
Fantastic breakdown of the current Gospel-hungry moral people he calls "de-churched"

So Good...


Thoughts?

Degrees of worship...

Worship is a topic in which I am fairly regularly immersed. I found this blog to be particularly helpful in that realm. I'd love to hear your thoughts...

You can read the referenced blog HERE

"Lets Do Lunch..."

"A woman once told me about eh difficulties she faced as a Brit fitting into American culture. One of her struggles was with people who said, 'Let's do lunch.' She expected them to phone and arrange a date. They never did. 'Let's do lunch' was just an idiomatic way of saying farewell. We all say, 'Let's do mission,' but does it carry any more intent than 'Let's do lunch'?"

~From "Total Church" by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis