Weekend Musings From Gordon T. Bakan: Why Memorize Scripture? Memorizing God’s Word Brings Blessing (Ps. 119: 1-2) Memorizing God’s Word Keeps Us from Sin (Ps. 119:11) Memorizing God’s Word Gives us a Ready Defense Against False Teaching and Skepticism (Ps. 119:41-48) Memorizing God’s Word Gives us Guidance for Daily Life (Ps. 119:105)
In a post sometime back I made the statement that American Christians are often more American than Christian. It seemed completely obvious and still does. American Christians are in love with their wealth and styles, often times, more than they are of Christ. We parrot American values rather than biblical values and we split churches … More American Christians are More American than Christian Revisited
Friday is for Heart Songs Please donate to the relief fund for victims of the Japanese earthquake & tsunami. If donating by check, please make check payable to Hands of Love America Inc.* Send your donations to: Hands of Love America Inc. 146 Cheyenne Ct. Bolingbrook, IL 60440 Donation deadline is March 25th. Thank you … More Giving to Japanese Relief
Thursday is for Discipleship Mark 13:32-37 (ESV) “But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when … More Jesus, on the Way We Ought to Live in Time
Books on My Reading List for the next month You are likely to see quotes, commentary and reflection from the following books over the next month or two. A God of Many Understandings?: The Gospel and a Theology of Religions, Todd L. Miles: A serious book that Rob Bell should have read before writing his. … More Come Read with Me
Crisis focus. Earthquake, tsunami, followed by 100’s of large aftershocks, and now the threat of nuclear disaster. Japan is traumatized. In addition, though media have rightly affirmed the Japanese for their calm, their patience, the lack of rioting, protest, or looting–they have not reported the sad underbelly of Japanese culture. For all of its beauty … More Helping Japan in Her Hour of Need
Weekend Musings As I dig out from under a pile of relocation paperwork I ran across this quote from 2006. “If Christians had given a 10 percent tithe to their churches in 2004, instead of the actual 2.56 percent, there would have been an extra $164 billion. And if churches spent $70-80 billion of that … More If Christians were More Christian
Weekend Reading When you are on a mission, you know it. Even Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi knew that (see Blue’s Brothers Movie)! Some quotes from Ed Stetzer and Thom Rainer’s new book, Transformational Church: Creating a New Scorecard for Congregations. “We are supposed to see transformation, but too often we see stagnation.” (p.2) “We can choose … More The Stagnation or Transformation of a Community?
Update: if you want to send notes of encouragement to Japanese children or rescue workers in Japan go to hopeletters.wordpress.com. The events in Japan are so horrific and sad I am having difficulty even thinking let alone praying. I have, my daughter has, my former church (New Song) has so many Japanese friends and we have come … More Japan Needs You to be on Your Knees for Them
