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Rest
Posted by: | CommentsSorry for the lack of posts the last few days. I’ve been either really busy or really lazy depending on which day it was. Now I need some rest. I just wanted to drop this before bed. Perry Noble had this post Wednesday. It included this quote:
“In the Bible God calls those who will not work lazy, but He calls those who will not rest disobedient.” -John Walker
He also included this Scripture reference:
This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says:
“In repentance and rest is your salvation,
in quietness and trust is your strength,
but you would have none of it.
-Isaiah 30:15
Perry’s always dropping some challenging stuff. I don’t have anything to add to it, just wanted to point you his way.
Now I’m going to go be obedient. 
Louder Than Words
Posted by: | CommentsI’m reminded of the importance of character more often than I ever wished. One of those instances was yesterday when I found out about the moral failure of someone whose ministry I had been following for quite some time. I won’t be dropping the name because I don’t want to add to the gossip. I will, however, be praying for their restoration.
A few months ago, I started reading Louder Than Words by Andy Stanley. I never finished it. It’s amazing how little importance we place on who we are behind closed doors when it comes to keeping up appearances outside of those doors. I’ll be picking the book back up today in an effort to refocus.
If you spend all your time building the outside, the lack of support inside will cause everything to fall.
On a side note, it’s funny how God reaffirms things. Right when I sat down to start writing this, David Platt tweeted this:
“Mt. 4:1-17 – The purity of our lives is more important than the success of our ministries.“
Wow.
Reading List – 2010
Posted by: | CommentsI picked through my shelves and pulled out some books to make a tentative reading list for 2010. It’s definitely not a complete one but it’s a start. Also, the order of these are in aren’t set in stone either. There are twelve for now. I’d love your suggestions to add to the list or if you’ve read any of these I’d love to hear what you thought of them.
- In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars
by Mark Batterson - Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication
by Andy Stanley - Mere Christianity
by C. S. Lewis - Your Own Jesus: A God Insistent on Making It Personal
by Mark Hall - Wild Goose Chase: Reclaim the Adventure of Pursuing God
by Mark Batterson - Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit
by Francis Chan - Killing Cockroaches: And Other Scattered Musings on Leadership
by Tony Morgan - Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith
by Rob Bell - It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It
by Craig Groeschel - The Hole in Our Gospel: What does God expect of Us? The Answer that Changed my Life and Might Just Change the World
by Richard Stearns - Louder Than Words: The Power of Uncompromised Living
by Andy Stanley - The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical
by Shane Claiborne
