2007 Bible Reading Plans
If you’re still thinking through what kind of a Bible reading plan you might want to adopt for 2007, here are some options to consider:
-my favorite I used this for 2006 (download plan at bottom of page)
-the extremely ambitious plan
-take your pick
-the email plan
Philippians Study Guide
I recently finished writing a study guide on the book of Philippians. I’ve titled it, "A People & A Place Transformed by the Gospel." It will be available next week.
Top Googles of 2006
What a person "googles" can tell you a lot about them. Here’s Google’s top googles of 2006 (divided in various categories). Most interesting/sad to me is that "promiscuous" came in as #1 in the "define" category.
Google’s top searches in 2006:
1. Bebo; 2. Myspace; 3. World Cup; 4. Metacafe; 5. Radioblog; 6. Wikipedia; 7. video; 8. Rebelde; 9. Mininova; 10. wiki
Google News top searches in 2006:
1. Paris Hilton; 2. Orlando Bloom; 3. cancer; 4. podcasting; 5. hurricane Katrina; 6. bankruptcy; 7. Martina Hingis; 8. autism; 9. 2006 NFL draft; 10. celebrity Big Brother 2006
Top "who is" searches:
1. Borat; 2. Hezbollah; 3. EU
Top "what is" searches:
1. Hezbollah; 2. carisoprodol; 3. acyclovir
Top "how to" searches:
1. refinance; 2. wiki; 3. drift
Top "define" searches:
1. promiscuous; 2. Web 2.0; 3. ftw
Mark Driscoll, Reverse Engineering Your Life
About 6 months ago I first listened to Mark Driscoll’s talk on “Reverse Engineering Your Life.” Last night, as my wife and I drove home from our Christmas stay with my family in Sacramento, we listened to this talk together. This was a good message to listen to as husband and wife, giving us an launching pad for talking through a host of marital, parental, pastoral, and financial issues.
On these topics I really like how Mark thinks. He thinks like I think: if you’re going to be a good husband and good pastor, you’ve got to intentionally think through everything you do and set firm boundaries. This message is geared for pastors and church planters (and so that’s who will benefit from this the most), but I’d encourage most any husband and wife (especially younger couples) to listen to and talk about this message. Check it out.
John Stott, The Essence of Sin & Salvation
“The essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man. Man…puts himself where only God deserves to be, God puts himself where only man deserves to be.”
-John Stott
Graeme Goldsworthy Prayer Quotes
I’m continuing to love this book. Here’s some more quotes I’m pondering:
“Justification by faith is at the heart of prayer…”
“Justification by faith means that God looks on us and regards us with the same acceptance with which he regards Jesus. Now, we have a man in heaven for us, who always lives to make intercession for us (Heb. 7:25).”
“Faith is not like toothpaste in a tube just waiting to be squeezed out. The answer to weak faith is to contemplate more closely what kind of trustworthy and sufficient saviour we have in Jesus.”
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