Forgotten God Review
December 20, 2009
This past semester i had the opportunity to read a lot. One of the best books i read was Forgotten God by Francis Chan. It’s his second novel following the big hit Crazy Love.
i wanted to blog about it because it can be a great resource for someone leading a small group. There is also a study DVD you can purchase. The book focuses on our neglect of the holy spirit. And out of the Trinity, He does get the least credit. This book is a great way for someone interested in learning more about how to “live out faith” and continue to transform life.
A small group is a great way to have life change. You can get together with friends and read a chapter together. i’ve been blessed to learn a lot in some great services but real life change has happened for me in the context of small groups. And life change through Him is what it’s all about baby! Life is so busy and noisy (even with all the noise in my head) i encourage to think about joining a small group to help cut through it all.
Catching a Lion by it’s Mane
August 12, 2009
During practice today we discussed the story of David in the bible. Most people are familiar with the story how David, a small shepard boy, strikes down Goliath. It’s an incredible story of having confidence in God. But David’s confidence did not come out of nowhere. David is explaining to King Saul why he is ready to go fight Goiliath.
34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. 36Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised
Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God. – I Samuel 17 34-36
David was ready to fight because he had confidence in God and spent time preparing by taking of sheep. I can image having to chase a lion down and beating it until it released it’s prey from it’s mouth. Even after that if the lion attacked David he would beat it to death. So you can imagine fighting another human…or giant was not a big deal for him. I encouraged the boys to enjoy this time as we prepared for our games. It is hard, and we will push but our hope is that our preparation will allow us to have Godly confidence once games roll around.
Plus most of practice was rained (well lightning) out but I feel we made adequate use of our time with a good look at our play book and some weight lifting. Unfortunately though my windows were cracked…
