New Book Rule

I came across this quote in a book that I'm reading.

It is a good rule, after reading a new book,
never to allow yourself another new one
till you have read an old one in between.
C. S. Lewis

Besides the Bible I don't think that I really have ever re-read a book in its entirety. Maybe I should try this out...It will probably help me cut back on the amount of money I spend on buying books:)

Anyone use this "rule"?

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What are you Depending upon?

A. C. Dixon said,
When we depend upon organizations, we get what organizations can do; when we depend upon education, we get what education can do; when we depend upon man, we get what man can do; but when we depend upon prayer, we get what God can do.

Piper, J. (2002). Brothers, we are not professionals : A plea to pastors for radical ministry (56). Nashville, Tenn.: Broadman & Holman Publishers.

Who are you depending upon? John 15:5 ?

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XBOX 360-2.0?

Not sure that this will happen any time soon but what happens when you combine the Wii, Playstation, Eye Toy, and 360 together...Well this is what you would get!

Don't hold your breath but this would be cool.

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Driving Skillz

Pretty sick. Don't try this at home kids.

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Vacation Time

Rach and I are heading off to Corpus Christ TX. Trying to sneak in one last vacation before little paul joins th fam. Looking forward to it..but not the 4am start time:)

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Crazy Cool Scary

I got to get me one of these! I came across this link from Mark Matlock's twitter.
Any thoughts about this? Please share.

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Sustainable Youth Ministry

I finished reading Sustainable Youth Ministry by Mark DeVries. I think it is a must read for anyone in youth ministry. Its crazy to think that I graduated MBI 7 years ago! I found a lot of good reminders in this book. I feel that DeVries also provides a lot of good insights into the church and youth ministry world. Right now their is a lot of talk about youth ministry not being effective. DeVries points out that has a lot to do with un-realistic expectations put on the shoulders of one person. DeVries also points out that we also set ourselves up for failure because a lot of us do youth ministry moment by moment. We don't take time to really figure out what we are doing. We just try and stay a float. I must admit reading through this book brought up so challenging things to consider. This book will cause you to evaluate the ministry your involved in. This book can also be overwhelming. I don't necessarily agree with everything but I believe this is a great tool and helps you to look at what you are doing and what is expected of you in a constructive way. Check it out.

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The Church...

I finished reading two books about the church. Vintage Church and On Church Leadership (Book You'll Actually Read). The reason you'll actually read On Church Leadership is because its only 94 pages! Mark Driscoll takes a look at what the Bible tells us about church leadership. Mark also share from his experience from planting Mars Hill Church. I thought it was a good study and would be helpful for anyone that is involved in a local church.

Vintage Church also was a good read with good insights about truth, methods, and the mission of the church. This book is a little bit of a heavier read. I think Mark Driscoll does a great job studying the word and applying it biblically in our world. I have enjoyed thinking and studying what God wants to do through His church.

The question that I keep asking myself is what things do we need to evaluate and change to be local church that God wants us to be?

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