I've learned that I'm really passionate about 2 things:
1โฃAdvocating for an explosion of joy-filled disciple-making
2โฃHelping people collapse into Jesus through unhurried, awe-filled abiding
If you're interested in these things, here are some threads you might like. ๐
I'm NOT comparing President Trump to Jesus Christ, BUT it is interesting to note that both men were arrested under false pretenses roughly one week before Easter.
Food for thought.
Overheard from my kids' room:
8yo reading out loud: "If you have a problem..."
Wife: "YO I'LL SOLVE IT CHECK OUT MY MIC WHILE THE DJ REVOLVE IT!"
8yo: ...what?
True story.
I'm in a march madness bracket with over 25 family members.
Right now, 1st place is a 6 month old baby whose parents filled it out for her with coin tosses.
Feeling convicted by these words from the Spurge
"While the uniformed minister is revolving upon the wheel of preparation, prayer is the tool of the great potter by which he molds the vessel. Texts will refuse to reveal their treasures till you open them with the key of prayer"
I was just thinking how cool it'd be to go back in time 2000 years and invent things like electricity and air conditioners.
Then I remembered I have no clue how these things work so I'd just be sitting in the dark, sweating with everyone else.
Imagine a majestic, powerful king stepping down from his throne and compassionately telling his people:
"Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I'll give you rest"
@markdeymaz I've also found that it's knowledge is very wide but surprisingly shallow. It collates info well but doesn't mimic critical thinking or form insightful conclusions
@davidjoannes Looks like you might prefer biographies, but 3D Gospel, Christ of the Indian Road, and foreign to familiar are great primers on contextualization, mission of god, Let the Nations be Glad are good big picture books, I also liked 3rd culture kids & breaking the Islam code