One for the road...

Free book - lots of questions asked

 

Thanks to Jase for the heads up for this - Conrad Gempf is giving away his book 'Jesus asked' via audio form - and it's all gratis!  I have a copy of this book and Conrad's other one, 'meal time habbits of the messiah' and they are both excellent reads... I highly commend it to you, especially given the price tag :)

Moments that have helped me walk humbly with my God...

One of the ways in which I often sum up what being a Christian means/does/is is to quote an ancient prophet Micah, who summarised what God had commanded thus:

But he's already made it plain how to live, what to do,
   what God is looking for in men and women.
It's quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor,
   be compassionate and loyal in your love,
And don't take yourself too seriously—
   take God seriously.

I admit that I have often taken myself far too seriously, that I have acted as God's protector and argued out of fear of my own faith being undermined, of some sort of domino theory with be being the guardian of orthodoxy.  I have been proud, boastful, arrogant - quick to anger and ridicule anyone who I thought was in dangering themselves or anyone else with a different view other than my own particular conservative take on God.   It was something that was a proud tradition in the church I attended, we knew so much about the bible, knew clearly were everyone else was in error, were so confident that we as the faithful were pure.  Our theology...