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Joiy - An Irish Christmas by Keith and Kristyn Getty Wed, Dec 14 @ Immanuel Baptist Richmond

2011-12-03T10:46:00.001-05:00

can't wait! Wed, Dec 14 @Immanuel Baptist Richmond See http://ping.fm/uv5Ne for tickets.
"Joy – An Irish Christmas" is a unique celebration of the birth of Christ with Keith and Kristyn Getty and their gifted musicians featuring a joyful sounds of traditional carols and new carols co-written by the this couple and Stuart Townend.

More From the Garden to the City by John Dyer

2011-12-01T21:26:00.001-05:00

Some more favorite quotes:

God is more interested in our theology of worship than in our technology of worship.

Instrumentalism is partially true in the sense that individuals are free to use phones however they please, but determinism also has an element of truth in that society at large tends to use the technology in a certain way.

In many parts of America today, the ritual of getting a car functions in the same way that becoming a hunter would have functioned for some Native Americans long ago.

What the Scriptures call our “flesh” is that part of us that is always bent toward self, at the expense of others and the exclusion of God. Our flesh, then, will always gravitate toward technology that favors the individual over the group.

The people who deeply trusted technology to give them security and meaning had those very things stripped away from them by technological change. Notice that God was able to change their behavior, but he didn’t have to take away their free will or destroy their creation to do so. All he had was to introduce technological change.

The Tower of Babel should remind us that social networks are not just toys—they are part of the most powerful technology in the world.

God took a group of slaves and gave them a set of objects, images, rituals, and language that would transform them into an entirely new culture, distinct from everyone around them.

the Hebrews were effectively living in the Silicon Valley of their day, watching the first major communication revolution. Although they didn’t create the first alphabet, early forms of Hebrew are directly related to those first alphabets.

For the first time since Babel, there was a common language among the peoples of the earth. This time, God employed that common language as the means of transmitting the gospel to Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth.

God is telling Israel that the images, forms, and tools through which we approach him do, in fact, matter to him.

We, too, need to become aware of how mediums work, and we will say that they do at least three things: they communicate meaning, they create new cultures, and they shape our thinking patterns.

Our souls are stained with sin, our bodies are destined for death, and our creations cause as many problems as they solve, but God has promised to restore them all.

The Great Need of the Hour

2011-10-01T07:31:00.001-04:00

"The great need of the hour is for godly men within our churches to be so sensitive to God's Word & to the Holy Spirit that they recognize deceit & have the courage to deal with it." from Elders in Congregational Life: Rediscovering the Biblical Model for Church Leadership by Phil A. Newton

Love the new look!

2011-07-08T06:56:00.002-04:00

Love the new look!
http://blog.louisgray.com/2011/07/in-most-dramatic-overhaul-of-its-blog.html

2011-04-13T15:17:00.001-04:00

Ignore the customer experience, lose a billion dollars http://ping.fm/y94pn

2011-04-13T06:45:00.001-04:00

In search of a biz monkey (why bother?) http://ping.fm/cyD9W

2011-04-13T06:04:00.001-04:00

Pray Today - April 13 China, People’s Republic, Provinces of China, Jiangxi Province, Jilin Province

2011-04-13T06:03:00.001-04:00

Today's Reading (day 103)
Matthew 14
Leviticus 13
1 Corinthians 9
1 John 3
Job 41
Psalms 103
Proverbs 10
2 Samuel 23
Jeremiah 37
Acts 19

What Distinguishes Outstanding Leaders

2011-04-09T08:24:00.001-04:00

“what distinguishes them is their clarity and persuasiveness of their ideas, the depth of their commitment, and their openness to continually learning more." Peter Senge in The Fifth Discipline

2011-04-01T07:24:00.001-04:00

http://ping.fm/JQAEY What a day!

2011-03-31T15:38:00.001-04:00

Irene Cox-What a great example of ministry to youth. http://ping.fm/KdfgL

2011-03-17T05:27:00.001-04:00

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." http://ping.fm/MxPyg

2011-03-17T05:26:00.001-04:00

Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am." http://ping.fm/d7fTu

Will We Go?

2011-03-08T06:46:00.001-05:00

"When Jesus looked at the harassed and helpless multitudes, apparently his concern was not that the lost would not come to the Father. Instead his concern was that his followers would not go to the lost."

from Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt

2011-03-08T06:44:00.001-05:00

81% through Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by Platt, David on Kindle for Android! http://www.amazon.com/kindleforandroid/

One Year Challenge

2011-03-08T06:36:00.001-05:00

"The challenge is for one year, and it involves five components. I dare you over the next year to…
1 pray for the entire world;
2 read through the entire Word;
3 sacrifice your money for a specific purpose;
4 spend your time in another context;
5 commit your life to a multiplying community.

from Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt

Free to be Radical

2011-03-08T06:33:00.001-05:00

"your life is free to be radical when you see death as reward. This is the essence of what Jesus taught in Matthew 10, and I believe it is the key to taking back your faith from the American dream."

from Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt

Church as troop carrier into the church as luxury liner

2011-03-08T06:17:00.001-05:00

"When I think about the history of the SS United States, I wonder if she has something to teach us about the history of the church. The church, like the SS United States, has been designed for battle. The purpose of the church is to mobilize a people to accomplish a mission. Yet we seem to have turned the church as troop carrier into the church as luxury liner. We seem to have organized ourselves, not to engage in battle for the souls of peoples around the world, but to indulge ourselves in the peaceful comforts of the world."

from Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt

Ichthus

2011-03-08T06:12:00.001-05:00

How far we have come when we paste this symbol identified with martyred brothers and sisters in the first century onto the backs of our SUVs and luxury sedans in the twenty-first century.

from Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt

2011-03-07T12:35:00.001-05:00

"We are discovering the joy of a radical gospel inside of us that produces radical fruit outside of us." David Platt #Radical

2011-03-07T12:31:00.001-05:00

"How many of us are embracing the comforts of suburban America while we turn a deaf ear to inner cities in need of the gospel?" David Platt

2011-03-07T12:30:00.001-05:00

“God loves me so that I might make him—his ways, his salvation, his glory, and his greatness—known among all nations.” David Platt #Radical

2011-03-07T12:19:00.001-05:00

69% through Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by Platt, David on Kindle for Android! http://www.amazon.com/kindleforandroid/

2011-03-03T06:12:00.001-05:00

"They needed 150 families, and within two weeks 160 families from our church signed up for foster care and adoption." David Platt #Radical

Am I Content With Necessities?

2011-03-02T17:17:00.001-05:00

"am I willing to live a life that is content with food and clothing, having the basic necessities of my life provided for? Or do I want more?"

"Why not begin operating under the idea that God has given us excess, not so we could have more, but so we could give more?"

from Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt

Poke the Box by Seth Godin

2011-03-01T09:15:00.001-05:00

Some of my favorite quotes from Poke the Box by Seth Godin:
"As organizations have begun to coalesce around projects, they’ve made a startling discovery: the starting part is harder than it looks."
"They don’t understand that Excellence isn’t about working extra hard to do what you’re told. It’s about taking the initiative to do work you decide is worth doing."
"The greatest challenge any successful organization faces is finding the guts to risk that success in order to accomplish something great. And risking that success ultimately becomes the only way to accomplish something great."
"Joy comes from surprise and connection and humanity and transparency and new. These are alien concepts in many places. McDonald’s, Hertz, Dell, and others crank it out. They show up. They lower costs. They use a stopwatch to measure output."

5 Things I?m Surprised I Can?t Find in the Bible

2011-03-01T06:59:00.001-05:00

"This exercise, of course, isn’t designed to register complaints with the Bible. It is perfect. The exercise does, however, instruct me. I am far less than perfect. It reminds me to not shout where God has whispered. It reminds me to seek to align my priorities with His. It reminds me that while the Bible is not less than a rule book for the Christian, it is more than that. It is the very food by which we live. When we find ourselves troubled by the Bible, either by what is in there or what isn’t, we get a clue as to where our troubles lie. We learn submission to authority is more important than the form of the authority. We learn that while form matters, worship is a matter of the heart. We learn to allow preaching to correct us, more than we correct preaching. We learn that being a godly spouse is more powerful than picking the perfect spouse. And we learn that we have eternity to learn more about who God is."

from http://ping.fm/08VTC

Radical Desperation

2011-02-28T07:14:00.001-05:00

Instead of dependence on ourselves, we express radical desperation for the power of his Spirit, and we trust that Jesus stands ready to give us everything we ask for so that he might make much of our Father in the world. Think about it. Would you say that your life is marked right now by desperation for the Spirit of God? Would you say that the church you are a part of is characterized by this sense of desperation?

2011-02-28T06:58:00.001-05:00

53% through Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by Platt, David on Kindle for Android! http://www.amazon.com/kindleforandroid/

2011-02-26T09:26:00.001-05:00

"Every saved person this side of heaven owes the gospel to every lost person this side of hell." David Platt #Radical

2011-02-26T09:21:00.001-05:00

"God blesses his people with extravagant grace so they might extend his extravagant glory to all peoples on the earth." David Platt #Radical

2011-02-26T09:18:00.001-05:00

"How many of us are embracing the comforts of suburban America while we turn a deaf ear to inner cities in need of the gospel?" David Platt

Desperation for the Spirit of God

2011-02-26T09:14:00.001-05:00

"Instead of dependence on ourselves, we express radical desperation for the power of his Spirit, and we trust that Jesus stands ready to give us everything we ask for so that he might make much of our Father in the world. Think about it. Would you say that your life is marked right now by desperation for the Spirit of God? Would you say that the church you are a part of is characterized by this sense of desperation?"

from Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt

Desperately Seek God's Spirit

2011-02-26T08:53:00.001-05:00

"The church I lead could have the least gifted people, the least talented people, the fewest leaders, and the least money, and this church under the power of the Holy Spirit could still shake the nations for his glory. The reality is that the church I lead can accomplish more during the next month in the power of God’s Spirit than we can in the next hundred years apart from his provision. His power is so superior to ours. Why do we not desperately seek it?"

from Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt

2011-02-26T08:47:00.001-05:00

"drop off their kids at the door & the professionals can handle ministry for them. We don’t want people trying this at home." David Platt

Uncompromising, Unconditional Abandonment

2011-02-26T07:50:00.001-05:00

"in the end we will determine not to waste our lives on anything but uncompromising, unconditional abandonment to a gracious, loving Savior who invites us to take radical risk and promises us radical reward." Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt

2011-02-26T07:49:00.001-05:00

We have..blindly & unknowingly embraced values & ideas that are common in our culture but are antithetical to the gospel-David Platt-Radical

Replacing What Is Radical With What Is Comfortable

2011-02-26T07:47:00.001-05:00

"I could not help but think that somewhere along the way we had missed what is radical about our faith and replaced it with what is comfortable. We were settling for a Christianity that revolves around catering to ourselves when the central message of Christianity is actually about abandoning ourselves." from Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt

Radical Obedience

2011-02-26T07:44:00.001-05:00

If Christians around the world were to suddenly renounce their personal agendas, their life goals and their aspirations, and begin responding in radical obedience to everything God showed them, the world would be turn upside down." Spiritual Leadership by Henry & Richard Blackaby

Walk With Him Intimately

2011-02-26T07:41:00.001-05:00

"He asks leaders to walk with him so intimately that, when he reveals what is on his agenda, they will immediately adjust their lives to his will and the results will bring glory to God." Spiritual Leadership by Henry & Richard Blackaby

2011-02-26T07:37:00.001-05:00

"He trained His disciples to watch for God's activity rather than to set their own agendas" Spiritual Leadership by Henry & Richard Blackaby

2011-02-25T12:43:00.001-05:00

10% through Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by Platt, David on Kindle for Android! http://www.amazon.com/kindleforandroid/

2011-02-24T06:26:00.001-05:00

"Spiritual leadership is moving people on to God's agenda." Henry & Richard Blackaby in Spiritual Leadership

2011-02-23T07:24:00.001-05:00

89% through The Seven Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry by Donahue, Bill; Robinson, Russ on Kindle for Android! http://www.amazon.com/kindleforandroid/

2011-02-21T05:28:00.001-05:00

"Imagine if we felt as much or more an obligation to pray for a pastor as we feel to criticize or correct a pastor." Bishop Robert Schnase

2011-02-19T20:58:00.001-05:00

97% through Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God's Agenda by Blackaby, Henry T. on Kindle for Android! http://www.amazon.com/kindleforandroid/

2011-02-19T09:52:00.001-05:00

"God, never give me the opportunity to sin when I have the desire to sin." Bill Perkins

2011-02-17T12:56:00.001-05:00

"Reconciliation may produce handshakes & hugs & the tears of reunion but without confrontation & corrective action it is empty" John Perkins

2011-02-17T06:50:00.001-05:00

23% through Welcoming Justice: God's Movement Toward Beloved Community (Resources for Reconciliation) by John M. Perkins on Kindle for Android! http://www.amazon.com/kindleforandroid/

2011-02-16T20:25:00.001-05:00

Will I trust God when I don't understand, until I do?

Hold Conversations, Not Meetings by Tony Golsby-Smith

2011-02-16T08:56:00.001-05:00

"Of course, I am not arguing that an organization should throw out all of its agenda-driven process meetings and replace them with conversations. But by holding more conversations and fewer meetings, you will find that people begin to solve your company's wickedest problems faster, and in a richer way. And instead of complaining about being bored to death, people will talk about how much fun they've had." from http://ping.fm/tliVc

2011-02-15T12:32:00.001-05:00

"Your child is asleep or online." Eric Schmidt at DLD in Munich on January 25, 2011.

2011-02-15T09:38:00.001-05:00

“The rapid adoption of smartphone and tablet technology is changing how enterprises view and conduct business in unprecedented ways that challenge how to best utilize mobility without compromising security. Enterprise Mobility Services alleviates these concerns and allows our customers to strategically map out how best to use mobile technology.” – Steve Schuckenbrock, president, Dell Services.

2011-02-10T12:57:00.001-05:00

"It's time for Washington to follow the lead of the states and operate within a balanced budget, every year," Governor Bob McDonnell

2011-02-10T06:47:00.001-05:00

20% through Welcoming Justice: God's Movement Toward Beloved Community (Resources for Reconciliation) by John M. Perkins on Kindle for Android! http://www.amazon.com/kindleforandroid/

2011-02-06T08:06:00.001-05:00

Five Words that Changed My Life
by C Michael Patton http://ping.fm/jdqwV

2011-02-05T07:56:00.001-05:00

Richmond 79 in 2010 City Crime Rate Ranking http://ping.fm/YJOLi

2011-01-31T19:47:00.001-05:00

12% through Welcoming Justice: God's Movement Toward Beloved Community (Resources for Reconciliation) by John M. Perkins on Kindle for Android! http://www.amazon.com/kindleforandroid/

2011-01-28T15:06:00.001-05:00

5% through Trusting God: Even
When Life Hurts by Gerald Bridges;Jerry Bridges on Kindle for Android! http://www.amazon.com/kindleforandroid/

loving it again

Are All Religions The Same?

2011-01-27T08:35:00.001-05:00

No, I believe that the God who created the universe wanted a personal relationship with each of us and revealed himself through the Bible in the persons of God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son & the Holy Spirit. He offers us the free gift of eternal life by believing that Jesus died for my sins.

2011-01-24T16:55:00.001-05:00

My favorite Glorious Day by Casting Crowns with Huckabee! http://ping.fm/MuuUP

Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy

2011-01-21T08:28:00.001-05:00

This was my favorite biography this year. Lots of fascinating sports trivia, but the examples of struggling through difficult times and learning to depend more fully on Jesus Christ were inspiring. Some of my favorites quotes:
“If you're going to be a good teacher, you can't just teach the A students. A good teacher is the one who helps everyone earn an A.” Tony’s dad, Dr. Wilbur Dungy
“What’s important is not the accolades and memories of success but the way you respond when opportunities are denied.”
“I need to treat everybody fairly, but fair doesn’t always mean equal.”
“The truth is that most people have a better chance to be uncommon by effort than by natural gifts.”
“Despite all the good things that occurred that year, I can still look back and say that 1978 was the first season in my life in which sports weren’t the most important thing to me. I finally realized that how I lived on earth was just as important as my salvation. God had me here for a reason, and it wasn’t just to play ball. It was then that the words of Matthew 16:26 really started to sink in: ‘And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?’"
“most of the failings of biblical leaders were spiritual rather than tactical. I needed to be prepared as much spiritually as I was in the Xs and Os.”
“Pain can be a highly effective instructor”
“When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.” George Washington Carver
“He didn't call me to be successful in the world's eyes; He called me to be faithful.”
“I coach football, But the good I can do to glorify God along the way is my real purpose.”

2011-01-20T06:36:00.001-05:00

"I coach football, But the good I can do to glorify God along the way is my real purpose." Tony Dungy

2011-01-13T15:20:00.001-05:00

Stephen F. Schuckenbrock http://ping.fm/S0YK9

2011-01-13T13:22:00.001-05:00

Part II: Talking with Don Knuth, software pioneer http://ping.fm/HnFQl

2011-01-13T12:55:00.001-05:00

Creating a culture that cares http://ping.fm/GzOsH

2011-01-12T15:56:00.001-05:00

How Three College Kids Illegally Captured the Nation's First X-Ray Photograph [Techversaries] http://ping.fm/xOihI

2011-01-12T07:49:00.001-05:00

The $2/Day Challenge http://ping.fm/fJqKD

2011-01-12T07:47:00.001-05:00

Eating On $2/Day & Feeling Grouchy http://ping.fm/YUPEr

2011-01-12T07:42:00.001-05:00

Revival: Ways and Means http://ping.fm/cFNMG

2011-01-12T07:40:00.001-05:00

A Guaranteed Way to Develop as a Leader This Year http://ping.fm/G79Sy

2011-01-12T07:39:00.001-05:00

Leadership Lessons from Mt. Everest http://ping.fm/GMOPs

2011-01-12T07:32:00.003-05:00

A New Phase http://ping.fm/8Iiha

2011-01-12T07:32:00.001-05:00

How To Teach “Life Lessons” http://ping.fm/6QYmy

2011-01-12T07:17:00.001-05:00

Chapters & Verses: On/Off http://ping.fm/SL082

2011-01-12T07:09:00.001-05:00

Getting True Community By Not Focusing On It http://ping.fm/8RG7H

2011-01-12T07:04:00.001-05:00

The 100 Bestselling Christian Books of 2010 http://ping.fm/4Q1YR

2011-01-12T06:53:00.001-05:00

Genesis 13; Matthew 12; Nehemiah 2; Acts 12 http://ping.fm/VL2yU

2011-01-11T16:54:00.001-05:00

How to Use Gmail to Run Your Business http://ping.fm/ccX4n

2011-01-11T16:47:00.001-05:00

An Air-Bag Wrinkle to Consider http://ping.fm/gWVlY

2011-01-11T10:35:00.001-05:00

Diabetes Defeated by a Microchip? Silicon Pancreas Hits Trials http://ping.fm/qzTuz

2011-01-11T09:57:00.001-05:00

Family Village – A Facebook Game I Can Get Addicted To http://ping.fm/dBJFb

2011-01-11T06:27:00.001-05:00

GWT Goes Bidirectional! http://ping.fm/4HG14

2011-01-11T06:24:00.001-05:00

Genesis 12; Matthew 11; Nehemiah 1; Acts 11 http://ping.fm/v8vb6

2011-01-10T15:12:00.001-05:00

Building a Community of Faith - Part 2 http://ping.fm/LZdEm

2011-01-08T11:48:00.001-05:00

A Gospel Animation http://ping.fm/hRKIs

2011-01-08T08:12:00.001-05:00

What’s Better and Free-er Than Dropbox? http://ping.fm/Oi3f3

2011-01-08T07:03:00.001-05:00

Place: One of the Ten Most Significant Cultural Trends of the Last Decade : Andy Crouch http://ping.fm/RFIQK

2011-01-08T06:58:00.001-05:00

Saturday Fox Family Night Movie – Adoption http://ping.fm/m33Re

2011-01-08T06:35:00.001-05:00

Open Letter to Donald Miller http://ping.fm/Kv86P

2011-01-08T06:34:00.003-05:00

Paul Miller on Becoming the Gospel http://ping.fm/1szbR

2011-01-08T06:34:00.001-05:00

A Chance for Honor http://ping.fm/CRySh

2011-01-06T08:50:00.001-05:00

something for your new year http://ping.fm/UUhJa

2011-01-06T08:48:00.001-05:00

Like Rain and Snow http://ping.fm/xsLHo

2011-01-06T08:47:00.001-05:00

How to Inspire Your Church with an Annual Report http://ping.fm/OkYgn

2011-01-06T07:56:00.001-05:00

You Decide: What is the most appealing 2011 VBS theme? http://ping.fm/YeKvs

2011-01-06T07:54:00.001-05:00

Visiting a Church with your Special Needs Child: Try this 4 Step Plan http://ping.fm/9IJSq

2011-01-06T07:53:00.001-05:00

Don’t Watch the Parade in 2011! http://ping.fm/G0MzS

2011-01-06T07:44:00.001-05:00

Thousands of Dead Birds Picked Up in Ark. Town http://ping.fm/AmX2K

2011-01-06T07:41:00.001-05:00

The Secret to Engaging on Facebook http://ping.fm/qlhIb