Bible: 2 Chronicles. Very interesting so far.. it's so interesting seeing how the different Kings of Israel ruled. The 'good' and 'bad' kings, and what exactly made them good or bad. I'm still going strong with the audio Bible and have just finished Chapter 12.
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. I think I'm getting to the end of this book now and it's been pretty cool. While I read this book, I can't help but think it would have been so cool to have read this as a child. But at the same time, I really do appreciate the books a lot more as an adult because there is quite a lot in there that I just wouldn't have fathomed as a child.
Rise and Shine - A Wake Up Call (by Charles Swindoll). This book has been a blessing so far. I picked it up from our church library on Sunday and have been reading it and tagging pages with post-it-notes because there have been so many really good things that I would like to share with other people. Two such gems I will share below.
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. I think I'm getting to the end of this book now and it's been pretty cool. While I read this book, I can't help but think it would have been so cool to have read this as a child. But at the same time, I really do appreciate the books a lot more as an adult because there is quite a lot in there that I just wouldn't have fathomed as a child.
Rise and Shine - A Wake Up Call (by Charles Swindoll). This book has been a blessing so far. I picked it up from our church library on Sunday and have been reading it and tagging pages with post-it-notes because there have been so many really good things that I would like to share with other people. Two such gems I will share below.10 Statements About Ministry (originally from Warren & David Wiersbe)About instruction, Swindoll shares the following:
1. The foundation of ministry is character
2. The nature of ministry is service
3. The motive for ministry is love
4. The measure of ministry is sacrifice
5. The authority of ministry is submission
6. The purpose of ministry is the glory of God
7. The tools of ministry are the Word of God and prayer
8. The privilege of ministry is growth
9. The power of ministry is the Holy Spirit
10. The model for ministry is Jesus Christ
Before leaving this objective, it might be helpful to add several ways to know when instruction is moving toward an unhealthy extreme. Three situations bear watching.
First, when knowledge remains theoretical, watch out. It will soon breed indifference or arrogance.
Second, when preaching and teaching are not balanced by love and grace, watch out. Intolerance is not far away.
Third, when teaching becomes an end in itself, watch out. At that point, scriptural instruction is coming dangerously close to bibliolatry.
So true.
I'm happy to say that I am still enjoying my reading. On a pretty exciting note, I only have about 8 books left to read until I have finished reading the WHOLE BIBLE!! Wow! Pretty cool hey?
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