In the Search for God and Guinness, Stephen Mansfield tells the story of the Guinness family. While the book recounts the amazing rise of one of the must successful breweries in the world, what makes the book and the Guiness family fascinating is the accounts of their character, faith, and generosity. Comment, share, and retweet to win a copy for yourself.
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One of the things that’s most concerning to me is that Christians are known more for what they’re against than for what they are for, and I didn’t want this conversation to reinforce that stereotype. All our thinking about how we engage the world should be motivated by love. Few people talk about immodesty these days, but it’s temptations and motives come from the same source as pornography. Media is everywhere. It’s powerful. It can inform, educate, and inspire. Is the media and music you consume taking you in the right direction? Plus another chance to win a free copy of Worldliness. Thanks to Crossway Books, I’m giving away 5 copies of Worldliness over the next two weeks. Worldliness by C.J. Mahaney is a book written to challenge Christians with the words of Jesus in John 2:15 – “Do not love the world or anything in the world.” Review of the book Derailed by Tim Irwin. Overview, favorite quotes, personal thoughts, and questions to consider. Friday night I had the opportunity to see the Golden Dragon Acrobats. It was just amazing the things they could do… As great as they were, one of the thing that stood out to me was how many times they screwed up. As I thought about the less-than-perfect performance, I realized there were a lot of life lessons that could be drawn from it. This morning I was touched by Peter Pollock’s post I am NOT OK. Do you think pastors and other Christian leaders should reveal their current struggles with the people they’re leading? Or do you think it’s better for everyone involved if they keep those things private? Share One night last week my 6 year old son, Aidyn, was doing his homework. One of his assignments was to write 3 sentences. Anything he wanted. One of the sentences he wrote was… “I want to be a winer.” He meant winner, of course. And while the “winner” and “whiner” may not differ much in spelling, they [...] Share This weekend I read Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear, the latest book by Max Lucado. We certainly live in an era of fear. Every day the news is filled with stories about the risks of the global economic crisis, global warming, terrorism, and swine flu. Then in between the news stories, advertisers attempt to [...] |
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