Reading: Crazy Love by Francis ChanFrancis is the lead pastor at Simi Valley Community Church in California. I've been an off and on listener of his podcast over the past years. There are a few of my teammates here at NMC that are huge Chan-fans.
This was a great read for me. It is basically the very healthy rant of a Christian fed up with luke-warm living. Chan dares the American Church to actually step out and live the way the life the obsessed lifestyle the Bible outlines.
I found myself often saying, "that's why I signed up for this gig!" It brought out several intense journaling sessions and great conversations with Janelle concerning my current "Christian Lifestyle." It brought about 3 significant steps that will be taken by myself or by Janelle and myself (one outlined in my reading review).
It's a book that will go on my shelf with those books that I will likely read again. My big disappointment was reading this away from internet access as Chan has several points in the book where he directs you to his website to watch a video. Watching those in my return, I see how my reading would have been enhanced.
Reading: Matthew by Levi the Tax Collector
About one chapter in to Crazy love, I was incredibly convicted over my lack of Bible Reading over the past few years. I spend regular Time Alone with God in prayer and devotional scripture reading, but something just rose up in me to go back to inhaling larger portions of scripture on a regular basis. I made a commitment to read through the New Testament by January 1, and started with reading Matthew. My 4-5 chapters a day allowed me to look more holistically at the book and some big things jumped out.
Watching: The Dark Knight
Many are dubbing it the best movie this year. Some are dubbing it in the top movies of all time. Heath Ledger's performance being praised and surrounded with Oscar buzz.
I really liked it. It was a great movie. I'll be very honest, I think it got overhyped to me by the time I saw it. Christian Bale would have had to walk through the theater in his rubber suit to live up to the hype I'd received.
But, cool, intriguing, complex but not schizophrenic (Spidey 3, Pirates of the Caribbean) story line. Heath Ledger was top-notch, but so was Aaron Eckhart.
All that to way, it will go down as the #2 best movie I've seen this Summer. Iron Man is going to retain the top spot for me.
Listening To: Viva La Vida by Coldplay
If you like Coldplay, you'll love this.
If you don't like Coldplay, you won't like this.
I like Coldplay.
I found myself often saying, "that's why I signed up for this gig!" It brought out several intense journaling sessions and great conversations with Janelle concerning my current "Christian Lifestyle." It brought about 3 significant steps that will be taken by myself or by Janelle and myself (one outlined in my reading review).
It's a book that will go on my shelf with those books that I will likely read again. My big disappointment was reading this away from internet access as Chan has several points in the book where he directs you to his website to watch a video. Watching those in my return, I see how my reading would have been enhanced.
Reading: Matthew by Levi the Tax CollectorAbout one chapter in to Crazy love, I was incredibly convicted over my lack of Bible Reading over the past few years. I spend regular Time Alone with God in prayer and devotional scripture reading, but something just rose up in me to go back to inhaling larger portions of scripture on a regular basis. I made a commitment to read through the New Testament by January 1, and started with reading Matthew. My 4-5 chapters a day allowed me to look more holistically at the book and some big things jumped out.
- The incredible meticulous redemptive plan of God throughout scripture.
- The complete fulfillment of OT Law as found in the person of Christ.
- The call of Christ to mankind to die so that they might live.
- The incredible compassion and sacrificial love of Jesus displayed through his entire ministry and ultimately his death.
Watching: The Dark KnightMany are dubbing it the best movie this year. Some are dubbing it in the top movies of all time. Heath Ledger's performance being praised and surrounded with Oscar buzz.
I really liked it. It was a great movie. I'll be very honest, I think it got overhyped to me by the time I saw it. Christian Bale would have had to walk through the theater in his rubber suit to live up to the hype I'd received.
But, cool, intriguing, complex but not schizophrenic (Spidey 3, Pirates of the Caribbean) story line. Heath Ledger was top-notch, but so was Aaron Eckhart.
All that to way, it will go down as the #2 best movie I've seen this Summer. Iron Man is going to retain the top spot for me.
Listening To: Viva La Vida by ColdplayIf you like Coldplay, you'll love this.
If you don't like Coldplay, you won't like this.
I like Coldplay.
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