I was well “on pace” for my reading for 2009, and needed to catch up on some other things. Thus, it has been awhile since I wrote a book review, because I haven’t completed books at the same pace as I was earlier in the year. Since the last book review post, I have completed the following books cover-to-cover. ———————— Great Moments with Christ Lubbock Christian College Lectures 1974 Firm Foundation Publishing Being a lecture book, this volume does not read like a biography of the life of Christ. There are more textual studies and word studies, but the content is still quite helpful in finding out much about Jesus.…

“You’re too young.” “Don’t touch that.” “You don’t understand yet.” “You’ll be able to do that some day.” As a parent of two small children, these words are said very often in our house. Of course, we are trying to help our children grow and mature, but there are certain things that are dangerous, or that are truly too hard for them at this point. However, children can still learn! While there may be a long list of things children cannot yet do, there is a long list of things they can do and learn! Here is a starter: 1. Children can learn love. I try to tell my children “I…

Since we paid off our car (yippie!), Leah and I decided to take one month off of our Total Money Makeover. We have been at it for over two years, so we took September to breathe and reassess. Part of that break was to buy a new computer (with cash, of course) for the house. It should arrive any day now. We got a great deal on our computer from eBay. It is almost just like mine at the office (it’s actually better and cost a little less!), so Leah is excited. Part of what we did without during our makeover was a nice computer at home. In fact, Leah…

[Today’s post is written by Matthew Morine. Matthew preaches for the Castle Rock church of Christ in Colorado. Formerly, Matthew was in Waynesboro, Tennessee. You may enjoy his blog here. Matthew is a great writer, and you will enjoy his brief but well-thought-out posts. We appreciate him “kicking off” this series on the church. Or, since he is a hockey fan, we appreciate him “dropping the puck” for us!] Churches will continue to struggle as long as there is discontinuity between the mission of man and the mission of God.  The average church is structured around the purposes of fending and tending to the existing flock of God.  The majority of…

Two things today for our readers. ———————— First, I wanted to share some great theology from a two-year-old. This morning, Turner was singing (what else is new) as I was reading my Bible. He likes to see what words he can fit into certain songs, whether they make sense or not. Sometimes, they make far more sense than he knows. This morning, he was singing “Deep and Wide,” then he started to add in some lyrics. One of them made me stop and think. He sang: Deep and wide, deep and wide There’s a fountain flowing, and I want it. It may not rhyme, and it may not be actual…