By Tim on Oct 3, 2008 in BOOKS, FEATURED, QUOTES, SOCIAL ISSUES, THOUGHTS | 0 Comments
Excerpt taken from William Wilberforce’s book Real Christianity (p. 126). Wilberforce wrote this in the late 1700’s while a part of British Parliament and experiencing severe health problems. Wilberforce was instrumental in stopping the brutal slave trade throughout the British Empire.
In moments of clarity, we are reminded that Jesus possessed little, yet He never complained. And if we findourselves in circumstances of greater difficulty than the normal ups and downs of daily life, we deal with these difficulties through the filter of our vision of Christ on the cross. What He suffered for our benefit outweighs almost anything we must deal with. We face challenges and difficulties as part of God’s plans and purposes for our life, knowing that in the midst of difficulty, He is there. We have confidence that even though we might not understand everything that happens to us, God will work all things out in a way that accomplishes His purposes. If this means we go through disappointment, illness, shame or poverty, we are able to trust Christ. He is the One who went before and will bring us through. In ways beyond comprehension, there is a sense of God’s grace and peace in the midst of difficulty.
By Tim on Aug 18, 2008 in FEATURED, MUSIC | 0 Comments
At least 60 entire albums are at your fingertips for free. Derek Webb has started a website called noisetrade.com. Artists such as Derek Webb (from Caedmon’s Call), Six Pence, Waterdeep, Alli Rogers and Jill Philips have free albums online. The philosophy behind the site is that you can either pay what you want for the album or you can tell three friends about the album and download the mp3 version for free. Why would a site do this? The idea is that people are going to share music anyway, why not do it legally.
Thanks Derek and everyone involved!
-TimK
By Tim on Aug 7, 2008 in FEATURED, MUSIC | 1 Comment
Phil Wickham, a gifted singer/songwriter is releasing a free CD on his blog tomorrow (8-8-08). Here’s the link, you can also click on the image below:
By Tim on Jul 28, 2008 in BOOKS, FEATURED, MOVIES, MUSIC | 2 Comments
I recently returned to reading a book I had delighted in a couple years ago. I was also introduced to a musical artist recently who for whatever reason I completely missed when they first released their music. It struck me that surely many people are not familiar with some music, books and movies which I’m glad I didn’t miss. So I thought I’d just quickly list some things I’m glad I didn’t miss in hopes that maybe you missed it but can now be introduced to the possibility of enjoying and being influenced by these works.
1. Dinner with a Perfect Stranger
This is quite possibly the first book I’d hand to someone who has some questions about Jesus. It’s an easy and fun read but deals with many of the big questions some people hold onto before trusting in Jesus as their Savior.
Read the rest
