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.

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Mark Driscoll at Mars Hill Church in Seattle is currently preaching through a series called Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe. The message he gave last Sunday on worship is worth a listen. He does a great job showing how worship saturates all kinds of practical areas in our life.

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-TimK

I’ve been reading Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton and I came across this brilliant quote. We so often want to dismiss tradition for the sake of the here and now, Chesterton beautifully dismisses the idea:

“Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about.” - G.K. Chesterton

-TimK

I’m a big fan of well-done art which teaches things of Sacred Scripture. While not in the Bible, the destruction of Jerusalem in 70A.D. by the Romans is tightly linked to the history of the Bible.

The Romans destroyed the buildings which Jesus and his disciples would have walked by, eaten in, etc… The stories of this epic event in history are many, heart wrenching, and a good reminder to not forget history. Read the rest »