What Tommy Barnett Said
Here’s what Tommy Barnett said about my new book:
Pick up your copy of An Invitation to Peace & Rest today on… Read More
Posts Tagged: "Book"
Identifiably Strange (An Excerpt)
I wrote a book, which is coming out this month. The following is an excerpt…
Recently, while spending a month living in the Italian countryside, I was constantly aware of how much we stood out.
Our strangeness was completely obvious to the locals…
All three of us have blue eyes and pale skin.
We talk like cowboys. I never thought I sounded like a cowboy before, but after hearing an Italian say… Read More
Quoting Rudy Rasmus From His Book Touch
Our staff has been reading Rudy Rasmus‘ book Touch: Pressing Against the Wounds of a Broken World. Today we are getting together to discuss what we’ve learned. Here are some of my favorite quotes…
When we are convinced that we have received love and grace that we so richly don’t deserve, we’ll stop trying to affix blame so we can one up someone else. The experience of grace trumps blame and opens the door to loving others.
I don’t ask why a person is homeless or jobless or cross-dresses or smells bad. I don’t care if it’s her fault, someone else is to blame, or if a meteor came from outer space and caused the problem. There’s no need to assign blame, keep score, or label people. Instead, I just see someone Jesus is dying to love, someone who needs help, someone God has put in my path at the moment to… Read More
Party Animals
Yay! It’s Friday – so it’s time to watch a few fun videos (got a party animal theme going on today) and possibly win something cool. You ready? Here we go…
1. FREE BOOK—The Cause Within You by Matthew Barnett.
Last Friday, Pastor Matthew Barnett spoke at NWLife for Together Nights (here’s that message). Today you can win one of his books… all you have to do is comment below (scroll down to the bottom of this post to comment – say anything) and you will be automatically entered to win. A winner will be selected and announced on this post within 24 hours.
2. VIDEO—Rodents On Turntables.