Friday Blog Roundup - May 16
Dan Edelen at “Cerulean Sanctum” reviews a biography of the great evangelical leader A.W. Tozer. If you’ve never read Tozer, do yourself a favor. When you’re finished with whatever you are reading now, get some of Tozer’s works and read them. Read them slowly for depth. C.S. Lewis always advised to read a classic in between the new stuff. Tozer fits that profile. The biography looks great. I’ll have to put this on my “to get” list.
With kudos to Armand Frasco at Notebookism, I found this article on the benefits of journaling. From a spiritual perspective, I believe putting pencil to paper helps us to solidify our thoughts as God speaks to us. I never read my bible without a notebook handy. To this day, I still keep a paper journal for recording my deepest thoughts and prayers to God. While this article was written from a secular perspective, it solidifies what I already knew; that regular journaling helps keep our emotions in check and helps us to make wiser decisions.
Dustin Wax at Lifehack has written a nice article about the benefits of being punctual and on-time. As a pastor, I think being punctual speaks volumes about our spiritual maturity. Routinely being late just because we’re “serving the Lord” shows a lack of self-control and integrity. Sure, things really DO happen sometimes but honestly, how many times have we just gotten lazy and arrived at our scheduled destination ten, twenty, or even thirty minutes late? I don’t believe we honor God when we do not keep our commitments.
Adrian Warnock has posted an interview he conducted recently with author Dr. D.A. Carson. It’s a two part series that concludes today. Carson is one of my heroes of the faith. His devotionals on the Robert Murray M’Cheyne bible reading plan are among my favorites to read. Thank you Adrian!
And a quick tip of the cap to Nelson Searcy and Roy Mansfield at Church Leader Insights for giving away copies of their highly successful “Evangelism Seminar” this past weekend. Earlier this week, I mentioned that much of Searcy’s material is good stuff. They don’t have to do things like this but they do. Today, Searcy is offering a free download of a podcast giving tips on keeping church attendance up during the summer months. A few years back, Searcy gave away copies of his sermon calendar planning CD. This is what the internet’s all about. Thanks guys!
Have a great weekend and happy reading.
