Monday Links and Bullets 11.7.11

Two years ago this week I made a commitment to blogging on a regular basis.  Over the past couple week’s I’ve been advertising an IPad 2 giveaway as a celebration of making it another year.  Congratulations to KEVIN SPALL as the winner of this year’s drawing. What fun to give away something as a blessing to someone else! Thanks to everyone who entered and to everyone who reads on a regular basis. On to this week’s links and bullets!

LINKS 

LINK OF THE WEEK

—It sickens me that this still happens.

CHRISTIAN FAITH

—A good story of church reform.

–Powerful one minute read on the authority of the Bible.

—Stillness isn’t sexy.

—Very short, very inspiring read.

—This is a tremendous quote from a commentary on Hebrews.

BULLET THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

• Yesterday was a day that made me worship Jesus more.
• Comparatively, my problems are small.  It’s good to be reminded of that every once in a while.
• Had an outstanding missions experience last Friday night.  If you’re up to it, pray for a young man with some tough decisions ahead of him and pray for his parents.
• Don’t talk to me about the Browns.  We are talking basics of football in all aspects of the game just not being there.  Exhibit A: how can a team that knows it’s going to be blitzed be completely unprepared to handle it?  Sorry Shurmur, this is your job.
• It was nice to see a lot of relatives in from out of town in church yesterday.  Good to see some familiar faces.
• What if challenging things became the new normal for our lives?
• Anyone else ready for the election to be over?  What does this say about our process?
• Fridays and Saturdays are days I’ve had a difficult time adjusting to over the past year.  It’s because I want things to go well for Sunday.  I think I’m doing better at striking balance on those days and enjoying the time.  I’m hoping to stay less frustrated, asking God for the strength to do this.
• It has been a thrill to get involved in the lives of a couple guys and challenge them with how to live like Christ.  I hope for more of these opportunities.
• Hope everyone has a great week!