Quick a very quick post today. Bishop Lainie, Father Greg, and myself have been working on a podcast aimed at the ISM. The show is called ISM Frontiers.
The first episode is about what the ISM is. The link is here: http://ismfrontiers.com/what-is-the-ism/
The second episode is the first in a two-part on why some ISM churches fail. http://ismfrontiers.com/ism-community-dissolution-and-failure-part-1/
And finally here is a link to the show's website direct. http://ismfrontiers.com/
Take care.
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
READ A BOOK!
Today I stopped at the drug store to refill my prescription of "Happy Pills". Or perhaps I should call it "Happy Juice" since I take medications in liquid form these days due to my digestive system looking more and more like a Rube Goldberg Machine these days. While I was at the drug store, I happened to look at the bookshelf and saw a series of religious books. I suppose if you're taking medications to keep you alive its not a bad idea to have some religious study material just in case the pills don't work so good.
One of the books I saw happened to have a small sticker on it that advertised that its only $1.99. Being a cheapskate (renting a church space isn't cheap folks) I picked it up and decided to give it a read, taking Handy's coveted advice.
The book was "Know your Bible Illustrated" by Paul Kent. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to put that in quotes or to underline it. College was a long time ago, and I doubt I did it right back then either.
Its a very brief book that gives a very simple overview of each of the books of the bible, some nice quotes, some handsome photos, and a couple of key scriptures of each in order to convey some of the more important elements of that that particular book is about.
If you yourself need a basic intro book, or more likely someone asks you to recommend one that is VERY easy to read and fairly inexpensive, I'd recommend it. GRANTED, I have not completed the book, but so far what I've read is very basic and ideal for a beginner. It is written with a more protestant mindset, but its a good introductory material for anyone who might be a bit curious about where to start with scripture reading.
I was able to get it for 2 bucks, which is a very good price, but amazon has it for $6. Which isn't terrible, but I'd avoid spending any more than that. I have a link below for you to click on to get it. Because I'm thoughtful like that.
One of the books I saw happened to have a small sticker on it that advertised that its only $1.99. Being a cheapskate (renting a church space isn't cheap folks) I picked it up and decided to give it a read, taking Handy's coveted advice.
Fans of The Tick shall rejoice
The book was "Know your Bible Illustrated" by Paul Kent. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to put that in quotes or to underline it. College was a long time ago, and I doubt I did it right back then either.
Its a very brief book that gives a very simple overview of each of the books of the bible, some nice quotes, some handsome photos, and a couple of key scriptures of each in order to convey some of the more important elements of that that particular book is about.
If you yourself need a basic intro book, or more likely someone asks you to recommend one that is VERY easy to read and fairly inexpensive, I'd recommend it. GRANTED, I have not completed the book, but so far what I've read is very basic and ideal for a beginner. It is written with a more protestant mindset, but its a good introductory material for anyone who might be a bit curious about where to start with scripture reading.
I was able to get it for 2 bucks, which is a very good price, but amazon has it for $6. Which isn't terrible, but I'd avoid spending any more than that. I have a link below for you to click on to get it. Because I'm thoughtful like that.
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