Tyndale giving away NLT

It looks like Tyndale publishers are at it again!  They are giving away copies of the NLT Life Application Study Bible for Christmas.  The first 100 people that post entries about the contest will be given this great translation of the Bible and entered into several contests for a Tyndale NLT Life Application Study Bible pack which includes all the versions of the NLT Life Application Study Bible and one entrant will win an Apple iPad.

Check it out here.....

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Science vs. God

I received this from a friend, and it was too good not to share.

'Let me explain the problem science has with religion.'The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.
'You're a Christian, aren't you, son?'
'Yes sir', the student says.
'So you believe in God?'
'Absolutely.'
'Is God good?'
'Sure! God's good.'
'Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?'
'Yes'
'Are you good or evil?'
'The Bible says I'm evil.'
The professor grins knowingly. 'Aha! The Bible!' He considers for a moment.  'Here's one for you.  Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can cure him.  You can do it.  Would you help him?

Halfway Review: The Fight of Our Lives

My review at the midpoint of "The Fight of Our Lives" is not exactly promising at this point.  Granted it's a short book, I've put about two hours into it so far and am halfway through.  I'm a pretty slow reader, preferring to listen to myself read in my own voice, in my head.

The title of the book and blurb gave this tome a sort of "William F. Buckley, Jr." feel to it.  I was hoping to get a large dose of conservative facts and information that would for the most part, make me a more informed information consumer.  However, Bennet & Leibsohn seem to be spending more time on the liberal response to the Middle East situation and Islam in America than they are spending on their own position.  If I want to see what liberal America thinks about any of the Middle East questions, all I have to do is turn on the television.

The Lines Are Always Open

Our Father answers prayer.  The phone lines are always open.  Its pretty plain and simple.  However Heaven doesn't have a direct dial phone system.  Jesus has to connect the call.

Matthew 21:18-22 says

Early in the morning, as he was on his way back to the city, he was hungry.

Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, "May you never bear fruit again!" Immediately the tree withered.

The Process of Truth

I picked up T. Tenney's "The God Chasers" on the discount shelf at Hastings this weekend.  Sometimes I just happen by and look for those special books that are hidden in the discount bin.  They always seem to have promise and insight.

I Couldn't Believe My Ears

The other night, I was with a friend and Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church in Houston was on television.  So we found ourselves listening to one of Joel's sermons.  As is usually the case, he was quite captivating and very smooth in his delivery.  I couldn't help but look at his smooth skin and giant smile and think, "Wow, what a nice looking, great sounding guy!"  As I settled in and started listening I found myself being carried along on his words which were extremely well designed and delivered with maximum punchiness.

Invisible Miracles

So I was delayed tonight on my way home from my mother's house.  I forgot my phone on her couch.  By the time I was almost home I remembered it, and turned around to go get it.  It was a 10 minute delay.  Not a big deal.

So what would have happened if on the way back, something amazing happened that I would have missed had I not turned around?  Well I would be here telling everyone how awesome God is for making me forget my phone.  I would have been extolling the virtues of coincidences, otherwise known as miracles.

First Book Requested for Review

Well my application was approved, and I've requested my first book.  Bennet & Leibsohn's "The Fight of Our Lives: Knowing the Enemy, Speaking the Truth & Choosing to Win the War Against Radical Islam". I hope it's good.  So far no one else has reviewed it, so we will see.

Romans or... Prehistoric Fiber Optics

We often hear talk of Rome and its greatness.  Usually it's this black & white conversation and you hear it in two parts.  First you hear about what a huge empire Rome was and how great it was.  Usually we hear this part just to preface to the second part, which is the brief story of its downfall.

So often we parallel Rome to the United States today.  We focus on the excesses, the political corruption, the focus on possessions, money, beauty, and "The Life".  God's word calls it "mammon".  Just for a minute though, look beyond

Why Obey Truth?

I saw it on Tiffany's shirt tonight, and I thought, "Hey, I like that.  It's catchy."
And in case you want a scriptural reference, her shirt referenced this verse.

Romans 6:16-17:

16 - Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?

17 - But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted.

But here is where it gets interesting...

Will I continue?

So in an effort to show myself that I want to start blogging, and start doing it for real, I have decided to become a BookSneeze book reviewer.  Yeah, so its free books for posting a review.  So that's pretty cool.  The neat thing is that they are books that I would be interested in reading anyway.  Most of them are Christian books.

So everyone cross your fingers and hope that my application is approved.  If you know me you know that I am always saying that I'm going to write.  Something.  Someday.  But have I ever?  Are there any books in my future?  Who knows.  I think so.  But maybe I'm just a stand-up speaker and not a very good writer.

Time will tell.

God Bless.
-Dan.