A Quote to Live By

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

  ~Marianne Williamson




Posted by Rich Glasgow

Q and A Session with Eric Metaxas and John Piper on Bonhoeffer

Having recently read Bonhoeffer and Seven Men: And the Secret of Their Greatness by Eric Metaxas, I couldn't wait to watch this Q and A session on Vimeo with John Piper and Eric Metaxas.

It's about 49 minutes long which is an eternity if you're just cruising the web, but if you're a reader of Metaxas' books, you'll want to watch this. This the first time I've heard or watched John Piper and he's almost as compelling as Metaxas.

I watched this twice; I thought it was that good.

Their dialog on Romans 13, early on in the program, was excellent. Piper's wisdom and insight on this often misused text is exemplary.

If you like this vimeo you might also like the 11 minute production from the folks at I Am Second featuring Metaxas. In it, he shares the testimony of his faith.  





Posted by Rich Glasgow

"ENGAGE"

Yesterday, my wife and I, with two very good friends, had the opportunity to attend the Engage Worldview Conference in Denton, TX at the Denton Bible Church. The event was a joint effort of Summit Ministries and WORLD News Group (publisher of WORLD magazine).

The ENGAGE conference was an all day event here in the Dallas area aimed at Christians who hope to make a difference in their communities by becoming "engaged."

All too often, Christians sit back and see all that's wrong with the culture and feel helpless to do anything about it. Not only can Christians make a difference but the Bible clearly instructs us to be good examples and role models to everyone with whom we interact.

Jesus spells it out in Matthew 5:13-14 during his famous Sermon on the Mount that He wants us to be "the salt and the light" in our communities. This isn't for our benefit or so people will take notice of us, but rather that people will see that our Christian life is kind, admirable and produces positive results. Hopefully, our good stewardship to God will have a positve effect on the community and those around us.

But that's a two way street. The other side of that coin is for Christians to be poor examples to those with whom we come in contact and that's not a good way to "make points" with God or with our community.

If we're to be the "salt and the light" we have to do something.  We don't have the luxury to sit back and watch society crumble before our very eyes.  In fact, maybe it's crumbling because Christians have done too little for too long.

The next Engage Worldview Conference is going to be held in San Diego on November 16. More information is available at their link.

For those Christians who want to make a positive contribution to their communities, this valuable conference will show you the way.



Posted by Rich Glasgow