You may not have realized it but, back in early June, a small cadre of volunteers descended on the Temecula Matsuri Festival to staff a face-painting booth and show the love of Christ at a Japanese cultural event.  Julie Fujii coordinated and organized a team of kabuki face-painters, with Don Lee as the artist-in-residence.  It was a fantastic event and multiple opportunities came up to talk about Christ and also to tell people more about …

Knowing that some of you may be able to go, this year’s Desiring God National Conference looks quite good!  Here’s their announcement. ————————————————————–  Conference Registration Is Open Registration is open for our 2007 national conference. The title is, "Stand: A Call for the Endurance of the Saints." Our theme verse is Revelation 14:12: "Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus." …

{mosimage}Without intending to diminish the value and benefit of regular daily time in God’s Word, have you ever stopped to consider what a recent phenomenon this is??  Today, we often judge our spiritual intimacy with God by how long and how focused our BIble time was that morning.  In the greater history of the church, this is not a normal or typical measurement. Do you we benefit from having God’s Word available in our homes …

{mosimage}Justin Taylor’s blog pointed me to an interesting photo essay from the book Hungry Planet  (hosted by Time Magazine). It shows what various families around the world eat in an average week. Thankfully, Germany beat the U.S. for most amount of money that goes towards food.  The pictures are interesting, provoking, occassionally guilt-producing and should provoke a sense of thankfulness in your heart towards God for where you live and the abundant provision you have.  …

{mosimage}Today’s guest poster is Erick Cobb. I want to make sure you know what the book "The Secret" is all about.  Many people you know have probably read it.   Don Whitney has reviewed it here:  http://biblicalspirituality.org/secret.html   But if you have no time for that, just read these two quotes from The Secret (you don’t need to read the whole book):   You are God in a physical body. You are Spirit in the …