Friday, February 26, 2010

Anyway Love

I happened to catch (and read) the lead article in this week's Focus on the Family newsletter—something I have never done before, but will probably do in the future.

The headline caught my attention because of our study of submission and love in 1 Peter 3 and because of relationship challenges we all have. The article concentrates on marriage, but its principles apply to all relationships.

From our energies, interest and discussion, this topic is hot. Any reminder of how to fortify our responsibilities within our families—especially our relationship with our spouses—should be welcomed. It is just too marked a target for the evil one and the world.

Focus' article is entitled "Anyway Love."

It'll take you maybe 5 minutes to read and perchance hours to reflect upon. I suspect that the time invested will generate a high return—for each of us.

In fact, the whole series, entitled "Strengthening Your Marriage", will be worth your attention and effort, even for the bachelors among us.

For, "Anyway Love" captures the principles of Jesus' teaching in Luke 6:32-38.

You can read it here.

It is worth your time!

IBG / 02-26-10

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Forgotten God by Francis Chan


I just got off the phone with David C. Cook. They say the Forgotten God workbooks that we have been waiting for are now available! In fact, they started shipping to distributors yesterday.

So, here are the numbers. The list price for each book (the text and the workbook) is $14.99 each. So, I should be able to get them for $8.00 each. Think about what you want me to order and we will try to put an order together in the next week or two. (I am happy to mail copies of the books to our out-of-town group members. In fact, I might even be willing to personally deliver one to the beaches of Alabama!)

If you want to get a bit more information on the workbook, Amazon.com has some sample pages available for viewing. Clicking on the image to the write of this post should get you there. I think. I hope.