Happy New Year everyone! I hope your 2010 is filled with peace and joy. To kick off the new year, here are some thoughts and links:
- One: Daniel Curran writes about end-vision, “Any church-planting or missions movement that does not begin and end with Jesus’ beautiful vision of truly ‘discipling all peoples’ (Matthew 28: 16-20) is not worthy of Jesus.” He’s got some really good thoughts in there, check it out.
- Two: Got a new year’s resolution to volunteer more? My friends over at the Page Street Center could always use a hand. They run a food pantry on Monday afternoons that I’ve gotten to be a part of, and some other programs throughout the week.
- Three: Digital trends for the future – Christmas Day marked the first time ever that digital books outsold printed books at amazon.com. While there’s some logic to that (i.e., someone getting a Kindle as a present), it is interesting to see how digital media shifts how people live. That said, sometimes it’s just nice to have a physical, printed book in your hands as you read.
- Four: Speaking of digital, I’ve been taking notes on a computer for quite some time now, and I’m giving Evernote a go again in an attempt to collect all these ideas in my head in one place. Plus, it syncs with multiple computers and devices (and it’s accessible on the web). It’s free, so give it a try if you’re in the same boat.
- Five: Finally, in the midst of uncertainty and a constantly changing environment, there’s a solid rock that never fails. God reminded me of that this week as I read through Luke 12. Jesus starts in Luke 12:22-23, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.” The bookend in Luke 12:33-34 is this: “Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
Blessings to you as you kick off the new year.
