Buechner on Advent

The extraordinary thing that is about to happen is matched only by the
extraordinary moment just before it happens. Advent is the name of that moment.

Frederick Buechner,Whistling in the Dark

Bonhoeffer on Advent

A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes ... and is completely dependent on the
fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad
picture of Advent.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer,German pastor and philosopher (1906-1945) imprisoned and executed for his attempt to overthrow Adolf Hitler.

Giving My Full Attention

I believe in person to person; every person is Christ for me, and since there is only one Jesus, that person is the one person in the world at that moment. - Mother Teresa

"Fewer Faithful"

"Half of the SBC's 43,000 churches will have shut thier doors by 2030 if current trends continue." From Sunday, June 1's DMN, page P1. (Points section.)

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/points/stories/DN-wicker_01edi.ART1.State.Edition1.46dace2.html


Though I don't agree with it all, the whole article is an intersting perpesctive.

City Songs

"God of This City" from Passion: God of this City and sung by Chris Tomlin. A preview is available at http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_dmusic/102-0950852-7349703?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=god+of+this+city

"Abiding City" from The Builder And The Architect by Sandra McCracken
I've only heard the clip at http://www.amazon.com/The-Builder-And-Architect/dp/B000Z7S6KY but it sounded good. I'll find the lyrics and post them sometime.

Free Audio New Testament Download!

http://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com/free-audio-bible-download

After you download your first version, you can register and download up to four more versions!

I'm listening my way through the Dramatized NIV currently. I've downloaded the "Kidz" version for my kids.

Free Resources Online

Group Publishing offers many specialized newsletters with some great tips for church leaders. fairly often these include completely free resources. Like free book downloads.

Sign up at the bottom of their store's homepage: http://store.grouppublishing.com

BONUS: For some reason, you'll have access to many more targeted resources if you click "Your Subscription Manager" at the bottom of one of the newsletters you get. (I can't find a way to get to that larger list directly from the web.)