Here is great video from our partners at Upstream Collective. It is about planting churches in global cities and the importance of their placement in the world. This video speaks volumes to why we feel it is important to be in Brussels. It is only 3 minutes long so give it a whirl.
Jet Set London // Aaron Coe from The Upstream Collective on Vimeo.
Joseph Biden, the Vice President of the United States of America, made some pretty remarkable statements recently when he addressed the European Parliament.
“As you probably know, some American politicians and American journalists refer to Washington, D.C. as the ‘capital of the free world,’” Biden said. “But it seems to me that in this great city, which boasts 1,000 years of history and which serves as the capital of Belgium, the home of the European Union, and the headquarters for NATO, this city has its own legitimate claim to that title.”
I knew God was calling us to a city that was influential and strategic but “the capitol of the free world.”
What do you have to say about this?
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A few weeks ago I asked you to send me any women’s issues books from a Christian perspective. LifePoint Church partners with a local ministry in our church that ministers weekly in a women’s prison in Nashville. This ministry is faithful each week to go in and be the hands and feet of Christ. They have been in need of books that address the Christian life for women and there specific needs.
You have responded in great ways. I personally received around 100 books that have been given to the director of the ministry. She is in the process of sorting the books and getting them into the library at the prison and into the hands of the ladies she knows. There have been others of you who have given books to the director personally, thank you. I recently received a phone call from my sister in Texas telling me she had a box of books that her church had collected for this outreach. Thank you so much for getting involved. It’s not too late if you still want to jump in on the good things happening.
I think Wayne Grudem‘s Systematic Theology book is one of the best theology books available. It is very accessible to any reader.
Here is a funny skit that was performed by a university group about Grudem. If you watch this and laugh you must be someone enjoys reading and studying theology.
H.T. [DGM]
I have been reading about a couple of topics lately that not many people in the United States and the western world do not like to discuss. In fact, I couldn’t even type the words. I think my computer is having problems and wouldn’t allow the letters to be put together to spell the words.
Several months ago the I began to sense the Lord leading me to learn more about what it means to “share in the suffering of Christ”. Here are a few of the books I have been walking through as a read and try to digest. I haven’t completed all of them but I am in process.
Suffering and the Sovereignty of God by John Piper and Justin Taylor
The Reason for God by Timothy Keller
If God is Good by Randy Alcorn
Any words you would like to add to this discussion I would love to hear them.
I would love to hear from you about passages of scripture that help you explain suffering to others.
