Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. [do action=”star-rating-block”/]Recommended by Alice McAlpine
“Our praying needs to be pressed and pursued with an energy that never tires, a persistency which will not be denied, and a courage that never fails.” A prepared heart is much better than a prepared sermon. A prepared heart will make a prepared sermon.” The Word of God is the fulcrum upon which the lever of prayer is placed, and by which things are mightily moved.
After one moment when I bowed my head
And the whole world turned over and came upright,
And I came out where the old road shone white.
I walked the ways and heard what all men said,
Forests of tongues, like autumn leaves unshed,
Being not unlovable but strange and light;
Old riddles and new creeds, not in despite
But softly, as men smile about the dead.
The sages have a hundred maps to give
That trace their crawling cosmos like a tree,
They rattle reason out through many a sieve
That stores the sand and lets the gold go free:
And all these things are less than dust to me
Because my name is Lazarus and I live.
Ravi Zacharius International Ministries (RZIM) has as its motto “Helping the believer think … Helping the thinker believe”. This YouTube channel contains only RZIM videos relating to some of the key concerns raised by the thoughtful believer, and the honest skeptic. Mr Zacharius has spent the last 25 years criss-crossing the globe challenging non-believers, and providing thoughtful responses that make sense of our faith in the context of the moral complexity of modern life . Click Here to get there.
To find out more about RZIM you may be interested in the resources available, including podcasts that you can find here. That link is to the media resources like online audio messages. He offers responses to some of the issues like finding meaning in the midst of evil or suffering. There is also and excellent list of reading resources, many of them Christian classics, available from a link in the right hand menu.
[rating]One of five great videos, probably created for young people, but great for all, showing christian life lessons learned from playing with Lego. Very clever and very well done. Click here to get there.
[do action=”star-rating-block”/]This link is to a site supported by the Billy Graham Evangelical Association, working with other partners. WIth effective videos and clear language, it presents the gospel and is appropriate for sharing with others who may be looking or wanting to understand the relevance of the christian message. Click here to get there.
[do action=”star-rating-block”/]Jesus.net is a global international network of more than 40 Christian organizations and ministries engaged in evangelism on the internet. Click here to get there.
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The Principle of the Path, by Andy Stanley is a wonderful read. Based upon biblical principles, and drawing from his own experiences as well as his life as a pastor, Andy Stanley lays out and guides the reader through a simple concept that has great application for our lives. The principle of the pathway is that direction, rather than intention determines our destination.
Leading from this simple concept, and guiding us through it’s application to our relationships, our finances, and other parts of our lives, he demonstrates how critical it is for us to ask a basic question. “Is this choice going to bring me closer to my goal (destination), or not.” Every goal requires moving from where we are towards somewhere or something.
Every action takes us close to or further from that goal. It’s difficult to do the book justice, but it is relatively short and easy read, and very insightful. – Recommended by Craig McAlpine
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We so enjoyed this video … and shared it in Memorial Hall on Easter Sunday. [rating-block]
He came to my desk with a quivering lip, the lesson was done.
“Have you a new sheet for me, dear teacher? I’ve spoiled this one.”
I took his sheet, all soiled and blotted, and gave him a new one all unspotted.
And into his tired heart I cried, “Do better now, my child.”
I went came to the throne with a trembling heart; the day was done.
“Have you a new day for me, dear Master? I’ve spoiled this one.”
He took my day, all soiled and blotted, and gave me a new one all unspotted.
And into my tired heart he cried, “Do better now, my child.”