I have been listening to a book on CD for a couple of months now. Well, actually, I listened once - had a hard time digesting it - put it down - started listening again yesterday.
The title of the book is Sweet and Bitter Providence, the author is John Piper. He is a well known Pastor and author and I have an enormous amount of respect for him.
There is one main word I am having a very difficult time digesting: sovereignty. I always use to believe that satan was responsible for all bad things on earth and God merely allowed it. This book states that God actually "allows" bad things to happen. I have truly been struggling with this idea/concept.
The most amazing thing happened last night. My son came over and we had a discussion about this (and the book/story of Ruth). He understood this concept, no questions asked. The more I thought about it, the more it became conceivable.
Once I have some time to ponder/pray/review - I will write my review. Until then - I wait....(which I don't do very well, I might add!)
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Fabulous Contest!
The New Living Translation Break Through to Clarity Bible Contest and Giveaway
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April 30, 2010 @ 10:24 am (PDT)
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Visit www.facebook.com/NewLivingTranslation and click on the tab that says "Sweepstakes"
Fill out a simple form, take a quick Bible clarity survey, invite your friends to join and you’ll be entered to win one of our exciting prizes.
With each fan number milestone a new prize will be given away.
Grand Prize
Apple iPad 64G and a Life Application Study Bible Awarded when the NLT Fan Page hits the fifth milestone Retail Value: $829.00
2nd Prize - Already awarded
32G iPod Touch and a Life Application Study Bible Awarded when the NLT Fan Page hits the fourth milestone Retail Value: $300.00
3rd Prize – Will be awarded when fan count hits: 3500
Kindle DX and a Life Application Study Bible Awarded when the NLT Fan Page hits the third milestone Retail Value: $489.00
4th Prize Will be awarded when fan count hits: TBD
Apple iPad 16G and a Life Application Study Bible Awarded when the New Living Translation Fan Page hits the second milestone Retail Value: $499.00
5th Prize Will be awarded when fan count hits: TBD
Apple iPad 32G and a Life Application Study Bible Awarded when the NLT Fan Page hits the first milestone Retail Value: $599.00
Prize Eligibility – Recently updated to include more countries
Sweepstakes participants and winner(s) can be U.S. residents of the 50 United States, or residents of any country that is NOT embargoed by the United States, but cannot be residents of Belgium, Norway, Sweden, or India. In addition, participants and winner(s) must be at least 18 years old, as determined by the Company.
Sweepstakes Starts
March 17, 2010 @ 10:24 am (PDT)
Sweepstakes Ends
April 30, 2010 @ 10:24 am (PDT)
Wait, there’s more!
Visit http://biblecontest.newlivingtranslation.com/index.php for a chance to win a trip for two to Hawaii!
Here are the details:
Choose one of six passages of Scripture from the New Living Translation and consider:
How do these verses encourage you to know God better?
What is God teaching you in this passage?
How does this passage apply to your life?
Submit your answer and you’ll be entered to win.
Just for signing up: Everybody Wins! Win a Free .mp3 download from the NLT’s new Red Letters Project. It’s the dynamic, new presentation of the sung and narrated words of the Gospel of Matthew. You win the download just for entering! Or choose to download the NLT Philippians Bible Study, complete with the Book of Philippians in the NLT.
Every day, one person will win the best-selling Life Application Study Bible!
The grand prize: One person will win a fantastic trip for two to the crystal clear waters of the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s North Shore in beautiful Hawaii.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
WINNER ANNOUNCED
And now - the moment you've all been waiting for!!! The winner of the What's in the Bible DVD drawing........
Patti Peters!
And @EMBR - if you send me your mailing address, I would be happy to mail the copy I reviewed for the blog tour!
That way we have TWO WINNERS!!!!!!
I hope you both enjoy these DVDs as much as I did! They were truly amazing!
Patti Peters!
And @EMBR - if you send me your mailing address, I would be happy to mail the copy I reviewed for the blog tour!
That way we have TWO WINNERS!!!!!!
I hope you both enjoy these DVDs as much as I did! They were truly amazing!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
"What's in the Bible" Review
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am honored to have been selected as a participant of the “What’s In the Bible” DVD blog tour for Tyndale Blog Network. Part of the reason I was so excited to view these DVDs was due to the creator of the series, Phil Vischer. Phil was the genius creator of Veggie Tales, which, in my opinion, was an amazing creation of vegetables that told stories in the Bible! I bet I could sing about five of the songs from that series right now! As an adult, I enjoyed watching each episode with my children!
I remember hearing that the creator of Veggie Tales fell upon hard times and lost ownership of the company. I didn’t know any of the details but was blessed to hear him briefly discuss the details at the beginning of this series. He indicated he spent a substantial amount of time searching God’s Word for direction. My prayer is that he will be extremely blessed in this new endeavor.
As the characters of “What’s in the Bible” were introduced, I was a bit worried I wouldn’t enjoy this series. I have been “puppetted” to death over the years in children’s ministry. But I was overjoyed to see how he created a whirlwind of excitement transitioning from one character to the next-to the Bentley Brother’s (singers with “out of this world” harmony!), to live children’s responses, to the ever-famous flannel graph!
But the best part of the entire series, in my humble opinion, is the valuable theology Phil Vischer is teaching the children of today (and the parents too!). For instance, do you know when and/or who translated the bible from Hebrew to Latin? How about the number of books in the Protestant Bible or the Catholic Bible? Did you even know there was a difference?
I watched two episodes back to back and NEVER got the least bit bored. As a matter of fact, I took copious notes! The first episode is titled “In the Beginning” and covers, well, the beginning; the basics of the Bible. The second episode “Let my People Go" provides an overview of the Book of Genesis.
If you’re interested in winning a copy of either or both episodes, leave a comment on my blog telling me WHY I should pick you! I will draw the winner/winners on Friday night, April 12th. So don’t delay – ENTER NOW! http://passionatechildrensservant.blogspot.com/
If you would like to view the trailer for this fabulous series, go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Mnq_sqMus
If you would like to visit the “What’s in the Bible web site, go here: www.whatsinthebible.com
Or the publisher of this amazing series, go here: http://www.tyndale.com/
Until next time...
WINNER ANNOUNCED - check post Monday, March 15th!
I remember hearing that the creator of Veggie Tales fell upon hard times and lost ownership of the company. I didn’t know any of the details but was blessed to hear him briefly discuss the details at the beginning of this series. He indicated he spent a substantial amount of time searching God’s Word for direction. My prayer is that he will be extremely blessed in this new endeavor.
As the characters of “What’s in the Bible” were introduced, I was a bit worried I wouldn’t enjoy this series. I have been “puppetted” to death over the years in children’s ministry. But I was overjoyed to see how he created a whirlwind of excitement transitioning from one character to the next-to the Bentley Brother’s (singers with “out of this world” harmony!), to live children’s responses, to the ever-famous flannel graph!
But the best part of the entire series, in my humble opinion, is the valuable theology Phil Vischer is teaching the children of today (and the parents too!). For instance, do you know when and/or who translated the bible from Hebrew to Latin? How about the number of books in the Protestant Bible or the Catholic Bible? Did you even know there was a difference?
I watched two episodes back to back and NEVER got the least bit bored. As a matter of fact, I took copious notes! The first episode is titled “In the Beginning” and covers, well, the beginning; the basics of the Bible. The second episode “Let my People Go" provides an overview of the Book of Genesis.
If you’re interested in winning a copy of either or both episodes, leave a comment on my blog telling me WHY I should pick you! I will draw the winner/winners on Friday night, April 12th. So don’t delay – ENTER NOW! http://passionatechildrensservant.blogspot.com/
If you would like to view the trailer for this fabulous series, go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Mnq_sqMus
If you would like to visit the “What’s in the Bible web site, go here: www.whatsinthebible.com
Or the publisher of this amazing series, go here: http://www.tyndale.com/
Until next time...
WINNER ANNOUNCED - check post Monday, March 15th!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Amazing Friday Night....
So last night was the last WOW 2010. I was so sad to say good-bye to my 7th grade small group gals! But not to worry, I still have phone numbers, mailing AND email addresses.
When we were leaving Colonial Heights (around 10 pm), I promised the girls ice cream. So we stopped at McDs and, OF COURSE, the ice cream maching was broken! So we stopped at the NEXT McDs - and there machine was broken too! I begged her to please try and she was able to "squeeze" ONE more ice cold treat out!
As we were leaving, all three girls had to use the restroom. So, while I wait, a woman approaches me for a ride...ugh-I was scared, so I said I wasn't traveling that direction. I felt so guilty - and noticed the gas gauge was a little low, but KNEW I could make it home... So, if you guessed this story has a bad ending, it DOES! Just before Williamsburg, I RUN OUT OF GAS on Interstate 64 at midnight (with 3 children in my car!). I have NEVER run out of gas (okay, I guess I have now!) and although I wasn't scared, I was SOOOOOO tired! My poor husband had to bring gas (and he WASN'T happy about it!) and we didn't get home until about 1 am!
What did I learn??? STOP for gas at a quarter of a tank!
When we were leaving Colonial Heights (around 10 pm), I promised the girls ice cream. So we stopped at McDs and, OF COURSE, the ice cream maching was broken! So we stopped at the NEXT McDs - and there machine was broken too! I begged her to please try and she was able to "squeeze" ONE more ice cold treat out!
As we were leaving, all three girls had to use the restroom. So, while I wait, a woman approaches me for a ride...ugh-I was scared, so I said I wasn't traveling that direction. I felt so guilty - and noticed the gas gauge was a little low, but KNEW I could make it home... So, if you guessed this story has a bad ending, it DOES! Just before Williamsburg, I RUN OUT OF GAS on Interstate 64 at midnight (with 3 children in my car!). I have NEVER run out of gas (okay, I guess I have now!) and although I wasn't scared, I was SOOOOOO tired! My poor husband had to bring gas (and he WASN'T happy about it!) and we didn't get home until about 1 am!
What did I learn??? STOP for gas at a quarter of a tank!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
What's in the Bible
I have the honor of reviewing What's in the Bible, a DVD series recently released by the creator of Veggie Tales! I sat down last night and watched the first two episodes and can't wait to tell you all about them (I even took notes - impressed!?!?!) Not to mention the opportunity to offer you a chance to win a copy! Keep an eye on this blog for further details...you won't regret it!
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