Tedward's Ramblings

Am I Unproductive?

January 22, 2011 at 11:14 am (Bible Study, Life, Quick Thoughts)

Our people must learn to do good by meeting the urgent needs of others; then they will not be unproductive.
~ Titus 3:14, NLT

This verse was perfect for today. This was the verse I found in my e-mail inbox when I first woke up today from K-Love. It has set my mind racing again because of a book I began to read last night.

I was at a thank you party for some church volunteers last night, and after most of the guests had left there were a few of us left chatting in a small circle. One of the members of the group asked us all if we had read Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt, she had seen it on the Kindle store for only 5$ . Only the pastor their had read it, and he recommended that everyone at our church should read it. I had received a Kindle for Christmas from my parents so when I got home I purchased it and thought I would get to it later, after some other books I was reading. Now the other book I am reading is Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe (RE: Lit) by Mark Driscoll & Gerry Breshears, this is a great book so far, and has really had me thinking, however last night I just could not get into reading it so I though why not read some of Radical?

Now, I have only read the first chapter of Radical, but it hit me hard. I plan to be writing reflections on it as I continue to read. It has really got me thinking about if I take what the Bible, and Jesus in particular, says and apply it in my life. Or do I rationalize what I am told away and think through it and decide that what it really means is different so I am ok? I am both excited and afraid to continue reading this book, maybe you will join me in reading it, and we can have some interesting discussions about what we read.

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