Month: March 2013

I am always a bit uneasy when the History Channel tackles biblical or church issues. However, The Bible premiered last night and I thought it was great. I recommend it even for older children. There is a bit of violence (you have read your Old Testament right?) so check it out before viewing with real young kids.  If  you missed last night’s premier. The History Channel web site gives these dates and times for repeats: March 4, 2013, 12 to 2 a.m., March 6, 9 to 11 p.m., March 7 1 to 3 a.m. and March 10 6 to 8 pm. The last is right before episode 2. These are Eastern Times. I believe. The acting was very good and the sets and effects were great. There seemed to be a deliberate attempt to stick to the scripture. In reducing any book to film, some things get left out, but it seemed that the story line was kept alive. There was also an attempt to be “real” as characters such as Abraham and Moses seemed to be real people. From episode one I took away the vast difference between God’s eternal nature and our temporal nature. To Him, 500 […]

A Kairos weekend is a great mountain top experience. Because of that the days and weeks after can be a real downer. I was thinking that if I could identify exactly why these weekends are so great; perhaps I could duplicate some of the elements into my daily life and raise the level of those days closer to the mountain top. Well, here goes. 1. Seeing God work. One thing that clearly happens on a Kairos weekend is that God moves. He seems to move like at no other time. Or is it that we are so focused on Him that we notice His moves more than at other times. Isn’t God always moving? Maybe we just need to be more alert and more focused. 2. Focused on the mission. We always talk about the great commission and being used by God. However, it really happens on a Kairos weekend. From Thursday noon to Sunday night, everything we do is about pointing folks to Jesus. It might not be possible to be that focused every day; but certainly we could be more focused that we usually are. 3. Our gifts are used. One of the things I love about […]