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Here are a couple of books I have recently finished. I hope this is helpful. Plastic Jesus: Exposing the Hollowness of Comfortable Christianity Eric Sandras This (164) pager reads real easy; I actually felt like I was reading an extended devotional. Sandras brings up some great points on how easy it is for those of the CHRISTian faith to get caught in a system of doing rather than experiencing the ultimate love of our Lord. There were several interesting points I made sure to highlight. I appreciated his description of God's prodigal nature: "prodigal: One who extends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift. If we apply this definition to the characters in the parable Jesus tells in Luke 15, then the story is not just about a prodigal son (who represents us), it is also a bout a prodigal father (who represents God). God and humanity both are lavish and wasteful. One in a lift-stealing ...

Here's the blog's drum fix for the week. This is part of a video (that somehow I obtained) from my freshman year in high school. It's our drum line performing one of our popular cadences called "8 O'clock." Stay blessed...john

"He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth." Isaiah 42:3-4 So often we are intent on giving people what they deserve. The "I'll show 'em" attitude we can many times shelter is about making sure we let people know when they treat us wrong, or do something we don't like. It can be as simple as changing our demeanor with a person (or group of people), or flat out being rude or disrespectful. How can we, instead of choosing to be right or heard, be faithful to our Lord's call on our lives just like Jesus did? Sure, we probably have a good reason to want to "show 'em." But does that reason trump the reason God gave us the calling?