Good Book for Fall

Looking for a good book to read this fall?

The best book I’ve read in the last few months is Crazy Love by Francis Chan. Francis, a male pastor in California, has the rare ability to combine depth with relevance in his preaching. His book reads the same way. It is an especially good book if you are feeling dry spiritually or would consider yourself “lukewarm”.

Check out the Crazy Love website, then go buy the book.

The Prayer Americans Refuse to Pray

This summer I’ve been reading Francis Chan’s book, Crazy Love. It is one of the best newly published books I’ve read in a while. The video post below is quintessential “Chan”:

Francis Chan on Proverbs 30:7-9

HT: Francis Chan Video Blog

Have You Heard?

Have you heard about the Ethiopian food crisis?

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/06/ethiopia_in_food_crisis_once_m.html

Have you heard of the xenophobia in South Africa?

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/06/xenophobia_in_south_africa.html

Makes you want to pray.

A Help for Prayer

Sometimes it is difficult to pray for something (e.g. Iowa floods) without a picture in your mind to go along with raw information.  Take a look at the link below.  It is a blog dedicated to bringing pictures from around the world related to current news events.  Try looking at the pictures and then praying and see if it helps.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/