Comments on: Writing my first book

By: Joe B

Joe B — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:03:44 +0000

i think you should throw the “Give it Back” concept paragraph into the blender and puree it with you “Following the Holy Spirit” post. That is the lost wisdom of Ephesians 4, letting the spirit shape the body as each member.

Aren’t you glad to have my advice? Now, get to work writing my book!

By: Scott L

Scott L — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:27:39 +0000

The “Giving the Church back to the People” paragraph was beautifully written. I’d go with that in a heartbeat, as it is right in line with a lot of ideas that are near and dear to my heart.

However, I was up in NH for one of your “The Goal Is Jesus” sermons, and that’s a fantastic topic as well!

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:41:07 +0000

Giving the church back to the people is my clear number one choice. The Goal is Jesus and The Balanced Church are tied for second, and Sexual Purity would be last.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:38:12 +0000

The goal is Jesus and sexual purity affect a wider audience than the other two that may be more targeted toward church leaders. I think I would go with what is more relevant for a greater number of people.

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:21:57 +0000

Giving the church back to the people is the one I would be most interested in reading.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:19:38 +0000

1. Sexual Purity
2. Decentralization

By: Armando

Armando — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:17:56 +0000

1. Sexual Purity
2. The goal is Jesus

By: Derek Desjardins

Derek Desjardins — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:20:23 +0000

1. The Goal is Jesus
*2. The Balanced Church
3. Sexual Purity

I am most excited by the idea that many of us at times place more value on knowledge, learning, Bible studies, and Christian literature than we do on Bible living; and we need to change that. But a reason to choose a different topic is that this type of topic is probably a little more common, and your other topic choices have not been written about quite so much, esp. #2

*It would be great if you wrote about the Balanced Church. This quote from you really hit me:

“What would it look like if a community of believers avoided the watchdog mentality of defending a position against its polar opposite and instead tried to humbly learn from the other side?”

It sickens me that the Body of Christ, which should be unified with Christ as the head, has been divided because of differing beliefs.

In fact, I think you could link The Goal is Jesus and The Balanced Church together, like this: the very reason that the Church seemingly has been so thoroughly divided is because of Christians’ placing more importance on Bible knowledge than on Bible living. When knowledge becomes that important, it seems logical to separate because of differing beliefs; but if we are truly simply focused on using God’s Word as a resource to live more like Christ, then the Church might live in unity because it’s Biblical.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:54:02 +0000

My favorit is the sexual purity topic. I think it is so needed today. Giving the church back to the people would be my second choice.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:52:03 +0000

1. Sexual Purity
2. Giving the church back to the people