More of our 5-minute Radio Talks

Whew, life has been busy lately! We've logged almost 3000 km of work travel so far this month, so our blogging has unfortunately been one of the things to go.

But here we are, at last, with the past 2 weeks of our 5-minute radio talks:

Walking and leaping - Sept 13 (by Steve)
How to be an expert - Sept 14 (by Julie)
Pretend supporters - Sept 15 (by Steve)
Wise and smart - Sept 16 (by Steve)
Churches sometimes fight - Sept 17 (by Steve)

Using our talents for God - Sept 20 (by Julie)
Our time can count - Sept 21 (by Julie)
Ananias overcomes fear - Sept 22 (by Julie)
Tabitha uses her talents - Sept 23 (by Julie)
GPS-like directions - Sept 24 (by Steve)

Sept 9 & 10 Radio Devos by Julie & Steve

Here are our radio devotionals, for broadcast on Sept 9 & 10:

Sept 9 - 3000 people make a U-turn

Sept 10 - Christian community

Sept 7 & 8 Radio Devos by Steve & Julie

Here are our radio devotionals for Sept 7 & 8:

Sept 7 - Big Decisions

Sept 8 - Pentecost

Sept 2, 3 Radio Devotionals

Here are our radio devotionals on the Book of Acts, for Sept 2 & 3:

Sept 2 - Spreading the Word

Sept 3 - About Ascension Day

Julie & Steve are on radio again

This month, we're broadcasting radio devotionals again on Hudson Bay's CFMQ. We're working out of the New Testament book of Acts, which tells the story of the very first Christian church communities.

Here's the first of our devos - hope you enjoy them!

Sept 1 devo - Waiting on God

Good Book: Author reads Bible, Dazzles CBC

We stumbled upon a show called Tapestry on CBC radio while making our way home from Arborfield this afternoon. The host interviewed David Plotz about his new book and his experiences in researching and writing it.

Mr. Plotz is a Jewish man who had never read his Bible (what we call our Old Testament). He decided one day to check it all out, read every word, and publish his thoughts on his blog and in a book (Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible).

Hear the interview by clicking here (Adobe Flash player required).

We found 2 things especially fascinating:

Listening to his observations and wry commentary on some of the Bible's shocking texts; and
Listening to him correct the interviewer and her profound unfamiliarty with the Bible

Mr Plotz has clearly taken a big step into new terrain on his journey of faith. Would that more of the Christians who have sampled too little of the bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, inspiring and life-changing Bible would follow his lead.

No Rest For the Holy: Clergy Burnout a Growing Concern

This article, sent to us by a clergy friend, is a shocking wake-up call to all paid ministry staff and their congregations. We can identify with most of their concerns. Why not give the aritlce a read and then send your own minister a friendly word of encouragement today - or tell them to take the day off for a change! :-)

No Rest For the Holy: Clergy Burnout a Growing Concern