Some of us do speak of to/about God and people in the exact same way, making our communication with God (or lack thereof) truly profane. That is, we take something sacred and precious and make it common , just like everything else. There is a startling paradox to ponder in James 3:5-12 : "How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature,...

Reminders for church leaders: While we can talk in a hurry, we cannot listen in a hurry. "Do not give direct report leadership to more people than you can listen to." — John Ortberg SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Listening takes time", url: "http://www.deTheos.com/2008/06/11/listening-takes-time/" });

Our friend Tyson Smith and his band "Chase the Age" has four tracks available to listen to on their site . Enjoy! Tyson’s the acoustic guitar and vocals. The songs are: Lyrics Waterside Hear Me Go in Peace SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Music: Chase the Age", url: "http://www.deTheos.com/2008/04/27/music-chase-the-age/" });

Well, I’d rather we all get some genuine affections for GOD in our hearts and minds! Do you desire your Creator above all else? Christian Audio’s free audiobook download for November is Jonathan Edwards’ Religious Affections. Description: Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758), the central figure in New England’s first Great Awakening, offers here his most detailed description of the signs–true and false–of revival, while highlighting the role truly balanced emotions play within the Christian life. He takes a long, hard look at the evidence of true conversion–the...

Christian Audio has made available a great free resource this month: The Life of David Brainerd (Unabridged) by Jonathan Edwards as a free audiobook. Be sure to use the coupon code OCT2007 I cannot recommend this book more highly. In fact, if I ever get my copy back, after someone borrowed it , I will read this book again, and again, and again. For now, I’ll listen to it. This book was chiefly compiled and expanded from Brainerd’s own daily journal by Jonathan Edwards, who was affected mightily by the young missionary. Although Brainerd died at the young age of 29 — of...