Becoming a biblical man in 2009

Ready to take a good, hard look at your life? Check out this practical message from Pastor Mark Driscoll describing how a  biblical man practically organizes life, casts vision, and plans wisely for the future. After you listen to it, check back here and enter your comments below. What did you agree with – disagree with?

Is God Green?

This weekend, I found myself washing off a paper plate at a friend’s house so i could throw it away! These friend’s of mine are part of neighborhood recycling program – paper and plastic go in one bin, metal in another and food scraps in a third. I don’t know if the plate really had to be washed before we threw it away, but my friend told me i had to. He may have just been messing with me…but, these days, you never know.

I have a hard time figuring out the role Christian’s are supposed to play in ecology and conservation. Are you as confused by the whole thing as I am? Click here to read an essay from Mars Hill Church regarding this topic. Then return here and click on the “leave a comment” section under this post and let me know what you think.

Mad Men

Anger always reveals other mitigating factors going on down in the “springs of life.” In that sense, anger is a very helpful warning light on the “dashboard” of life.

We shouldn’t be paranoid or unduly sensitive about anger. Everyone has a capacity for it. Most of us have very normal (even healthy) flashes of anger when we witness cruelty, injustice, betrayal and other transgressions of people. God created our emotions. Anger certainly has a righteous role.

But burning or prolonged anger is a warning light that something is out of balance in life. read more…