Wow, so this is a blog site! Pretty cool. I've decided that since the homepage and the "Things of Interest" page are the only things being updated on our website these days, I'll start recording them here, where people can comment, give feedback and all that. Let me know you're out there!
What on earth would we write that you would want to read? We'll Karl and Susie and crew just back from their NYC mission trip, and you'll be able to read about it here (perhaps with a few photos. Also, a friend of mine recently shared some thoughts and concerns about prophetic ministry, and maybe she'll let me post our conversation.
Here are two brief reviews on books I've read recently, since we've gotta start with something:
The Release of the Spirit by Watchman Nee
For me, this book walks hand-in-hand with Andrew Murray's book Absolute Surrender, perhaps because they ministered to me in the same way in winter of 07-08. Nee draws an image of human beings as a trinity - the spirit (inner man), the soul (outer man), and the body (outermost man). His main thesis is that every last part of the outer man - our thoughts, feelings and intellect - must be broken before our spirit can connect with the Spirit of God in power. Be warned, if you read this book, that Nee tends to make statements with the voice of authority, whether or not his argument is sufficient. None the less, I gleaned an awful lot from this little book.
The Worship God is Seeking & The Justice God is Seeking by David Ruis
If you don't recognize his name, you would likely recognize some of his music. David Ruis writes from a liturgical background (Anglican, I think) about how we can better please the Lord in our worship. The first book seems to be a snapshot into his thoughts on worship - a lot of good points and observations, but no well-defined conclusion. The second book, however, expands on a point to which he alluded in the first book. Ruis draws from a mass of scriptures regarding justice and the poor, recognizing that without justice and righteousness, our worship is meaningless.
Like most of the Regal books these are both short and sweet.
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