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Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Where have all the Good ones Gone?
Ever noticed that in this day and age of overwhelming information we dont seem to be getting any smarter. We are living in a period like never before. My kids know more about most things at 9 than my grandpa did in a life time and yet something is missing.
We are experiencing a fragmenting of knowledge build on half truths, sound bites and YouTube clips. Nothing solid or complete-things that sounds clever or ring or "truthiness" but are void of depth.
Look at these statistics from a recient online article Some Startling Statistics:
1/3 of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives.
We talk in terms of more and more knowledge, but fail to instill the value of real wisdom. We hide our ignorance in shadowy intelligence.
Value wisdom and seek truth. Put the hard work of study into your life. Read to and teach your children to love books. Build a generation of learners and people who love to learn, experiement and growth in knowledge and truth. Pray to God for wisdom though it costs all your have pursue it.
James 1:5
Ever noticed that in this day and age of overwhelming information we dont seem to be getting any smarter. We are living in a period like never before. My kids know more about most things at 9 than my grandpa did in a life time and yet something is missing.
We are experiencing a fragmenting of knowledge build on half truths, sound bites and YouTube clips. Nothing solid or complete-things that sounds clever or ring or "truthiness" but are void of depth.
Look at these statistics from a recient online article Some Startling Statistics:
1/3 of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives.
42 percent of college graduates never read another book after college.
80 percent of U.S. families did not buy or read a book last year.
70 percent of U.S. adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years.We talk in terms of more and more knowledge, but fail to instill the value of real wisdom. We hide our ignorance in shadowy intelligence.
Value wisdom and seek truth. Put the hard work of study into your life. Read to and teach your children to love books. Build a generation of learners and people who love to learn, experiement and growth in knowledge and truth. Pray to God for wisdom though it costs all your have pursue it.
James 1:5
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Insights from Bethpage
I took a few days to myself this week. Really needed it. People today are way too busy. Christians should be the best at rest. Not laziness mind you, but rest. It is a sin not to rest. Resting puts God back in control (not that he ever wasnt). There has to be time when we stop creating, stop fighting to get ahead, stop doing. A time when God is simply God and we enjoy that. We listen for a change. We reflect. We stare blankly. We acknowledge publicly through the act of rest that we trust Jesus more than ourselves. That he is in control not me. I say to the world, and myself, that I am human and not divine. I need to know that. I confess him with my mouth and live in my professional hypocrisy.
Here are a few things that came to mind this week as I rested. I might elaborate on them further at some point. Maybe not.
1. Godliness doesnt come easy.
2. Godliness is not an accident- it is worked for.
3. Grace accompanies repentance.
4. Honesty is crucial.
5. Study Hard, Pray Harder.
6. Hebrews 10:22-23
7. God does hear us and he desires that we hear him.
Might I suggest that in the next couple weeks, sooner than later you take some time to stop. You dont have to go anywhere or do anything, just rest. Rest from TV, from too much food, from spending money, from work-even from play. Enjoy a long hot shower. Take a walk. Make your self a cup of tea in a kettle and not the microwave. Listen. Found out what silence sounds like again. Its a scary thing...and like the rest of God it is good.
I took a few days to myself this week. Really needed it. People today are way too busy. Christians should be the best at rest. Not laziness mind you, but rest. It is a sin not to rest. Resting puts God back in control (not that he ever wasnt). There has to be time when we stop creating, stop fighting to get ahead, stop doing. A time when God is simply God and we enjoy that. We listen for a change. We reflect. We stare blankly. We acknowledge publicly through the act of rest that we trust Jesus more than ourselves. That he is in control not me. I say to the world, and myself, that I am human and not divine. I need to know that. I confess him with my mouth and live in my professional hypocrisy.
Here are a few things that came to mind this week as I rested. I might elaborate on them further at some point. Maybe not.
1. Godliness doesnt come easy.
2. Godliness is not an accident- it is worked for.
3. Grace accompanies repentance.
4. Honesty is crucial.
5. Study Hard, Pray Harder.
6. Hebrews 10:22-23
7. God does hear us and he desires that we hear him.
Might I suggest that in the next couple weeks, sooner than later you take some time to stop. You dont have to go anywhere or do anything, just rest. Rest from TV, from too much food, from spending money, from work-even from play. Enjoy a long hot shower. Take a walk. Make your self a cup of tea in a kettle and not the microwave. Listen. Found out what silence sounds like again. Its a scary thing...and like the rest of God it is good.
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