DB Revisited

Quote of the Day

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Henry Ward Beecher
US abolitionist & clergyman (1813 - 1887)

I know a lot of people this will ring true with....

A New Kind of Bible

The long awaited Renovare Spiritual Formation Bibles arrived today. It has been a messy affair to get them here but since so many of us are messy I am sure we don't mind.

For a peek of what this version has to offer you can have a look here.  The contributors are a veritable who's who including  :

• General Editors - Gayle Beebe, Richard J. Foster, Lynda L.Graybeal, Thomas C. Oden, Dallas Willard
• Old Testament and Deuterocanonical Editor - Walter Brueggemann
• New Testament Editor - Eugene Peterson
• Character Sketches - Brenda Quinn

Here is a sample of what it has to offer:

Living in Christ
Colossians teaches that we must be rooted and grounded in Christ (2:7). Only in that way will we come to the fullness of our relationship with God and service to Him. Colossians 2:6-7 offer a pithy summary of the Christian life.

I like the way the language is put into today's context and there are many examples at Renovare's website. This excerpt got me really excited:

Elizabeth was well acquainted with waiting. She and her husband, Zechariah, were “righteous before God, living blamelessly” (Luke 1:6), and yet they were childless, a condition that was often considered a disgrace and sign of God’s displeasure. As the years passed, Elizabeth could no longer hope to conceive. Yet like Abram and Sara, God surprised his faithful followers late in their life, reversing barrenness and bringing forth a child he would use in a great way, who would come to be known as John the Baptist.

I look forward to using this Bible in life group and for some Sunday readings.

You're It

Al tagged me today which is something I have thus far been able to avoid. So here goes:

1. Total number of books you own -

I stopped counting a while back and I had to shed a whole bunch before we moved to KL. Not as many as Sivin though !

2. The last book you have bought -
Agree with Al here I rarely only buy one when the mood takes me so I just bought:

Ramsay's Kitchen Secrets

Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Secrets and Dean Koontz Velocity

3. The last book you have read -
My horses are still running so am part way through Dean Koontz Strangers, Willards Renovation of the Heart, Banks Powell Faith in Leadership and Celebration of Discipline. I tend to go in spurts as energy dictates.

4. Five Books that mean a lot to me -
Celebration of Discipline by Richard J Foster (nearly the only book we less theologically talented folks needs to read)
Lord of the Rings by Tolkein (a great read with an underlying message)
My Brother Jack by Geroge Johnstone (I read this at school and felt saome symmetry with the characters)
Charmaine Solomons Asian Cookbook (the source of many a gastronomic delight)
The Heavenly Man by Brother Yun (reminds me not to be cynical about faith)

5. My turn to tag five others -

Apple Man
Alpha
Daniel
Mr Tan
John

Shame on You Dan

If this is true that is..

The Gunslinger is Back

Found Song of Susannah in Singapore yesterday and immediately bought it. I have been looking for it all over the placer since I saw that it had been released. It is the second last in the Dark Tower series. I have been reading Stephen King since my teens and I remember how long ago the Gunslinger was first released in 1982. This has been a long wait and there was a huge hiatus between the Gunslinger and the second book.

The last one is due for release in September in the US but don't know when it will hit Asia so don't know how long I have to wait. Just bummed I did not find it before I went on leave last week. It is one of those series that people like or don't take to and I took to it from the start. Something about the appeal of the mix of old west character with multiple worlds and some sci fi that the boy at heart cannot resist.

Well now I know what I will be doing on the weekend say thank ya