Love this from lifechurch.tv –
Archives For December 2009
Wow. YouVersion, the popular online Bible version that I use daily has just achieved an incredible milestone. Over 1 Billion minutes of mobile Bible browsing has happened since YouVersion launched its numerous mobile applications for today’s popular phones (still none for the Palm Pre, but http://m.youversion.com works for now)
1 Billion Minutes… That’s 19-centuries, 16.7 million hours of people reading the Bible on their mobile device like an iPhone, iPod touch, Blackberry, etc.
And it hasn’t cost those reading the Word even a single penny.
Lifechurch.tv, the church behind the YouVersion programming and brand continues to blow-my-mind with their generosity in giving back again and again to not just their local community and local church but to the Church (big “C”) and WHOLE world with their innovative and resourceful selves.
Wanna be rocked in your gut? Watch this video message from Pastor Mark Chandler on The Village Church website.
Pastor Mark had a seizure on Thanksgiving morning and was quickly taken to the hospital where they discovered a tumor on his brain.
He is currently recovering in the ICU at the hospital and reportedly doing well following the surgery that happened just a couple days after he shot this powerful video.
The video shows a real-life faith that comes from knowing that our Lord is in complete control. The video rocked me this afternoon.
Particularly, this phrase:
“…but none of those things is better than Him [Jesus].”
If you haven’t already, watch the video.
I posted these exact words on my Amazon.com review of the book “Eden” by my friend, Andy Merritt –
When I received “Eden” in the mail, I quickly decided that I would begin reading it immediately. By the end of the first night I had quickly read through the first 30-chapters. I didn’t want to stop there, either.
I finished the book by the second evening. When a piece of fiction grabs my attention (I’m fairly certain that I have adult-onset ADD) like this I am more than willing to tell others just how great a work it is.
I went to college with Andy. I had no idea that he had a desire to author books, especially novels like “Eden”. Andy writes with an honesty and true-to-life way that keeps the reader engaged and thinking, “Yah, that could really happen.”
The book revolves around the idea that the Garden of Eden from the Genesis account still exists under the frozen Siberian landscape. The story captivated my creationism brain-sectors in a way that I didn’t expect.
“Eden” reads like a movie. No question, I was literally working through the ‘how’ of getting each chapter on-screen for Andy even though he hadn’t asked me to. In my mind I was wondering what kind of a budget it would take to recreate the scenes I was reading into an on-screen format. I was thinking through popular actors as I got to know each character.
I truly hope Andy writes more in the future – I would love to add Andy Merritt to my VERY SHORT list of Christian fiction authors that I read.
Interested in the book? Check out the website.
I have officially been “schooled” and so will you – now, who wants to go try this ASAP!?
