Quotable

“God will not have His work made manifest by cowards.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sunday with Dave Ramsey

We had a great time at MKCC this morning with Dave Ramsey talking about Biblical Finance, courtesy of Lifechurch.tv Open.

• Lavern did a great job opening with Phil Collins - I've been waiting for this moment all of my life.
• Sang a new song for me. The words rocked my world: Hungry I come to you for I know you can satisfy. Jesus you are all this heart is living for

Here are some of my notes from the preach:

• How many of you have done something stupid with money. My hand up!
• I've got a PhD in D.U.M.B.
• Ever blame anyone else when you do something stupid.
• I met God on the way up. Then I got to KNOW him on the way down.
• Biblical finance is 80% behaviour and only 20% knowledge.
• 5 principles of biblical finance. 1. Get out of debt. 2. act you wage. 3. Get on a budget. 4. learn to save & invest. 5. Get the other ones right and you can GIVE.
• The borrower is slave to the lender. U got to do what u r told. Master card is well named because it becomes your master.
  
• I went about the business of having plastic surgery. (cutting up credit cards)
• To many of us use money we don't have to buy things we don't need to impress people we don't know.
• You are wise if you save you are a fool if you devour all you have.
• Debt is not a sin but it is biblically stupid.
• Save you pizza & cable money and you can solve any retirement problems.

If you missed the preach you can watch it here.

Oh and lastly, don't anyone ever tell me that video teaching does not work in UK. People from #MKCC loved hearing Dave Ramsey today - awesome!

What makes you happy?

Some of these things also make me happy. Can you guess which ones? You may be surprised. (via avclub)


What makes you happy? from Jon Rawlinson on Vimeo.

You Version 2.0

If you have read by blog for any amount of time you will know that I am a great fan of YouVersion.com.

It is a fantastic on line Bible resource and on line community. They have just launched version 2.0.

Here is the latest from their blog:

1. A new design: We have given YouVersion a facelift, making the Bible reader the first place you land. Anyone can browse Scripture immediately upon hitting the site, giving people direct access to the Bible with fewer clicks.
2. Widgetized: The right window pane now contains contribution, daily reading, and journal widgets that can be organized within the pane. See what you want, where you want it!
3. Tag, Bookmark, and Link: Now found in one area above the widgets, this new location gives you the ability to organize your thoughts and readings without ever having to leave the Bible Reader.
4. Parallel Readers: Want to see the what two different versions have to say about Matthew 5-7? Now you can compare NIV and The Message without having to grab two different Bibles. It can also be used to read two different languages - read in English on one side and Korean on the other. Or if you want to read the Sermon on the Mount in Mark and Matthew, you can un-sync the parallel readers and browse separately. [keyboard shortcut = control + option + p]
5. My Page: Take a look at the contributions of those you are following, and see your likes, bookmarks, contributions, and journal entries.
6. Community Page: A global view of YouVersion user activity, the community page is your place to engage with the YouVersion community. See what people are contributing, liking, and tagging!
7. Mobile Pages: Access the mobile apps (iPhone, BlackBerry and other mobile devices) through these specific mobile pages. Download instructions and compatibility specifics are found within these pages.

They say seven is a symbolic number… so we’ll stop there, but be on the lookout for much more to come as we turn our attention to mobile, tying in user interaction from mobile to web to give you seamless integration from your mobile device to your home computer or laptop. Also look for an updated m.youversion.com in the coming weeks, with the ability to log-in and add journal entries from your phone.

We’re excited to get this update out the door and in your hands! It’s been an exciting few months here at LifeChurch.tv as we’ve spent many hours designing, tweaking and developing this release. YouVersion first launched in September 2007, promoting online Scripture engagement through a community of dedicated users. Our desire was to make the Bible accessible and spur users to engage with Scripture through their contributions of text, links, photos and videos. With the addition of the iPhone Bible app in July 2008 and the Blackberry app in October, it has become evident that YouVersion was experiencing momentum and plans to enhance YouVersion began to fall into place.

We want to take a moment and give praise to God for the awesome opportunity He has given us to further Biblical interaction using the Web! We also want to thank you for the valuable contributions you have made (and will continue to make) to YouVersion. With every contribution, you show that engagement with Scripture is valuable to your spiritual journey!

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