On monday, a co-worker (Chris Holohan) and I left for Barnes and Noble to buy a book that had caught Chris's attention. Chris had seen this book online and watched several interviews of Ed Dobson to see what this book was all about. Since we were so interested, we decided to each buy one and see what we could learn from it.
Next summer, our middle school camps at United Christian Youth Camp will be taking a close look at the life of Jesus. The hope is that students would have a real, true, and authentic picture of who Jesus is, how he lived, why he died, and what that means for us.
Dobson's book has already began to challenge us and show us new things about the life of Jesus. In this book, Ed Dobson, a longtime pastor of Calvary Bible in Grand Rapids, Michigan, talks about an experiment he recently embarked upon. Dobson was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease several years ago, and this led him to a journey of trying to live like Jesus for an entire year. Some of things he does is amazing to read about. A super-conservative pastor is challenged to break down many barriers and love people as Jesus did.
This is a great book so far, and maybe it will even challenge you! I know it has for me. Because of a challenge from this book, Chris and I will be reading the Gospels all the way through every week from now until summer. It is already a huge challenge. And it is only week 1. My biggest prayer is that it would not become a prideful, shallow, or meaningless homework assignment. My prayer is that God would renew my mind through reading about Jesus every day.
Hey everyone! Here is a one of Jessica's latest greatest pictures. I love my wife because she makes me laugh constantly. I would be way to serious without her in my life!
