quote, acts 5, Ruth, and DNOW... all together

I have been thinking a lot about something i read not too long ago... it said that Christian is a great noun but a poor adjective. hmm. i wasn't so sure about this at first because i use Christian as an adjective all the time. maybe i shouldn't. the point being that as a follower of Christ, i should ALWAYS be doing his work and striving to be more like him. in following this recently i have come to agree with the statement above. especially after the focus of DNOW being Identity. all through my prepareation this was working in me. point being, I am no longer an adjective, i am striving to be noun!! and so should you!

Have you read the story of Ananias and Sapphira?
acts 5:1-11
you should check it out. it is either the only or one of very few times God imediately causes death in the New Testiment.

I''m studying Ruth at the moment (shes one of the 12 extraordinary women). Shes constantly refered to as the moabitess and i never before knew the weight that such a description held. See Moab is near Isreal but is viewed as a evil place. the city worshipped idols, the women were known for suducing Isrealite men, they were pagans, and the Irsrealites shunned them. I cant decide if people refered to her as such as a way of complimenting her (wow shes broken the stereotype) or as a judgement (i wont give her any of my time b/c shes from Moab). i hope to figure this one out soon.

Lastly, there are many things i could say about my 2nd experiance leading DNOW but i will keep it brief. Check out Jeremy Kingsly, and here's just a a teaser, " dont read the Bible to finish, read it to change." Then, I had several challanges with my group- the first being a had a girl who did not speak any English, i know God had a reason but all i ahve to say is Lord, i dont understand your reasons but you do Great things. secondly, i encountered several very hard 12 yr old hearts. when i tried to get one-on-one with my girls, two told me "i dont talk to other people about what God is doing in my life." can i jsut say, my heart broke in two pieces both times... join with my in praying for these girls and all those involved in the weekend.