Here are some highlights from two sessions this afternoon.Andy Stanley, Pastor at North Point Community Church, brought the following message "Making Vision Stick." It's a standard Stanley message that has now been made into a book by the same name. He defined vision as "a mental picture of what could be, fueled by a passion …
The Case for Teaching the Bible
Here's an interesting article on Time Magazine's online journal making a case for why the Bible should be taught as part of the curriculum for public schools and colleges. Why? Because it is the 'bedrock' of Western civilization. It's worth reading if you're interested in education or the connections between biblical literacy and politics.
I Have Issues
For those of you who enjoyed Brandon Brown's message at The Ave a couple of weeks ago, he has posted some excerpts from it at his blog, The Legend of the Brown Squirrel. You can read this specific post and interact with it here.
Kick-Off Ave
We kick-off The Ave downtown at the big red church tonight, Sept 5!! 7:30 - pizza in the parking lot between the church and Marquette's Straz Tower 8:30 - The Ave begins We'll begin our 3-week series "Charity Case": Sept 5: "I Am a Charity Case" Sept 12: "Loving the Lover" Sept 19: "Sharing the …
Matthew Erickson 