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He’s Here!

Here is a great little video of the Christmas story read from the Jesus Storybook Bible for your enjoyment and reflection today.

Learn more about the Jesus Storybook Bible here.

Book Giveaway at Kingdom People — Check It

Trevin Wax is having a book giveaway on his “Kingdom People” blog (www.trevinwax.com).  Trevin is giving away his top 10 books of the year, a copy of the ESV Study Bible, and a copy of his forthcoming book Holy Subversion.
It is like an instant library starter with over $240 worth of good books!
Learn about the [...]

Do you have plans for Easter?

If not, and you happen to be somewhere south of Nashville towards Spring Hill, then you should come join us at 8:30 a.m. with The Church at Spring Hill.  Here is a link to the details of the location and time.
If you don’t have plans, come worship with us and join us for lunch afterwards.  [...]

The Ultimate Stimulus Package?

If you happened to flip through the channels on TV this past week you might have noticed that TBN was running a “Spring Prais-a-Thon” to raise money.  You may be more disciplined than I, but when I see train wrecks happening I always seem to have to stop and watch.  I really need to repent [...]

C. J. Mahaney on “Michael Phelps’ Bong.”

Yesterday, C. J. Mahaney wrote a post relating to the recent news of Michael Phelps getting caught smoking pot.  Mahaney seems to relate to Phelps on many levels, but really digs in on what might be causing Phelps to reach for that bong.  Here is an excerpt:
The photograph of Phelps reminds me of myself prior [...]

Signup for the Trevin Wax book giveaway.

Hello bethefruit readers!  I just want to point you to the book giveaway Trevin Wax is having over on his “Kingdom People” blog.  You can read about his giveaway here.
If you are not already an avid reader of his blog, I recommend you add it to your reader of choice today.  Trevin constantly updates his [...]

More Reflections on Christians and Christmas

Here are a couple posts I have read recently encouraging Christians to really rethink how they celebrate this Christmas season. 
Steven Douglas wrote a very detailed and interesting history about the roots of the Christmas holiday challenging Christians to think about about their traditions here. 
Mitch (the) Fielder posted some his thoughts after seeing the news of the crazy black [...]

Are you celebrating Christmas as a Christian should?

Yesterday I posted the news that someone died after being trampled by shoppers looking for deal.  As Christians, we all should really take a look at ourselves to see whether we are celebrating the holiday season like a Christian should.  Were you running with “bulls” at Wal-Mart yesterday looking for more stuff? 
I was not out [...]

The True Meaning of Christmas seen at Wal-Mart Today

Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede. Link
Unfortunately, for many this represents the true meaning of Christmas — get as much stuff as you can.  Some in the world don’t have clean water to drink, and in America we run people over to get a TV or whatever.  Wow… [...]

The Old Heresies look like the New Ones

Al Mohler has some very interesting reflections after visiting the site where Ralph Waldo Emerson gave a speech to aspiring ministers at Harvard University in 1838 calling them to reject teaching the Bible, but to rather focus on teaching their own intuition and religious sentiments.  Read the article here.
Mohler rightly points out that these ideas [...]