Who do you read? Who do you listen to? Are you a member in good standing of a local Christian congregation?
1. The Bible; slowly chipping away at memorizing I Cor 13 in Chinese.
2. Walvoord, currently . . . FR—I probably think Alamo-Girl is as close to my understanding of Scripture as most anyone else I know of. Been close enough to or acquaianted with a LOT of big name Christian leaders. Not been very impressed with much of any of them.
I like Max Lucado and Francis Frangipaine; Chuck Colson; Winkie Pratney’s current physical traumas and resurrection from his Korean death bed renew my respect for him and his teachings, testimony, life. He’s reminded me again . . . no striving in the flesh. Still a hard lesson given lots of givens.
Am almost to the place that I don’t think much of leaders who haven’t been through a few failings, crucibles and come out with some huge amounts of humility. Course that shows differently in different personalities but it’s very impactful. I think Rick Joyner’s right about the cloak of humility being crucial in these ENG TIMES.
3. a wide diversity of other topic articles . . . some for teaching
4. I mostly listen to Scripture [often going all night by my pillow] and Christian music. Took the TV out about a year ago.
About twice a year, a fiesty elderly spry, wirey black Pentecostal Baptist prophetic pastor comes up from Phoenix to minister in our era. She’s always been 100% accurate about what she’s spoken into my life By Holy Spirit, and all the lives of those I know who attend. A rarity. She’s tripped up about KJV only but I overlook that and she overlooks that I read other versions too.
5. Last time I touched base with Pastor, he seemed to indicate I was . . . though we don’t have our weekly lunch given he got so busy building his new house and with a lot of new church members . . . though we don’t actually have a formal membership.
And you?
Why?