What They Won't Think Of!

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the NIV Zondervan has launched Bible Across America, a cross-country RV tour. Bible Across America features an RV, piloted by a four-person team, that is traveling across the continental United States, making stops at churches, universities, retail stores and special events where people are invited to contribute a verse to complete a handwritten Bible – America's NIV.

I think this is a cool idea. I can't wait to see the finished copy!

Visit their website to find out more details:

www.bibleacrossamerica.com

There is Freedom From Pornography

As you all know this is a hard issue to discuss in the Christian realm, it is a topic that has become a big problem in our Christian communities. It is about time we step up and take a stand! During the conference I was at in September, Ted Cunningham got up and introduced this line of resources to all the bookstore owners. During his presentation of some of the statistics one of the bookstore owners shared that his brother is the manager at a hotel and the pay-per-view adult video charges are the highest during pastor conferences and Christian Men's retreats. This just highlights how much of an issue this has become. This resource extends to women and even talks about the issue of lust and how detrimental that can be to relationships. Since these items will be hard to sell the individuals Ted recommended the 3 M's (Men for their friends, Moms and Ministry). Most men know of a friend who struggles with this issue (50% of Christian men are addicted to porn). Moms need to talk to their kids about this (12 to 17 year olds are the largest consumers of Internet pornography). Ministries can use these resources to start small groups within their churches and most of the time can speak from experience (7 of 10 lay leaders in the church admitted to visiting adult Web sites at least once a week).

To get more information about these resources visit www.freedombeginshere.org. If you are sold and want to pick up your resources stop by Pathway today and find the package that is best for you.

See the image below to see what's available (just click the image to make it bigger).

Sorry about the coloring...he wasn't really supposed to be blue, but I guess maybe that just emphasizes how many books he is carrying!