impinged

I admit, postings have been rather sparse lately. I only write when I’m inspired to do so. And right now I am inspired. I actually have a series of posts I plan to write over the next little while. In the same tradition as before, the topics will be things that have either changed me, inspired me, or been revealed to me.

To start off with I want to tell you about three books that have profoundly changed my life. The first is Wild at Heart by John Eldredge. A fantastic book about the heart and soul of a man. In amazing clarity he drives deep at what a man really needs to feel alive, and then he gives permission to be a man. Outstanding! The second book is none other than one of the best selling books of all time, not including the Bible, The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. In the midst of a dark valley where I almost believed my life had no purpose, this book was the hand that pulled me out of the quicksand. And the final book is the Barbarian Way by Erwin Raphael McManus. This book was the final crack in the dam of passion that was ready to break. If you are one of those people who still thinks Christianity is about hypocritical people espousing rules no man could possibly follow, then you need to read this book. Just to give you a taste, McManus says “the greatest enemy to the movement of Jesus Christ is Christianity.” Yeah, that ought to raise a few eyebrows.

And so it is through the journey these books set me on that I’ve come to discover what my life’s priorities are. This may sound elementary but I’ve never been able to articulate them so clearly. And then just recently I’ve had an interesting revelation regarding service. These will be the topics of my next couple of posts… when I get around to it.