z-Lightview WordPress plugin updated to 1.1.2
For those interested, my z-LightView plugin has been updated to version 1.1.2. The only real change is that it uses the latest LightView code (2.3.1, released August 20th).
You can get the update here.
LightView is a package that includes JavaScript code to enhance the way embedded content (such as images) is displayed on web pages.
“In a world” ringtone
Voiceover artist Beau Weaver–you’ve probably heard him in movie trailers that begin with, “In a world…”–has put together a fantastically hilarious ringtone in the same vein as the movie trailers.
You can get the ringtone right from his site here.
Life-giving
Having just wrapped up a series on fruitfulness, this Sunday I spoke about what it means to be life-giving as a follower of Christ.
My goal was to communicate that being a life-giver doesn’t have to be difficult and I presented some simple points that can help make it a natural and effective part of one’s life.
Click the link below to listen.
Hearing God’s voice, part 7
We have been discussing how to hear God’s voice and in the study we made some key points that can really help us hear God more easily, and know how to react when we’re not sure we are hearing Him at all. To summarize what we’ve discussed so far:
- God’s voice is familiar,
- God’s voice carries authority,
- God wants to talk to us,
- When we seek Him, He directs us even if we don’t hear Him,
- Hearing God is easier when our lifestyle focuses on Him,
- We must compare what we hear to what’s in the Bible,
- We must pray about what we hear.
To wrap up the series on hearing God’s voice, I want to look at one final element which is illustrated in a passage from Proverbs.
6for waging war you need guidance, and for victory many advisers.
–Proverbs 24:6 (NIV)
6Strategic planning is the key to warfare; to win, you need a lot of good counsel.
Proverbs 24:6 (MSG)
6So don’t go to war without wise guidance; victory depends on having many advisers.
–Proverbs 24:6 (NLT)
Sometimes hearing God for various things in our lives is difficult because the Bible doesn’t give a specific direction about everything and our emotions can interfere with our ability to separate God’s voice from our own. Some questions–who to marry? What house to buy? What school to go to?–simply cannot be answered by randomly opening a page in the Bible (for the most part).
The passage in Proverbs 6:24 communicates an interesting message. All three translations say the same thing in their own unique way; that is, we should solicit the advice of other Christians we know and trust when making key choices in our lives.
1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
–Psalm 1:1a (NIV)
After we’ve sought God, read the Bible and prayed, getting feedback from others can help confirm what we’ve heard or provide us with different perspectives that we had not yet considered.
Funny street sign
This week we traveled to Toronto to have dinner with family. This sign caught my attention and I had to snap a quick picture.
Nothing invites someone to learn the English language more than a sign written in English.