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Author: Gordon Macdonald

Quote: During one session he talked about the questions people ask at different stages of life and presented a new framework toward understanding the concerns of each age group. I found this helpful as I think about those that I pastor, lead and counsel. The questions are: 20’s - Am I noticed? 30’s - Can I really make this all work? 40’s - Is there something more? 50’s - Can I hold on? 60’s - Have I become obsolete? 70’s - Was it all worth it?

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Quote: Bill Hybels is the Senior Pastor of Willow Creek Church outside of Chicago, one of those huge 13,000 member congregations. Bill Hybels, a couple of years ago, wrote to Billy Graham, and said, "I would like to come visit you in the Carolinas. I'd like to spend a day with you. I have a number of questions to ask." Billy Graham wrote back, and said, "Sure, come on down." Bill Hybels got out his yellow pad, and started to write question after question, page after page. He couldn't wait to go and see Billy Graham. He couldn't wait to get over with the introductory stuff and start asking his questions. He wanted all this information from this great master of evangelism, maybe one of the greatest evangelists since the Apostle Paul. Hybels travels down to the South. He goes up to the Graham house, knocks on the door. Billy opens the door. They greet each other. They sit down. Hybels pulls out his pad. He's ready to start asking questions and taking notes. Billy Graham says, "Bill, pray for me." Bill Hybels said, "I couldn't believe it. Me, pray for him? No, no. He's the master. He should pray for me. He should help me."

Webpage: http://clergyresources.net/Standiford/Standiford%20A%20path%20toward%20peace%20%20John%2014.htm

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Quote: Fritz Perls, the father of Gestalt Therapy offered, "The three basic questions of life are; Who am I, what am I doing here, and who are all these people?"[

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Author: Bill Johnson

Quote: If you want to know where your church is going, ask them these 4 questions What's the testimony that you most want to see repeated? What's the prophecy you most want to see fulfilled? What do you love? What are you afraid of?

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Book: "Preach the Word" Buy from www.amazon.co.uk or www.amazon.com

Author: Michael Eaton (Ed Grg Haslam)

Quote: It is the preachers task to get the people so full of joy that non-believers start askng questions. When that starts to happen it will touch every corner of our land. Let us rebuild the altar looking for the day when the fire will fall. Let us learn again how to preach.

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Author: Adrain Warnock

Quote: On the way there, Henry wanted to eat in that great American cultural export, McDonald's. So, having heard from Driscoll this week, and the other Sunday from Tope Koleoso, about being missional, I decided to put it into practice. Having placed my order, noticing there was no queue behind me, I had the following conversation: Me: "So, busy today?" Server: "No, not really." Me: "Who was the weirdest person you had in today?" Server: "No one really." Me: "Okay then, who was the weirdest person that came in this week?" Server: "You!" Me: "What? Cuz I actually talked to you?" Server: "Yep ..."

Webpage: feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdrianWarnocksUkEvangelicalBlog/~3/333550670/mark-driscoll-unleashed-in-london.htm

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Book: "Confessions of a Reformission Rev." Buy from www.amazon.co.uk or www.amazon.com

Author: Mark Driscoll

Quote: Then it dawned on me that we were getting a visitor or two at Church every week and that low hanging fruit would probably be the easiest to pick. So on Sundays I started carrying a stack of blank notecards in my pocket. Our church was small enough that I knew who the visitors were. i would walk up, introduce myself and ask a few leading questions to see if they were members at another Church or visiting from out of town, because I did not want to waste my time. Those people who seemed worth getting to know would get a card on which to write down their contact information and I would schedule a meeting with them on the spot and write in my appointment to ensure we had a scheduled appointment.

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Quote: A young boy happened upon an old man who was fishing in the mighty Mississippi River. Immediately the lad began to ply the aged fisherman with a myriad of questions as only young boys can do. With the patience of the ages, the old man answered each query. Suddenly their conversation was interrupted by the shrill whistle of the majestic River Queen paddling relentlessly down river. The sight of the ship gleaming and splashing spray in the sunlight caused the surprised spectators to stare in awe and appreciation. Then above the noise of the paddle wheel was heard a small boy’s voice calling across the water; "Let me ride! Let me ride!" The old man turned to the boy and tried to calm him down explaining that the River Queen was too important a ship to stop and give rides to little boys. The young child cried all the more, "Let me ride!" Old eyes bulged in disbelief as that great ship pulled for shore and a gangplank was lowered. In a flash two young feet scampered up and onto the deck. The ship with its new cargo safely on board began to pull back into the main stream. The old man continued to stare after the ship. Then a shock of yellow hair appeared above the rail. It was quickly followed by two blue eyes, button nose, and cherub lips. "Mister, I knew this ship would stop for me. The captain is my father!"

Webpage: http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=80400

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Quote: Professor Richard Lewontin is an American evolutionary biologist, geneticist and social commentator. A leader in developing the mathematical basis of population genetics and evolutionary theory, he pioneered the notion of using techniques from molecular biology such as gel electrophoresis to apply to questions of genetic variation and evolution. Look at the following comment in which he reveals the reason evolutions are so anti Intelligent Design regardless of whether or not the facts support it: "We take the side of science in spite of the patent absurdity of some of its constructs, in spite of its failure to fulfill many of its extravagant promises of health and life, in spite of the tolerance of the scientific community for unsubstantiated just-so stories, because we have a prior commitment, a commitment to materialism. It is not that the methods and institutions of science somehow compel us to accept a material explanation of the phenomenal world, but, on the contrary, that we are forced by our a priori adherence to material causes to create an apparatus of investigation and a set of concepts that produce material explanations, no matter how counter-intuitive, no matter how mystifying to the uninitiated. Moreover, that materialism is an absolute, for we cannot allow a Divine Foot in the door." Richard Lewontin, Billions and billions of demons, The New York Review, p. 31, 9 January 1997. The reason evolutionists stubbornly hold to their beliefs even though they are absurd, unsubstantiated is because they cannot allow a divine foot in the door. I have news for Mr. Lewontin. It's too late. God is in the house.

Webpage: raycomfortfood.blogspot.com/2008/08/divine-foot.html

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