The Overflow

#PBL12 Debriefing

WesWoodell — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:14:46 +0000

The family and I spent most of last week in Malibu, CA where we attended the 2012 Pepperdine Bible Lectures. The classes and keynotes I took in were excellent (MP3s, CDs, and DVDs are available for purchase here), but the time spent fellowshipping with people I don’t get to see all that often is what I [...]

Reaching the Missing Generation @ #pbl12

WesWoodell — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:14:34 +0000

The Pepperdine Bible Lectures are right around the corner. Airiel and I will be teaching a class Thursday May 3 at 3:15PM in Keck Science Center 130 (map) entitled “Reaching the Missing Generation: Practical Evangelistic Ministry to Twenty-Somethings”. We’re finishing up our prep this week and are looking forward to being in Malibu next. In our [...]

Friday Repost: Awards We Don’t Deserve

WesWoodell — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:19:49 +0000

I couldn’t help but notice the flutter of posts about Obama’s winning the Nobel Peace Prize this morning. Here’s an excerpt from the full story: Obama expressed surprise at winning the award, saying he felt humbled and unworthy of being counted in the company of the “transformative figures” of history who had won it. “I [...]

Proverbs Project: Laziness & Work Ethic

WesWoodell — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:46:27 +0000

Proverbs related to Laziness & Work Ethic: . Proverbs 6:6-11 6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! 7 It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, 8 yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. 9 How long will you lie there, you sluggard? [...]

Jesus: ‘All Up in Your Business’

WesWoodell — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:50:45 +0000

According to the Proverbs related to God’s Wisdom & Sovereignty, God is sovereign over everything. Stop – ruminate on that for a moment, because that idea has HUGE implications, and it’s all too easy to read over without digesting. God is sovereign over e v e r y t h i n g! Ultimately, there [...]

What if every sin you committed showed up as your Facebook status update?

WesWoodell — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:45:45 +0000

Reblogged from The Overflow: And it did so instantly and in real time? Woah. Can you imagine status updates like this? ___________ just stole money from the cash register at work. ___________ is drunk, and cussing out his neighbor. ___________ is viewing pornography and ___________. ___________ is attempting to sleep with a guy she met [...]

Why ‘Accepting Jesus into Your Heart’ is Superstitious & Unbiblical, and How Believer’s Baptism Can Be Equally So

WesWoodell — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:46:19 +0000

. Before you read further, please watch this video by prominent Baptist pastor David Platt (thanks to Eric Brown for the link): . . As David points out in the clip, the idea of “accepting Jesus” or praying a prayer unto salvation isn’t found in the Bible. While I agree with his sentiment, prudence mandates [...]

Secrets

WesWoodell — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:43:53 +0000

If you’ve ever kept a secret, you’ll probably find the PostSecret Blog fascinating. You’ll also likely enjoy this TedTalk: . . All of us have secrets … at least we think we do, but do we really? I’ve been meditating on this a bit today as I studied again through the Proverbs relating to God’s Wisdom & Sovereignty. We [...]

Proverbs Project: God’s Wisdom & Sovereignty

WesWoodell — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 01:30:00 +0000

Proverbs related to God’s Wisdom & Sovereignty: . Proverbs 2:6-8 6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. 7 He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, 8 for he guards the course of the just and protects the way [...]

Free eBooks: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, & Erasing Hell by Francis Chan

WesWoodell — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:10:41 +0000

In case you haven’t heard, Amazon is giving away the Kindle editions of Crazy Love, Forgotten God, and Erasing Hell by Francis Chan. Don’t own a Kindle? No problem – just download the free Kindle app for your device and you can access these great resources free of charge (Kindle app available for Windows PC, [...]