Sunday, July 30, 2006

100 Pianos

A. W. Tozer
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July 30

The Church: 100 Pianos

...that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. --John 17:21

Someone may fear that we are magnifying private religion out of all proportion, that the "us" of the New Testament is being displaced by a selfish "I." Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So one hundred worshippers meeting together, each one looking away to Christ, are in heart nearer to each other than they could possibly be were they to become "unity" conscious and turn their eyes away from God to strive for closer fellowship. Social religion is perfected when private religion is purified. The body becomes stronger as its members become healthier. The whole church of God gains when the members that compose it begin to seek a better and a higher life. The Pursuit of God, 90.

"Lord, let this start with me. Give me a closer walk with You today. Then as a leader enable me to encourage others as well, individually, so that all to whom I minister might be in harmony as we individually are close to You. Amen."

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Quote of the Day - John Falconer

I have but one candle of life to burn, and I would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than in a land flooded with light.

John Falconer

Sunday, July 23, 2006

Quote of the Day - Mike Stachura

The mark of a great church is not its seating capacity, but its sending capacity.

Mike Stachura

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Quote of the Day - C.T. Studd

Some wish to live within the sound of a chapel bell, I wish to run a rescue mission within a yard of hell.

C.T. Studd

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Journey to Afghanistan

Mike Mannina (left) in local attire poses with an Afghan.

Do you want to know what it is like to be on the ground in Afghanistan? One of my housemates took a trip to Afghanistan awhile back and saw firsthand. Click here.