Well everyone, I know that we promised a “fresh contest” for you all, but sometimes God has other plans. Being “offline” for the past month, we’ve been unable to plan out anything exciting. But we’re still not about to let a contest opportunity (be it ever so commonplace) go to waste!
So, without further ado, we’d like to introduce to y’all the Reclaiming the Culture DVD series! (Did you catch that “y’all”? I’ll be a Suth’ner yet…)
I’ve noticed that when it comes to culture, Christians usually fall into 3 basic camps. First, there are those who allow themselves to be transformed by the world’s culture. Second, there are those who (for lack of a better term), “run away and hide” from the culture, and live in isolation with no influence on society. And then, finally, there are those who make it their business to neither hide from the world nor compromise the scriptures – but to instead reclaim the culture.
Our family strives to be in that latter category. The question then is, “how”? “Where do we start?”
That’s what the Reclaiming the Culture DVD series from Vision Forum is all about. It’s sort of a compilation of some of the best teachings available at Vision Forum – teachings that can transform your family. Although we haven’t watched these DVDs yet, we’ve listened to half of the talks via audio CDs – and they are of the highest quality. We were actually there LIVE in Jamestown when the Providential Nexus of Jamestown and Plymouth was filmed!
So, where’s the contest, you ask? Well, here it is. Leave us a comment, and in the comment, put a practical way we can all help reclaim the culture for Christ. The names of everyone who leaves a culture changing suggestion will be entered into a hat, and then a winner will be randomly chosen. The winner gets to choose any one of the DVDs of the entire collection!
Go ahead, browse through the titles – they’re good. We just listened to The Promise the other day. It was excellent!
To start us off in the comments, I’ll leave a small, practical way we can change the culture – Hospitality. Specifically, inviting people that might even be near strangers to you for dinner and such. Let them see in your family the difference of the Biblical family, and let God have the glory!
Oh, by the way, I am obliged by Vision Forum to end this giveaway no later than June 30th – so you better get your comment in before the end of Monday!
and eventually found myself in the hat and scarf section. I amused myself by trying on different “bucket hats” (Kasie knows what I mean) then was amazed to spot out of the corner of my eye, an entire row of newsboy caps!
One Year of Blogging
September 28th, 2008It’s our “Bloggaversary”!
Where has the time gone? Can it really have been an entire year since we began our family blog?
A good many things have taken place since the 28th of September 2007, the most obvious one being that we moved! (hopefully everybody knows that already…)
After a 7 month ‘stop’ in Virginia, our home is now in Providence Glen, East Tennessee.
And now, as of a few weeks ago, we’ve decided to step out in faith with a music ministry! Our band site is set up, we’ll be playing at nursing homes and churches, and we’re cutting a CD! God has blessed us with friends and connections to help us in this endeavor. May He receive all glory!
Throughout all of this it’s been a great joy to be able to share our lives through pictures and stories with you, our dear friends and readers. Hearing from you through all your comments is what makes blogging fun. So…thank you all very much!
Here are a few ‘blog stats’ for you to enjoy:
Number of posts in one year: 223 (including this one)
Total number of comments in one year: 2,237
Post with the most coments in one year: Happy New Year! with a total of 40 comments!
Here’s to the beginning of another year of blogging for the Willi!
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