The Summit 2010

The week was a huge encouragement to those of us living "real lives" out of the spotlight everyday in the world. All things will be brought into the light, so who will you be today? Let's follow Jesus out into the world (John 8:12).

Join the buzz. . . on Twitter, Facebook, or in the press. . .

• ACU Summit speakers: Christians, Muslims must talk ReporterNews.com - Brian Bethel - ‎Sep 21, 2010‎
• ACU Summit: Author challenges crowd toward compassion ReporterNews.com - ‎Sep 22, 2010‎ Shane Claiborne
• Musician's sound blends folk, pop and rock Abilene Reporter-News - Dru Willis - ‎Sep 21, 2010 Derek Webb
• Thousands Participate In ACU Summit, ACU Will Host Their 104th Summit Jacqueline Hince, KTXS News - September 20, 2010
• ACU Summit Draws Crowd With Live Iron Casting KTXS - Jocelyn Tovar - ‎Sep 19, 2010‎
• Second chances: 'The Rookie' Morris still chasing dreams away from baseball Abilene Reporter-News - ‎Sep 20, 2010‎
• ACU Summit about people talking life and faith Abilene Reporter-News - ‎Sep 16, 2010‎

More to come. . . Peace.

Echoing the Story - brand new book

After years of being used by everyday people, in home groups, with church plants, with non-believers, and Sunday Schools, Wipf and Stock Publishers released my book "Echoing the Story of God." It is now available on the Wipf & Stock site and will be available on Amazon and in your local bookstores by October, 2010.

People regularly express to me the following three things: #1 they have a weak grasp of God's story from the Bible, #2 they don't have a meaningful story, and #3 they are uncertain how to talk about God with others.

So I wanted to help people find a simple way to gather and tell the scattered stories of life and imagine them as part of a larger story.

Over twelve weeks, this guidebook walk participants through the story from Genesis to Revelation. Even more significant than content is the simple small group method that shows people how to be attentive to their lives for hints of God's activity. Along the way, people discover that listening rather than talking is an art that Christians need to learn. I hope you enjoy it. More than that I hope you use it.