Every Day Bible » book review http://www.happyhiatt.com a walk of discipleship Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:02:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Review: Same Kind of Different http://www.happyhiatt.com/2010/05/01/review-same-kind-of-different/ http://www.happyhiatt.com/2010/05/01/review-same-kind-of-different/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 18:37:56 +0000 Happy http://www.happyhiatt.com/2010/05/01/review-same-kind-of-different/ Several weeks ago, James and Harriett drove to Nebraska for a funeral. The Nebraska-Tennessee isn’t just a hop down the interstate, so of course they brought reading material.

Harriett came back from their trip without a voice—because she was so engrossed in the book, that she read it aloud to James. That was endorsement enough for me!

The chapters alternate, telling the story of two different lives. What could a loaded art dealer have in common with a homeless sharecropper? Everything and nothing.

The story read quickly and well. It is an emotional telling of two men seeking God from different places and having different struggles. It will challenge your thoughts about service, wealth, relationships, and the homeless.

Just watch out, guys. You might, um…end up with something in your eye near the end…

]]> http://www.happyhiatt.com/2010/05/01/review-same-kind-of-different/feed/ 0 The Fruit of Repentance? http://www.happyhiatt.com/2010/01/08/the-fruit-of-repentance/ http://www.happyhiatt.com/2010/01/08/the-fruit-of-repentance/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:59:04 +0000 Happy http://www.happyhiatt.com/?p=330 In reading Randy Alcorn’s The Treasure Principle: Discovering the Secret of Joyful Giving, I stumbled on this little realization. In Luke 3:10-14, John the Baptist is describing works that show the fruit of repentance. In this text, he interacts with soldiers, tax collectors, and all men. The advice given to each is from the same category. See if you identify it.

He commanded the tax collectors not to over—reach and collect more  than they ought.

He commanded the soldiers to be content with their wages and resist the temptation to extort the poor.

He commanded all men to share their possessions with those in need.

All people were instructed to show evidence of their penitent hearts based on their stewardship. Stewardship reveals values. Values reveal hearts. Where your treasure is, Jesus said, there your heart will be also.

Would John the Baptist see fruit of repentance in my check register? How about yours?

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