Resources from training and other goodies

Hey everyone!

Here are some great resources for your walk with the Lord that were given to us at team training or that I stumbled across this summer.

Books:

The Crescent through the Eyes of the Cross: Insights from an Arab Christian by Nabeel T. Jabbour.

-Jabbour's book teaches Western Christians to share Jesus in culturally sensitive ways with Muslims, particularly Middle Eastern Muslims. Although our campus is comprised dominantly by African Muslims, I expect Jabbour's book highly relevant to our ministry.

StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath.

-This book was given to team leaders at training. Rath's book is selling well in business circles. Very simple thesis: We would be more effective, happy, and productive if we spent time identifying and building our strengths as opposed to mitigating our weaknesses.

The Hope of Glory: 100 Daily Meditations on Colossians by Sam Storms.

-Excellent devotional commentary on Colossians. Storms' commentary is not overly academic and is helpful for studying Colossians on a daily basis.

1 Samuel: Looking at the Heart by Dale Ralph Davis.

-Dr. Davis' Old Testament commentaries are very reliable and really break open the Word to help the Church see God more fully. I am a big fan of Davis' style: a little academic for some, but he is really a pastor at heart.

Music & Sermon Links:

-The band from team training was Page CXVI [Duke students might remember when they visited campus and played at Campus Crusade's large group in March]. Their rendition of "In Christ Alone" is excellent.

-British author and teacher Graham Cooke is a recent discovery, thanks to my friend and fellow Crusade staffer Craig Muckenhirn. I'm currently working through five sermons linked here.

-I came across a unique ministry about financial stewardship called Generous Giving last week. Generous Giving has several free resources. You can hear part of the Bill and Vonette Bright story, the founders of Campus Crusade, here. The Brights have an incredible testimony; Bill once won $1 Million as the recipient of the Templeton Prize and gave it all away.

Hope these resources are useful for you! Feel free to leave comment with other suggestions.