This morning I started my day with a walk around the neighborhood and decided to listen to some podcasts. I have subscribed to the Catalyst Podcast for a while and had a couple on my iPod I hadn't listened to yet. The second one I listened to was from the Catalyst conference in 2001 and was a session in which John Maxwell awarded Dr. Bill Bright, the founder of Campus Crusade with a lifetime achievement award. That was the initial preliminary, but then Maxwell went on to engage Dr. Bright in a conversation, probably one of the most compelling and challenging conversations I have listened too in a very long time. There are certain individuals who have lived such an incredible God honoring faithful life that when they speak, their words drip with truth, grace, and humility that almost leaves you speechless. That was how I felt about his words. To listen to his humility and challenge was moving to say the least. I would HIGHLY encourage anyone, especially men, to download this podcast and listen intently to the words this Godly man who now enjoys the prize of living a faithful life as he passed away just months following this interview. Just click on the icon and it will take you to it. Soak in the words of this amazing man of faith.
On a separate track, I came into work this morning planning on posting about this podcast, but before I did, I decided to check my email. Mark Reda, who for a short time more leads our media ministry, sent out a forward of some new video from The Work of the People. One of the new videos was a short from Brian McLaren about the "worship industry" that I also found very convicting. How often we get more caught up in the experience we are trying to create rather than sharing the relationship we should be seeking to live, communicated as an act of worship. Two things that challenged me this morning and reminded me how much I still have to learn and grow.
Peace
