Reading Round-Up

First up, be sure to take some time and visit the website for Chris & Cassie’s church planting movement in San Jose!

Here is something in the arts: Have you ever seen the piano played like this? Incredible.

Pastor Mark Driscoll in Seattle is doing a short series on people in church history who started their public ministry at a relatively young age. Check it out: Part I and Part II. In more contemporary times, Driscoll himself started Mars Hill Church when he was 25-years-old. Likewise, Pastor Rick Warren in California started Saddleback Church when he was just 25-years-old.

Smithsonian Magazine has a fascinating article about an archeological site that is being dated at roughly 6,000 years before Stonehenge, which is quite significant. The site is also thought by some to be located at or near the biblical location of the Garden of Eden. What do you think?

A recent survey shows that Denver non-profits are getting squeezed on both sides. “85 percent of Denver-area nonprofits are getting greater demand for their services, 44 percent are faced with declining donations, and 29 percent already have cut staff.” This is sad news, since non-profits are good for everyone. It also represents an opportunity for each of us to live more generous lives by giving sacrificially.

Beginning this year and expanding in 2010, Denver is taking part in “a new philosophy of going.” It should be interesting to see if this catches on.