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Don’t Miss a Thanksgiving Book Giveaway

~ Bob Hayton ~ 1 Comment

My friend Shaun Tabatt, of Bible Geek Gone Wild, has far too many books. So he’s giving a few away this Thanksgiving weekend. Sometime on Sunday Nov. 29th, winners will be selected to receive the six books he’s giving away. So be sure to go over and comment on his post for a chance to win. He’s giving away some good titles, you’ll want to go take a peek. Happy Thanksgiving weekend to you all! And thanks, Shaun, for some book giveaway fun.

Book Giveaway: A Praying Life by Paul Miller

~ Bob Hayton ~ 7 Comments

Courtesy of Michelle Bennett and NavPress, I have 2 free copies of Paul Miller’s A Praing Life to give away. I’ve decided to use a form from Google Docs to help with this contest. Just fill out the form to enter.

If you subscribe to my blog or follow me on Twitter, you get an extra entry. Of course you can become a subscriber today by clicking here, and follow me on twitter here. Then if you create a blog post linking to my giveaway, or if you link to my giveaway on a Twitter or Facebook update, you can get an additional entry. The contest runs through 6pm (Central) on September 9th.

I’m looking forward to blessing 2 lucky people with a really good book. Don’t forget to read my review of A Praying Life, to see why you really will want to enter this contest!

Contest is now closed.

BibleWorks8 Giveaway

~ Bob Hayton

A great new blog, Cal.vini.st is holding a first anniversary giveway on July 12th. There are only 3 more days to enter the contest and I want to spread the word. At stake are 2 free copies of Bibleworks8 software (a 349$ value)!!

To enter:

  1. Subscribe to Cal.vini.st
  2. Visit Bibleworks.com to find the answer to this question: “Name the three standard original language grammars that have newly been included in BibleWorks 8?“
  3. Fill out a form here, with your answer to the question and contact details.
  4. And if you’re a blogger, post about the contest first, then enter the contest and submit your post’s link, to double your chances of winning.

Tweeting the Gospel

~ fundyreformed ~ 1 Comment

Twitter is becoming more and more popular these days. One of the things it does is force us to be succinct, which is good. Nine Marks Ministries‘ blog, Church Matters, is challenging all Christian twitterers to share the gospel in 1 tweet. It’s a novel idea, and causes us to focus on the true heart of the gospel. Crafting such a tweet is a good exercise, but it also challenges us to use Twitter for good ends, by challenging those with whom we interact on Twitter, with the gospel.

I enjoyed crafting my tweet, but I would have loved more than 140 characters! Here’s my tweet, and then a better one.

G=S+J<M / Gospel=Sin [spurning God & His law] + Judgment [eternal punishment] < Mercy [Jesus died in our place offering peace with God] #9M

The #9M enters me in the contest, and can be searched easily via Twitter. Take some time to read through the results of that search, and you’ll encounter many other ways to simply declare the heart of the gospel.

My tweet stopped short of calling people to believe this message. But I think the Gospel, when understood, carries the weight of a response within the message itself. When one understands G=S+J<M, he may then value the truth in this message and cherish it. In short, he will come to believe it.

A much better attempt at distilling the beauty of the gospel in a few words was accomplished by songwriter Drew Jones:

Holy God, in love, became / Perfect Man to bear my blame / On the cross He took my sin / By His death I live again

These words form the entire length of The Gospel Song (music by Bob Kauflin). It is one of my favorite songs; learn more about it here.

So what’s your gospel tweet? Post it on twitter, or add it to the comments at the Church Matters’ blog (contest runs through Wednesday night). But please share your gospel tweet in the comments here. 140 comments or less. Let’s rejoice in the clarity of the gospel together.