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One of the people that I’ve come to know the past couple of years and thoroughly enjoy being around Is Prince Turqi of Saudi Arabia.  He is a very engaging man to talk to - he is incredibly sharp and quick.  We have had some fascinating conversations.  The first time we met - he asked me why some Christians viewed him and his family as the anti-Christ.  We wound up spending that first meeting with him asking me questions about what evangelicals believe about the second coming of Christ.  He is living proof of someone who has been wounded by speculative theology on the second coming.  To personalize aberrant views by putting modern names to metaphorical figures does massive damage to the sharing of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR - NOVEBMER 11-14—he, and a host of other high ranking global leaders that are Muslim, Atheist, Communist, representing domains of government, business, media, and other domains along with religious leaders will all be converging at NorthWood.  I’ve been asked by many people to do this for years - it will be a conference on globalization and faith.  In a sense a “missions conference” for Christians with non-Christian speakers that get the world.  It will be for Christians to be able to get a picture of the world and visit with many of the gatekeepers.  Don’t know what we’ll call it yet - keep your calendar open and watch glocal.net for more info.

Concluding this group blogging project, Bob gives his thoughts on what Real Time Connections is about, his thoughts on the book, and his insights into why he wrote it when he did.  You can go HERE to read Bob’s closing remarks.

Today Mike Kress writes his thoughts on Chapter 10 “Stop Subverting the Message” of Bob’s Book Real Time Connections.

Today, we take a look at Chapter 9 “Making Space for Everyone” where Laura Boggess says,

“Bob Roberts, Jr. was thinking these concepts too, just from a slightly different angle. I was thinking of accepting differences inside the church–or at least showing love to people with differences. Roberts had a bigger picture in mind. Well, duh. The title of the book we are reading is Real-Time Connections: Linking Your Job with God’s Global Work. So small-minded me gets a lesson in Big Picture thinking, and I’m all the better for it.”

Take a look.

The group blogging project on http://www.bibledude.net continues!  Today, Bradley J. Moore takes on Chapter 8 “Sweating the Work”

Bonnie Irving takes on Chapter 7 of Bob’s newest book, Real Time Connections - “Serving Together”

The group blogging project continues on Real Time Connections.  Here is Bryant Neal’s take on Chapter 6 “Engaging Society”

Continuing the group blogging project on Bob’s latest book, Real Time Connections, Scott Rogers offers a great look at chapter five “Living As A Disciple”

A few weeks ago, Bob mentioned that on May 3rd, we would be having several pastors from around the world coming to NorthWood.  After that blog post, we received email after email from all of you asking about this event.  Well, we have a few details ironed out and we are glad to say this is a free and public event to anyone who would like to attend!  All we ask is that you take a minute to register HERE to let us know you are coming.

Here are a few of the speakers who will be here:

Eddy Leo

Dion Robert

Jossy Chacko

The fourth chapter of Real-Time Connections by Bob Roberts Jr. focuses on “Linking to the World.”

The first several chapters laid out his vision – that we would make disciples not through increased ‘church-based’ activity, but by being obedient in our every day lives.

Robert’s does have a disadvantage in writing about how to get Christians to engage in the world through their daily work. After all, he is a professional pastor paid to minister, so how can he possibly relate? What does he know about my cubicle? What does he know about my workplace struggles? What can he say to me?

That being said, he gets it. He’s not all about building another church-based ministry. He engages in unleashing his church for the kingdom through their daily pursuits.

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