Question #6 - What does being a Radical Christian mean to you?

Question #5- What is the difference between the "privileges" being a Christian and the "obligations" of being a Christian?

Question #4 - What does "The Great Commission" really mean?

Question #3 - What does being a follower of Christ look like?

Question #2 - What does it truly mean to hunger and thirst after God's Word?

Radical

"Radical" by David Platt is a new book that Kenton & I have both read. We are now leading a Sunday School class based on the book. This Sunday was the intro session to our class and we came up with 6 questions for our class to answer. These questions were based off of our readings and they were questions that challlenged us the first time we read the book. There are no "right or wrong" answers...but we've found our perspective changing on these questions as we read, talked and studied God's Word.

If you'd like to join us, I'll try to post each week what our class discussion was about. If you'd like to read the book and add your thoughts that would be great! We have no corner on the market nor do we have this "all figured out." It will be a journey. A good journey. A challenging journey. Since the questions are not simple, I'm going to post them as separate entries. Grab God's Word, "Radical" and let's begin!

1. Do you belive the Bible is true? If so, is it relevant to our lives today?

Amish Friendship bread overload!

I love Amish Friendship bead. It's great for breakfast, company, gifts, etc. Most of us who have delt with that famous 1 gallon ziplock bag, however, will admit that we cringe a little when our starter bag is "gifted" to us. I immediately think "Can I find four people who really don't mind doing all the work and will I just get a bag back in 10 days?" So...I got creative.
On Day 10, the first step of instructions tell us to add another helping of sugar, milk and flour. I did this and discovered that in doing so, I now have 6 cups of batter. If I have to give four cups away, then I now know that each batch begins with 2 cups (aren't you proud of my math skills!!) So...instead of giving away the four bags, I filled containers with 2 cups of batter and put them in the freezer. When I'm in the mood for more friendship bread, I simply take out my frozen batter, let it thaw and add the ingredients from day 10! No more never ending cycles of batter to pass around and no more counting days to make sure I don't miss a day. The best part is that I can make another "starter" batch and do the same thing again if I need to! I've come to the conclusion that I would rather keep my friends and bring the BAKED loaf of bread to their door and have a great cup of coffe rather than create more work for them.