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Sponsoring Bibles

May 21, 2009 by Keith Seabourn 1 Comment

I’ve joined the Bible sponsors, or maybe even the Bible smugglers. I’ve distributed 4 Bibles in 2 languages in the past 4 days. Anytime my computer is turned on and connected to the internet, I’m available to help provide Bibles around the world.

I recently learned of this cool way to help provide audio Bibles to many countries, including those where it’s difficult to distribute Bibles. Click here to read a good article.

In the past, some of our evangelistic websites have been successfully blocked by governments in some parts of the world. This works because the website is in one location and governments can block that specific address. But this audio Bible distribution tool spreads the downloads around to hundreds or thousands of computers. Here’s what they say about it:

The best part is that it’s virtually untraceable. It also is virtually unblockable. The Audio Bible Ambassador is the perfect tool for church planters and evangelists in countries where persecution makes Bible distribution dangerous. Even if government officials catch one sender, they can’t catch everyone when the information comes from a million computers across the world.

Click here if you want to get involved

Filed Under: ccc, Ministry Tagged With: evangelism, outreach

Uncluttered charging station

May 17, 2009 by Keith Seabourn Leave a Comment

I got the idea from Lifehacker. It’s a good idea. For $8.50 and about 15 minutes, I moved from clutter to unclutter.

Here’s where we have been charging our cellphones and other stuff.

Original clutter
Original clutter

I bought a plastic box at Target for $1.00 and a surge-protected power strip for $7.50. I wanted the type with the sockets horizontal to accomodate charging bricks better.

A box and a power strip
A box and a power strip

I used simple tools from my garage: a drill and a large bit for the power cord and a smaller bit for the charging cables along with a sharp knife to trip the holes after drilling.

Drill, drill bits, and a sharp knife
Drill, drill bits, and a sharp knife

Drill the large hole for the power strip cable. The Lifehacker article uses a slightly different approach for drilling the power strip hole. I have these wood auger bits that worked well for the hole. The velcro tie-wraps are not necessary. I travel with these some of these chargers so I already had the velcro wraps attached. But they do help keep the box orderly!

Inserting the power strip and charging bricks
Inserting the power strip and charging bricks

Drill holes in the lid for the charger connectors. All of mine would fit comfortably through a 1/2 inch hole. The Lifehacker article has a creative way of drilling for longer connectors that will not easily fit through a round hole.

Charging station at work
Charging station at work

And there it is. A tidy charging station.

Filed Under: Personal

C.S. Lewis on Church Attendance

May 16, 2009 by Keith Seabourn Leave a Comment

I really enjoyed reading this post of C.S. Lewis’ attitude toward attending church. It’s interesting to read in his own words how his attitude changed over time. He was still the same recluse by nature, but the Spirit worked in his heart to change him.

Filed Under: ccc, Thoughts Tagged With: church

Prayer is a part of our strategy

May 2, 2009 by Keith Seabourn Leave a Comment

You can pray for the Global Technology Office. We are publishing a prayer calendar and invite anyone to become a part of helping implement digital strategies to increase fruitfulness in ministry, to connect and engage laborers in movements around the world, and to develop operational capacity to sustain the mission. Click here to Pray for GTO. Bookmark this site to come back regularly.

Filed Under: Prayer Requests Tagged With: prayer

Worldwide Day of Prayer

April 28, 2009 by Keith Seabourn Leave a Comment

John Piper says that we cannot know what prayer is for, until we understand that life is war.

He explains further:

Life is war. That’s not all it is. But it is always that. Our weakness in prayer is owing largely to our neglect of this truth. Prayer is primarily a wartime walkie-talkie for the mission of the church as it advances against the powers of darkness and unbelief. It is not surprising that prayer malfunctions when we try to make it a domestic intercom to call upstairs for more comforts in the den. (John Piper, Let the Nations Be Glad, page 45).

I’ve been thinking about Piper’s words as we have prepared for today. The entire staff and associates of Campus Crusade will be gathering at many scattered sites for a Worldwide Day of Prayer.

Kay and I always look to this time. The theme for this Day of Prayer is “Our Strength and Our Shield”.

Psalm 28:7

The LORD is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
My heart leaps for joy
And I will give thanks to him in song.

Another portion of Scripture on this theme is found in Psalm 46:1

God is our refuge and strength,
An ever-present help in trouble.

He is our strength and our shield, our refuge and our strength.

Because life is war, and prayer is our wartime walkie-talkie.

Filed Under: ccc, Prayer Requests, Thoughts Tagged With: prayer

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