Tell the Nations

Have you ever wondered if you were headed in the right direction?  If you had started on a path that really was not meant for you to go down? Or if you had taken a wrong turn on that "road less traveled?"  These were the kinds of questions that I was pondering last night regarding my writing 'career'.  And the following words were my God's response the following morning.  (His mercies are new every morning...)

Did You Know??

Recently I had the privilege of reading one of the latest reports from the Barna Group. (You can read more about the Barna Group here, and the work they are doing as the leading research organization focused on the intersection of faith and culture.)  For the purpose of this research, the Mosiac generation refers to adults who are currently ages 18-25; Busters are those ages 26-44; Boomers are 45-63; and Elders are 64 plus.

Did you know...

• While 90% of Boomer and Elders identify the Bible as sacred, only 81% of all Busters hold the same view, while an even less number (67%) of Mosiacs call the Bible a sacred text.
• Just 30% of the Mosiacs strongly agrees that the Bible is totally accurate in all of the principles it teaches.  This only increases to 39% for Buster.
•  A majority of the Mosiacs believe that the Bible teaches the same spiritual truths as other sacred texts - 65%!

But surprisingly enough...

• 19% of Mosiacs - the highly skeptical generation - also had the highest level of interest among all Americans in gaining Biblical knowledge.

I found these statistics interesting as I was working on the ministry plan for Crossing Jordan.  Just who is the core audience? And what do they believe?  If Crossing Jordan is going to reach the next generation of young and growing families, just how are we going break through their cultural skepticism and penetrate their heart?  How are we going to turn their cultural quest to know of the things of the Lord into a burgeoning desire to know the Lord? These are the questions Crossing Jordan seeks to answer...

She Speaks!

I'm in! 

A little while ago, my friend Kate introduced me to Proverbs 31 Ministries, and their annual She Speaks conference.  It is a gathering of ministry-minded women who seek to proclaim the Lord's message either in the spoken word, the written word, or through women's ministry leadership and is based upon Proverbs 31:26...

"She speaks with wisdom and faithful instruction is on her tongue."

Well, the short of the story is that I waited too long to register, found the conference 'sold out' and then woke up this weekend to an email telling me that I had received an invitation to fill one of the few remaining spots that 'opened up'.  Praise God!  I am excited just thinking about the possibilities waiting in Concord, NC.  But mostly, I am eagerly anticipating a weekend-long, uninterrupted meeting with my God. 

Thank you, Kate, for sharing the good news with me. :)