No Time to Read

Lots of us lead very busy lives, aways on the go. We really would enjoy reading a good book, studying a new skill, expanding our minds, but we have very little time to sit down to read or to study. I find that this site offers an wonderful selection of audio learning and also teaching. It may become your favorite site:
http://www.learnoutloud.com/

Speaking of teaching if you are looking for a excellent christian study for your church or fellowship group. Here is a DVD series that anyone can teach. Just pop in the DVD and your classroom lesson is ready to teach.

Growing to Be Like Christ: Purpose Driven Life Series, DVD By Zondervan Spiritual maturity doesn't happen by accident. The six sessions in this study equip you for the basic habits of spiritual growth: relying on the Holy Spirit, cultivating time in the Bible and prayer, seeing life's obstacles as opportunities for growth, and partnering with Christians who are committed to supporting your growth. Here is a realistic, practical path to growing strong in faith and Christian character. Teachers featured on Growing to Be Like Christ are Steve Arterburn, Doug Fields, John Ortberg, Anne Ortlund, Todd Wendorff, and Lance Witt. Harnessing the creativity, flexibility, and convenience of audio-video technology, this groundbreaking series is the first ever to integrate superbly crafted study guides with powerful new-media capabilities and apply them to the unique setting of group Bible study. It's so easy that anyone in your group can facilitate a dynamic group session. No need to be a seasoned leader. Just slip the DVD into your player and have everyone follow along with their study guides (CBD# 46743). Guidebooks and corresponding DVDs are carefully coordinated. The study guide is not included with this DVD.

A Quiet Time with God

It is so important to place into your everyday routine a time to focus on your relationship with the Lord. A quiet time of Bible reading, devotions, and prayer.
This was a habit that was a required part of our daily work assignments in Bible college. The program that we used in school was to keep a quiet time diary. This was a short 5 to 10 minute study of a scripture using a simple Bible study method to focus on the meaning of the Scripture. What does the scripture say, and what does the scripture mean to me? Follow this in a journal and add your prayer list. You will find yourself growing in leaps in bonds in your spiritual life. I like to add readings from some of my favorite devotions. My Utmost for His Highest - Vest Pocket
Of course we all know how outstanding His Utmost for His Highest is as an everyday devotional, but I am using Daily with the King as a quiet time devotional. It is very inspiring and very quotable. Daily With The King: A Devotional for Self-Discipleship
If you would like to connect to a quiet time link for daily reading, I think you will enjoy tracking this link: http://www.Family-Times.Net

How to stay healthy and trim!

I was enjoying browsing through the book offers for my recently purchased kindle when a book title catch my eye that promoted a walking program. I love to incorporate a walk into my fitness program so I downloaded the "kindle edition" of

Leslie Sansone's Eat Smart, Walk Strong: The Secrets to Effortless Weight Loss

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One of the ideas that the book really emphases is to EAT LESS and WALK MORE. That is so simple this equation really stuck in my mind. Eat Less+Walk More=Trim and Healthy. I began to do some research into portion control to develop the front side of the equation (Eat Less) and I found a wealth of information at the FDA Website at www.usda.org, including charts, menu plans, and serving size diagrams.

I quickly printed out a chart for portion control and stuck it on the refrigerator. As I began to visual these serving portions I relieved that our family was eating double these amounts in almost all categories. Now, how do I apply these standards to our everyday eating style? I began to look for some portion control aids. I found two products I think will really help me to shrink down our families serving sizes. The first tool will help me to adjust my eye to the correct serving sizes during preparation of meals, and the second is a visual aid to help correct portion servings on an individual dinner plate. With this two new weapons in my arsinal, I think I can go to war with over-the-edge portion servings and win. OK, the next step is develop the second part of the equation,WALK MORE. I will let you know how this works out for me and also the reaction of other family members.



Want to check out portion control products for yourself. Follow this link:

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Good Way to Start the New Year

A new year is like a gust of fresh air, but soon passes, leaving us right where we left off. Well, jump start your spiritual growth with this foundational study by Charles Ryrie and you will be off and running in the new year.

I just recently purchased this book for my Kindle and was excited about using clippings from it to support a local bible study group. Having read the book years ago while I was in Bible college, I remembered it to be clear and very informative on issues of living a victorious Christian life. As I began to study the book again, I realized that I had a real treat ahead of me. I had forgotten just how simple and clear Ryrie turns a very complex idea into plain and simple logic.

I can't encourage you enough to order this book or look for it in your church or local library. It will help start your new year of reading off with a GIANT Step!