My Faith Posse

This post was spurred by a comment by David over at A Boomer in the Pew yesterday. Thanks for the inspiration (and he is a great read by the way).

I have just posted a couple of times based on letters by Jonathan Edwards. I have not read him much, but will have to in the future. He has become a member of my faith posse, people I read or listen to as I walk my journey. David's comment made me think about who do I turn to in order to garner deeper reflection on God, deeper meditation of His word, deeper edification. My faith posse as it were, the people who ride hard alongside me as I pursue and hunt down that criminal in the wild and bring him to justice before the divine judge (I am talking about my sinful self).

So who is riding with me currently:

• The Lord (He is the author of the Bible)

• Oswald Chambers
• Jonathan Edwards
• Charles Haddon Spurgeon
• John Calvin
• A W Tozer
• Alistair Begg
• Greg Laurie
• Chuck Swindoll

Quite a collection of guns to shoot at the sin in my life. I am sure I am leaving someone off, who I have not read recently.

A few points:

• It is good to have someone walking or riding alongside of you
• Without the first name on the list, it does not matter how many others you put down
• With the first name on the list, you probably do not need any of the others. Having them is due to your weakness, not His insufficiency
• I did not put a link to the Lord because He is everywhere. You do not need me or the internet to find Him. Just yourself.
  

I am glad I have these with me, because I need help in getting rid of me so I can find Him. WIsh I did not need the help but I do.

Time to saddle up and ride.

Losing the War

The Podcast war, that is. I listen when I am driving alone, to school or on errands. Here it is mid-November and I am only up to mid-April on the ones I listen to regularly and falling further behind every week. I listen to:

• DTS Chapel
• 121 Community Church
• Fermi Project
  
• Insight for Living with Chuck Swindoll
• A New Beginning with Greg Laurie
• Truth for Life with Alistair Begg

I listen to the DTS chapel services I miss because I am only on campus two days a week and chapel is four times a week. This goes to the top of my list, so I am never really behind on these. You can watch these as well. It is worth watching or listening to some good sermons. I listen to the 121 sermons I am not at church for and that does not happen more than a few times a year so I am up to speed there. The Fermi Project podcast is not as regular so it is easy to stay on top, they have some interesting stuff about what is going on as far as new ideas within the church.

The problem is the other three I have been listening to. There are lots of sermons on Podcast, I have been listening to these three guys for a while. My problem is that they are more prolific in putting these out than I am diligent in listening to them. I do not know how long these gentlemen will continue to Podcast but I need to do something, here's what I have thought about:

• Spend more time alone in the car
• Spend more time stuck in traffic

Neither of these are appealing to me. I like my wife too much to spend more time alone, and I do not like being stuck in traffic, even with my wife.

• Plan a long road trip vacation and listen as a couple
  

That actually has potential. We both like all of the speakers

• Run more errands
• Go to school full time
  
• Listen for several months after I die

The first two leave me cold, I like the balance in my life. The last one leaves me really cold, but it wouldn't be my decision as to availability in any event.

• Cut back on who I subscribe to listen to
  
• Wipe a bunch of back sermons off the iPod

Neither of those is even the least bit funny.

I guess I will struggle along until I can get on the road more.