Jason & Kimberly

What person, or persons, do you listen to most? Who affects you the most when they speak? Is it yourself? Spouse? Coworkers? Friends? I just read a blog entry from John Piper from Desiring God. Here is an excerpt from it:

"The great need of our time is for people to experience the living reality of God by hearing his word personally and transformingly in Scripture. Something is incredibly wrong when the words we hear outside Scripture are more powerful and more affecting to us than the inspired word of God."

You can click on the link to the right to go to the website and read the rest.

Kimberly and I got up this morning very very late. 11:00. Right now it is 1:15. I've left Kimberly at home to relax and feel better. I've stopped at my favorite sub sandwich joint (Larry's), sung just about every favorite hymn I know, dropped of 'Last of the Mohicans' at Blockbuster, stopped by the Coffee Tree to get an Americano, and now at last I'm at Prinnie Mack coffee company working on the announcements for our church in Keynote and listening to David Crowder Band's remake of 'Rock of Ages' off of the Amazing Grace soundtrack. Once I'm done here I'll head to the public library to get lost in some church history and Stephen R. Lawhead. But, during the course of my stay here at Prinnie Mack's I had to go to the bathroom (I won't divulge any further). While in the bathroom, I noticed a poster that said "What is Love?" and included quotes on love from famous thinkers and writers. If you've seen this poster you probably already know what I'm about to say. As I scanned the plethora of quotes I came to one that said "I am sick of love." Now, on the surface this very funny, ecspecially if you are single and it's Valentine's Day. But, as I scanned down to the author do you know who they attributed it to? King Solomon! I couldn't believe it! I wanted to tear it down and throw it away. I wanted to march out of the bathroom (after I was done of course) and demand they take it down. I didn't. I left it to the individual to test the accuracy for himself. But, in case you are not in the know here is the actual quote from the Song of Solomon. "Sustain me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am sick with love." Song of Solomon 2:5. By the way, their is another reference in chapter 5 verse 8.