Some interesting places

I saw Cinderella Man last night. Talk about a movie that tugs at you and gets you emotionally involved in the story. This is one of those movies you DON'T judge by the box office totals-- it is a great movie. Paul Giamatti does a great job as Jim Braddock's manager.

Anyway, wanted to show you a few links that helped pass the day for me. Thanks to Ruprecht in the Research Dept. for helping me with these:

Read the bible in 90 days. This is a new bible reading plan from Zondervan (the publisher of the NIV). While I can't figure out yet if this is a little rushed, my initial impression is that a reading plan of this size requires you to read more than 1 chapter a day and thus introduce a regular reading time into your daily schedule. The problem I have with long-term reading plans is that sometimes it can get a little monontonous and unimportant-- you kinda skim through it fast or do it without reflection because it only took a minute or two to read the passage, and you do it whenever you get a chance. Also, long-term plans tend to neglect context. This plan covers 10-15 chapters a day. That sounds like alot, but I feel it will drive me to block off dedicated time each day to reading Scripture as opposed to squeezing in 5 mintues to read a small portion. I'm hoping it can lead to a discplined time of deliberate reading and reflection. You can get a free account where you can track your progress, and actually read the passages online. You don't have to buy their special bible, either.

FriendShips relief effort.
I saw a great article in Charisma magazine about this organization, which started with a couple that sold all they had to buy an old cargo ship, renovate it, and travel the globe delivering food and medicine to needy people everywhere. They are a 100% volunteer operation and according to Charity Navigator (think BBB for non-profits) they use 98.8% of their funding on mission work-- almost no overhead. You can apply to help out on their boats as a mission trip or work at their centers on land. The sailor in me wanted to sign up for a tour immediately. :)

Curious George will soon be making photo appearances here on INCG soon!

See ya