My family is a huge fan of the NPR program Car Talk . So, I am stoked to see that they have an animated program featuring Click & Clack, the Tappet brothers. Here's a summary from the website: Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the didactic duo whose voices grace the NPR airwaves on the ever-popular radio show Car Talk, have moved themselves into the world of animation with the all-new primetime series Click & Clack's As the Wrench Turns . The program takes off from the hit NPR show and follows the on- and off-air escapades of Click and Clack, the Tappet brothers (alter-egos of Tom and Ray Magliozzi) as they try to fix cars, fend off disgruntled customers and seek out increasingly creative ways to goof off. Click & Clack's As the Wrench Turns is set at Car Talk Plaza, a fictional building that houses their radio studio and their famed garage in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. You'll have to check your local station for the schedule. Nashville's WNPT Cha...
Howard Dayton, co-founder of Crown Financial Ministries , has an excellent article in Baptist Press today addressing the crisis that many churches are facing as a result of the current US and global economy. In this article he deals with the issue of people cutting back giving as well as the biblical encouragement to counter the fears they are facing. He ends the article with four steps to follow in order to trust God with the present and the future. Read Howard Dayton: Downturn or recession? Also, here are several articles in our Leading / Administration Section of LifeWay.com/Pastor that will help you as you deal with the challenging economy and it's impact on your church finances. Keys for Overcoming Your Church's Financial Crisis Overcoming Four Coming Church Financial Firestorms Five Ways to Prevent Conflict over Church Finances 5 Vital Tasks of Your Stewardship Promotion Team How to Prevent Embezzlement of Church Funds
I hope you and your church family have plans to see the new movie, Fireproof , when it releases in theaters on September 26, 2008. I wanted you to know that we at LifeWay will be releasing a new resource at the same time Fireproof will release on DVD in February 2009. The Fireproof Bible Study: Live the Love Dare Member book and Kit will create a marriage-centered Bible study experience for individuals and couples. Eight small-group sessions will be based around one or more movie clips from the motion picture Fireproof. It will utilize activities that create community, provide opportunities to dialog about real life in real marriage, explore and apply God's Word, and invite participants into a risky but redemptive journey. The Fireproof Bible Study: Live the Love Dare Kit will include: The Love Dare Journal (B&H Publishing Group) by Fireproof co-writer and director Alex Kendrick and co-writer and producer Stephen Kendrick The Fireproof Bible Study: Live the Love Dare Member ...
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