Only one way to preach?

There's a quote that floats around out there.

"Preach the Gospel always. If necessary, use words."

I have recently heard it referenced in two different sermons, by two different pastors, at two different churches (yet, on the same day - thanks to podcasts).

Both pastors were not fans of the quote.

Both thought it was, in a word - stupid.

In a sense, they said, "well, duh, you have to use words to preach the Gospel."

But the more I think about it, the more I think they are missing the point of the quote. Are words the only way to preach the Gospel? About Jesus' message?

Can't actions do that as well...at least enough to pique someones interest to ask us?

Not legalistic, church going, Bible thumping action, ...but living in the footsteps of Jesus, action - the tough stuff.

Can, through our actions, even the day to day mundane stuff, the Gospel be preached?

Are words truly the only way to preach?

Or can actions speak as loud (or louder) than words?

D'OH!

I am kicking myself for missing this:

Second Harvest is trying to raise 12million pounds worth of food in the month of March.

Well, as we all know, the month is coming to an end.

(for those of us in the Midwest we are laughing because we've been spared the usual March blizzard!)

I got an email from Second Harvest, as a final plea to help them reach their goal.  In turn, I am asking you (even you casual/first time visitors) to help out.

For more, and better, information CLICK HERE

Thanks!

...are we to change, or be?

"We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves."

Lynn Hall, (Where Have All the Tigers Gone?)

I stole this quote from: Grandmasplace

It does beg the question: do we have to change, or should we just BE.

God make us a specific way. Perhaps our problem, our frustration (with ourselves) is not that we need to change ourselves, but that we are not BE-ing the way God built us to be.

For sure, certain things about us tend annoy people, or don't seem all that great. But might that be because we aren't using them correctly?

Case in point: I LOVE to debate. There was a time when I would debate anyone on any subject (even if I knew nothing of it). Sure, that would tick some people off. And for the most part (especially in politics) debate is like butting your head against the wall.

I had always wondered about this, dare I say NEED to debate. I mean, to this day, I literally have to bite my tongue to keep from getting into debates about politics.

Now, is that something I need to change? Perhaps.

Or perhaps, as God finally challenged me, I am to use that NEED, skill, to debate for/argue for God. For love. For others.

I believe there is something about us we do need to change: perspective.

Especially about ourselves.

Coffee Talk

"Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after"

- Anne Morrow Lindbergh

(especially if God's doing the talking!)

Goal reached!

A very special THANK YOU to Grandma and Grandpa for their contribution that has helped Amanda reach her fundraising goal for Relay For Life.

While she has reached her goal, there are other who haven't yet...so if you are so moved, please consider donating to another RFL Team/participant here: Relay For Life.

Thank you!

Share the love of reading.

Half Price books is having their 12th annual book drive.

Click here:http://www.halfpricebooks.com/half_pint_library.html for more information.

A good word to black out.

"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools."

- Unknown

Just $20.00 MORE Needed...click there------->

I'm no salesman, nor am I too proud to beg!

Amanda needs only $20.00 more to reach her fundraising goal of $100.00 for the Relay for Life.

All it would take is one of you with 20 bucks, two of you with 10, three of you with 6.6666, four of you with 5, you get the point.

BUT...if you don't feel comfortable donating under Amanda, at least consider donating in general.

Thank you!

First Official Podcast.

Thanks to our friends at Weirdo Radio we proudly offer you our first podcast.

http://weirdoradio.podbean.com/mf/web/h7qcg5/LoveYourNeighbor.mp3

All comments, suggestions, etc. welcomed!

GOT A HAT COMING

Order a hat on our Zazzle account and a bumper sticker.

Be interesting to see how they look.

By the way, if you are interested...we have a handful of first edition Justoneministry.org bumper stickers if you are interested.

We'll send them out to you FREE. No catch.

Just email us at justoneministries@hotmail.com

Book What...?

For those of you wondering, what on earth is that link waaaaaaaaaaay down at the bottom of the blog. (if you haven't seen it, you haven't gone far enough)

It's for Book Sneeze.

Book Sneeze combines two things I love:
1) Books
2) Free (stuff)

So, what's that got to do with the link?

Well, I signed up with them to get free books. In order to get free books, I have to promise to:
1) read the book
2)write a 200+ word review on the book. (see: adult book report)
3)post the review on my blog and a public shop (like Amazon)

Then I get to pick more free books.

Now, I have yet to go through this process (the book I've requested is on the way) so I haven't decided if this is a worthwhile deal.

My goal is to review one book a month (if I decide to continue) and the books I will choose to read will mostly be Christian in nature, or spirituality.

I will give nothing less than an honest review and AT LEAST two hundred words. They might be in a sentence form, but there will be AT LEAST 200 of them.

Just kidding.

If you'd like to know more, just click the link. (I DO NOT get any money from you clicking the link)

From what I can tell it's a legit deal...if it turns out otherwise, I will definitely let you know!

That being said, if you know of any issues/conflicts/problems please let me know!

Thanks!

Now is the time...

"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person."

- Mother Teresa

2010 Relay For Life

Amanda will be participating in the 2010 American Cancer Society Relay For Life.
We have posted a link on the sidebar to her donation page.

For those who may not know, Amanda's mother is a three-time cancer survivor, so this is a very peronal issue for Amanda.

She will be walking with the Hopkins JayCees team and is assisting in coordinating the theme and other fund raising efforts.

We will post updates periodically, so keep checking back.

Thanks!

Just One Can!

Do all the good you can,

By all the means you can,

In all the ways you can,

In all the places you can,

At all the times you can,

To all the people you can,

As long as ever you can.

-- John Wesley

Our First Podcast!

Okay, so here is our first podcast: http://cache.mypodcast.com/cached/justoneministries_20100318_1751-622126-296405-3.mp3

It may sound a little choppy, sorry about that...it's a test one. There's no real information on it. It's more/less just to see if I know what I'm doing.

STW Bible Count Update...

I wouldn't say we're close, but we are making progress.
Current Bible Count: 33

or

%.033 toward our goal

John Ortberg

Just happened upon John and his chuch.

Very good messages (in my humble opinion).

Check him out here: mppc

It's Someone's Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Love Chris and Amanda!

Spread the Word Update!

The Bible is like a telescope. If a man looks through his telescope, then he sees worlds beyond; but if he looks at his telescope, then he does not see anything but that. The Bible is a thing to be looked through, to see that which is beyond. -- Phillips Brooks

I want to give a (very) belated THANK YOU to my folks for their more than helpful donation to Spread the Word.

We are currently up to 25 Bibles - not bad for not even being a month into the drive!

Thank you again!

P&L

All You Can Eat!

Okay, a little news.

We are working on trying to get a fundraiser underway.

BUUUUUUUTTTTTT...

This will not be for the ministry, rather we will be raising funds (and food) for Second Harvest Heartland.

Maybe we will call it "Just One Stomach!"

Peace and Love.

What's Your Donkey?

We are expanding!

Sort of.

A new outreach (in blog form) for the younger folks!

(hopefully)

Check us out! (there's a link under the What's Your Donkey? page above)

Let us know what you think!

Mr. Rogers Moment

"There are times all during life when we need the inner resources to keep ourselves busy and productive all by ourselves." - Mr. Rogers.

Twitter...

So, in an effort to stay up-to-date and current with the "times" we have joined Twitter. (link to the left)

We hope this will help with updates and keep information "fresh."

Thank you!

A new day

It is a simple idea but really powerful if you think about it. What happened yesterday can't be changed, but we can move on; learn. More important we can grow! Though we may feel some growing pains.

One Year Down!!

Okay, so this doesn't have much to do with the ministry, but I am putting it up on here anyway! Today is the anniversary of Amanda and me quitting smoking.

A nasty, bad, stupid habit - one of which we finally broke!

Priceless Relationship

"There is only one relationship that matters, and that is your personal relationship to a personal Redeemer and Lord. Let everything else go, but maintain that at all cost, and God willful fill His purpose through your life. (This includes meetingthe needs of your heart.) One individual life may be of priceless value to God's purposes, and yours may be that life." -- Oswald Chambers

Seek and ye shall find!

So on a "prompting" I stopped in an Arcs Value Village (thrift store) to see what they had for Bibles.

Quite a bit actually.

I was able to get 4 complete Bibles. (one of which is for kids)

I also picked up 5 New Testaments. (one is an Air Force one, from 1955. Another is a very old copy, but has no date)

I ALSO found a book called: The Day Christ Died by Jim Bishop (1957). It is a telling of that last day, starting from 6am - should be an interesting read.

So there we have it, the Bible drive is well on its way now!

Where did they go?

So, I was at the thrift store last night, figuring I would snatch up a few Bibles for Spread The Word.

Usually, you can find more than a handful of Bibles at the thrift store...but not last night. I was unable to procure one!

Perhaps with Easter closing in, there might be a run on them anyway - which is just as good in my opinion!

Well, at least I know I can still pick up a few at the dollar store...for just a dollar!

Financial Page updated

Current Funds Balance has been added to the bottom of the page...you will need to scroll down to see it.

Current Balance as of 3-1-10: $212.98

Kuddles for Kids

In our efforts to support those who take a step of faith and look for One Thing they can do to make someones place in this world a bit better, brighter, and more hopeful we are proud to highlight the following outreach:


KuddlesForKids



Like anything we wish to change in life it starts out with just one ______.

Way to take that first step!