http://marcbackes.com ...laboring for the gospel as it transforms me, my city, and my world for all of eternity... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:08:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's an amazing thing to start a church. It really is. There's tremendous uncertainty, constant change, exciting developments, new friendships, and a never changing God. I can't tell you what the last few weeks have been like for me. There have been many moments of unspeakable joy. ... http://marcbackes.com/2008/08/28/my-view-from-the-coffee-zone/ This book was recommended (and given for free) to me by a pastoral friend here in the Jefferson City area and he is much much smarter than I.  I had heard about it previously and I know CJ Mahaney is a huge fan of Paul David Tripp.  So I graciously ... http://marcbackes.com/2008/08/27/ive-finished-reading-instruments-in-the-redeemers-hands/ Last night I had the opportunity to preview Fireproof, the latest release from Sherwood Pictures who also brought you Facing The Giants. This movie has received fairly positive reviews and not the least of which was from Tim Challies who reviewed it here. The story is about Caleb (a ... http://marcbackes.com/2008/08/26/i%e2%80%99ve-finished-watching-%e2%80%9cfireproof%e2%80%9d/ Read about what happened at the second vision meeting for Eternity over at our website. http://marcbackes.com/2008/08/25/eternity-vision-meeting-recap/ A good friend of mine recently gave me for free (he's that good of a friend) a copy of Paul David Tripp's great book "Instruments In The Redeemer's Hands". He said to me when he gave it to me that he expected to see it on the blog, so ... http://marcbackes.com/2008/08/21/do-you-know-the-jesus-that-you-talk-about/