Tuesday, May 4, 2010 @ 10:08 am by Josh Burcham

You’re missing something if… you haven’t read these books. I’m not the kind of guy that just recommends books for the sake of recommending them. These are books that I have read and would encourage anyone looking to follow Christ to read. These are books that have changed my walk and my life, not just helped me walk…changed my life!

These books taught me how to love God and love people, with the understanding that I truly can’t do one without the other. If you’re a Christian, asking God to teach you how to become a Christ-follower, these are a must read.

On another note: to you bloggers out here. This post was posted with MarsEdit from the Mac. This is my first time using the software and my hope it will help with grammar and spelling. WordPress doesn’t have a great tool for this. Any thoughts on the software?

Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 6:33 pm by Josh Burcham

I’m a fan of Vince and love his heart for the Gospel. I’ve been trying to get a team together to head up to Vegas to help with his new church plant to serve the thousands of people working on and around the Strip. But kept having a tough time finding those willing to serve. His first book, I Became a Christian and All I Got was a Lousy T-Shirt, is one of my top three I recommend to people on the journey for heart change as they seek to be a true Christ-follower.  I was a great tool that God used in my life for my heart change.

Vince has written another, Guerrilla Love. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to snag an advance copy of the book, but I’m still excited to get my hands on it and see that tool that it can become in the lives of Believers as they learn to love people, as they love God.

This book has it down. We are here to love God and love people. And to love people in a way that is relentless. Not in a bad way, but in a way that forces them to take a step back and ask the question, why? We want to love people in a way that compassionate and selfless. We want to love the way Jesus loved and ask them to follow Him with you. We want people to meet Jesus and I’m praying that this is a tool that helps accomplish that!

Buy the book! Email me if you want to serve on a missions team to Vegas in the beginning of April.

See larger image Guerrilla Lovers: Changing the World with Revolutionary Compassion (Paperback) By (author) Vince Antonucci List Price: $14.99 USD New From: $1.97 In Stock Used from: $0.01 In Stock

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 8:00 pm by Josh Burcham

I have a lot of books, not a ton of books, but a lot. Majority of them I have read and the ones that God used to speak into my life as I journeyed to become a Christ-follower, loving God and loving people, I bought multiple copies. Here is that list of books:

Hopefully the recommendations help. If you could only buy one book, buy Crazy Love by Francis. If you could buy two, buy Crazy Love and In a Pit with a Lion by Mark Batterson. Antonucci is a funny guy with an amazing story of heart change as well. Enjoy the list!

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 @ 9:18 am by Josh Burcham

Found a couple of must read posts this week and had to pass them onto you. These two posts were too good to not link to. Mark Batterson form National Community and Andy Stanley of North Point Church are two leaders in the church today and I would recommend reading any of their books. Mark was talking about hearing the Holy Spirit speak when he wrote this: (more…)

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 @ 10:11 pm by Josh Burcham

the weekend was: uneventful. other than having to work late Friday and all day Sunday. not much of a weekend.

tech that caught my attention: easy iPhone 3.0 OS. I’m stoked about this. If you haven’t seen he new features coming in the iPhone 3.0 OS, check out this video.

where i am at the moment: sitting at my desk at home. drinking RC Cola that was $1.20 for a 2-liter (I can hear my mom saying, “i thought you quit drinking soda” not sure where she got this idea, but i never quit. she keeps trying to convince me i did) and listening to some iTunes.

on my to-do list this week: nothing! school stuff is done from my end and nothing else really going on. my dad gets into town this Friday and I have the weekend off. nothing planned but hanging with my Dad!

procrastinating about: procrastinating…had to think about this one. cleaning my house. I had to think about it, because i really don’t want to do it and have blocked the need out of my head. tomorrow morning, i’ll do it. hopefully.

how am I seeing God work: right now i’m on deck when it comes to God moving me to the next step. went for a drive yesterday before heading into work to talk with God. then last night it was confirmed that i’m waiting. waiting for what, not sure. but i know where i’ll eventually be headed. i can see God is moving around me and i’m stoked in where and how He is moving. i’m trusting His plan is perfect and just waiting.

music that seemed to catch my attention this past week: weird but Mark Schultz is. not a huge fan of his type of music, but there is one song that is really speaking to my heart!

how i’m feeling about this week: i’m stoked. dad in town this weekend, mom in town next week.

how did God speak through your group on tuesday: talked about church membership and where and how to plug in. i’m struggling with this one and erik was nice enough to share his thoughts. actually he wasn’t really nice about it. i think my issue is i’m wired to plugin somewhere for the long haul and i know that whatever church i plug into now isn’t going to be a long haul, but a resting place for a short time. i guess, i don’t think it’s fair to the church. i don’t know. still walking down that road. next week we are talking about slowing down (chapter 11 of i became a christian and all i got was a lousy t-shirt)

random: Burj Dubai Tower. 818 meters tall. that almost 300 meters on the CN Tower!

Monday, March 9, 2009 @ 2:18 pm by Josh Burcham

I’ve been apart of a lot of small groups of people for bible study and accountability, but this group I’m in now with @john_popovich and Erik is one of the best. Truth is talked about every week and I leave challenged to walk with Christ. Accountability and next steps are always a must. These kinds of groups don’t happen often, but I encourage you to find one!

We’re reading through I Became a Christian and All I Got Was a Lousy T-Shirt. Worth the read and Vince is a funny dude. Very challenging and funny book. It will mess you up.

Our group really isn’t an open-for-anyone group, but if one of us invites you, you need to make the time and say yes! You will be forever changed if you walk in with the right attitude. And if you walk in with the wrong attitude, you might be asked to walk out.