SOUL REVOLUTION

Recently our Senior Minister Richard Clark asked me (and our staff and leadership) to begin reading a book by John Burke called “Soul Revolution.” Since I am in Indianapolis this weekend, there is snow covering the ground, it’s about 35 below zero outside and I am used to the more southern climates of Tennessee and Florida, I am trying to read this book (or as much as I can of it) today. The book challenges its readers to stay connected to God by spending time with Him at least once every sixty minutes (of every waking hour) for sixty days. As I have read through the first couple of chapters, I have already been challenged by many of Burke’s questions. While this book is already encouraging me to think about the things I desire in life, it isn’t striking me as prosperity gospel. Burke stresses rather that our relationships (first and foremost with God) are the key to life’s fulfillment. Relationships, of course flourish with communication and time spent. As I sit here and think how great it would be to spend some quality time with my wife consistently or how much my girls would like Daddy’s attention once an hour every day, I like the equation presented by Burke as it applies to my relationship with God. This will be new for me (as I’m sure it will be for most who’d accept this challenge). I’ll let you know what happens after I finish the book and go through the program!