March 2005

Dear Friend in Christ, We are so honored to serve you and your church with the ministry of Purpose Driven and offer support to you every week through the ToolBox. We plan to expand that support in the near future, through this newsletter as well as the...

The world is full of problems. Some are small and some are huge. As Kay and I considered the problems facing the world today, we concluded there are five giants -- five pervasive problems that affect billions of people.

These are the ones we want to tackle, believing God gets the most glory when we attack the biggest giants. These problems are so huge that they can only be addressed with total dependence on God and with all of us -- your congregation and mine, Christians all around the world -- working together to confront them.

Here are the giant problems, as we see them ...
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“ B ut Ruth replied, 'Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May...

Boat dedication Villagers from New Kalpakkam attend a recent dedication of a boat mold which will make 28-foot fishing boats. The new mold is part of a business created by tsunami relief funding provided by Saddleback Church. NEW KALPAKKAM, India (PD...

Combining accessibility with scholarly depth, Jesus Under Fire examines the authenticity of the words, actions, miracles, and resurrection of Jesus -- and presents compelling evidence for the traditional biblical teachings. http://www.amazon.com/exec...

When it comes to fellowship, size matters: Smaller is better. You can worship with a crowd, but you can’t fellowship with one. Once a group becomes larger than about 10 people, one or two will dominate the group, and someone -- usually the quietest person -- will stop participating altogether.
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Joseph Smith started the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830 in up-state New York on a vision and a dime. Now, Mormons are one of the fastest growing religious bodies around the globe with some twelve million followers. Attractive Mormon...