Erasmus

Hello, I’m Joe Pursch, and this is a Transforming Moment. You’ve probably heard the factoid out there that the average American reads two books a year. It might not be quite that bad, but we’re certainly on a literary downslide. That’s not good, because God chose to communicate to us through a written word, the Bible. In an X Box 360 age we’re so tempted to trade off a deep insight for an electronic experience, every time. We need to reverse this trend as Christians. Believer, you ought to be reading a lot more than two books a year about your faith. Erasmus was a Bible teacher in the 15th century. He wrote to a friend “When I get a little money, I buy books. If there is any left over, then I buy food. I hurry on, with all sails set, to find more books about the Bible.” That’s the kind of passion all of us need. However you learn best, by audio CDs, Christian biographies, or sermon mp3s, set your sails to learn all you can about the Bible. Devote your soul to that great journey, today. I’m Joe Pursch, and this has been a Transforming Moment.