TGIF, Oct. 30, 2009

Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread.

Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you
and say, 'Who is the LORD ?'
Or I may become poor and steal,
and so dishonor the name of my God.

-- Proverbs 30:8-9

Being unemployed and trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up, as I humorously put it, I've concluded I need to go to school and find a job to pay the bills while I do so. I want a job that fits within the parameters of the above verse. I don't want to live at the poverty level, but I don't need to make a million bucks either. We've prepared ourselves for this by downsizing and getting out of debt so our needs are fairly simple compared to most people. So here's my prayer request for my next job:

• It should pay me enough to cover our living expenses, plus 10% for giving, 10% for saving and 10% disposable income.
• It should allow me time to continue contributing in ministry.
• It should allow me time to go to school for the purpose of preparing me for further ministry.
• And, tangentially, I need help from the Lord in showing me how I can pay for school without going deeply in debt.

I have a job interview on Monday that may be the trick. Please pray that the Lord would make it clear whether it is right for me.

My wanderings around the Internet this past week turned up the following:

• "Churches connect with parishioners online" a Chicago Tribune story says. It's about a conference where it was discussed how churches can use Facebook, Twitter and other networking tools to grow their flocks. There's more HERE.
• Drew Goodmanson explains this strategy for churches and the Internet.
  
• Mark Driscoll explains, like only he can, why religion is bad and the Gospel is good, yet so many Christians have trouble telling the difference.
• Find your calling.
• If you write about the Gospel and can get published in secular media outlets, there's money in it for you.