I just added a Gentleman’s Touch to Viv’s blog, if you’re interested check it out here.

This summer Tyson Guthrie and I worked to create a 24 Day booklet that walks through the Nicene Creed.

Studying one of Christianity’s great creeds was a deeply refreshing time for me, and I hope it will be the same for you. To those who are new to Christianity, the Nicene Creed serves as a guide to the core beliefs of our faith. To those curious about or indifferent towards Christ, the Nicene Creed serves as a great summary of what Christians really believe.

The early Christian church was heavily persecuted until the time of Emperor Constantine. As soon as they were able to meet, Bishops from across the known world met in 325 A.D. to discuss matters at the very core of the Christian faith. The result (after some important revisions and additions in 381) was the Nicene Creed.

Starting today the booklet is available for free. Head on over to the Nicene Creed page to download, read and share. We would love your feedback, don’t be a stranger. Leave a comment if you decide to try it out!

From the last page:

Our Hope for your time with the Nicene Creed

Your time with the Nicene Creed is not over. If you are able to finish it—if you are able to say “Amen,” then you will be living the faith we have been confessing for the last month, for the next month, and for every month after that until the Bridegroom returns. But we hope that a few things have happened in the last month.

• We hope that you grew to know the God who through His Son and by His Spirit has redeemed you.
• We hope you can impress your friends by using the word “consubstantial” in a sentence.
• We hope you discovered the value of sharing your faith, not just with those who don’t believe, but with the “we” that believe it together.
• We hope you memorized the Nicene Creed.
• We hope your Amen can be seen by a watching world who will see your good deeds and glorify your Father in Heaven, through His Son, and by His Spirit.

- Tyson, Jon and the “We” of Christ’s Church

“…My peers and I were among the first ones to experience grade inflation, where we got A’s for excavating our feelings and “doing our best” at calculus. We were among the first to be programmed for self-esteem, as we learned that having a pulse made us wonderfully special. For as long as we can remember, we’ve been destined for superstardom. Some of us have been prepped for elite schooling since before we could use the potty, and we’ve been on the traveling soccer teams before we knew not to touch the ball with our hands. We’ve been stuffed full of praise for mediocrity and had our foibles diagnosed away with hyphenated jargon and pop psychology.
It’s no wonder we expect people to affirm us for everything, criticize us for nothing, and pay us for anything we want to do.” -Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God’s Will

DeYoung nails it. If you haven’t read this book, you should. In the age of the adultolescent DeYoung’s advice is sage, and his voice should be heard amidst and above the pseudo-spiritual ramblings of some/many popular Christian authors.

Check out Tyson’s blog here: http://heytyson.blogspot.com

Like the new font in the header? It can be yours! Our very talented friend Kyle Steed has released his much celebrated font called Clumsy. It is available for free, and donations are accepted (highly recommend donating something!)

Check it out here:

http://clumsy.kylesteed.com

A couple weeks ago I was able to write a guest post on a friend’s blog. If you are into design, art or fun, you should head on over to Erin McCabe’s blog Oh and The World Spins Madly On.

Oh and you can read my post here.

Do you blog (somewhat) regularly about things we both think are interesting? If so I would love to share you with others who read this blog! Head over to the “Friends” section to find out more!