Word on the Street, Limited Summer Edition

the street bible Copyright © 2003 by Rob Lacey Requests for information should be addressed to: Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530 ISBN 0-310-92273-9 (limited edition) Rob Lacey asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. As of the date of publication, the websites listed in the main text of this book were fictitious. Although some of the site names used in this book have been registered, at the time the book was written there were no live sites at these addresses. The copyright holder's permission need not be sought for public reading/ performance of this material when done on an amateur basis. For permission to read/perform this material on a professional basis please contact Rob Lacey, Mail Box No. 238, 61 Wellfield Road, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 3DG, Wales, UK, or visit www.thestreetbible.com for more information. All recording, radio, television and film rights are reserved. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means - electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other - except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Interior design by Susan Ambs Printed in the United States of America 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 /.DC/ 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 We want to hear from you. Please send your comments about this book to us in care of zreview@zondervan.com. Thank you. how tO use this bOok street life Sets the scene. A situation, a picture, a mental image from everyday life. Imagine yourself walking along your very own high street. Just a bit of fiction/humour from an imaginary character to get the topic on its way. street bible Excerpts from the street bible. Some bits from the book that's out already; some bits that are brand new. The Bible is what this book is all about, so don't just read the street bible bits - go ahead and look it up in a proper translation. And why should you listen to the Bible anyway? Here are some clues: Hebrews 4:12-16 'Cos God's Instruction Manual is vivid, vibrant, action-packed with spiritual muscle, it penetrates deeper than a Kalashnikov bullet - it gets between body and soul, gets right into your joints, your bone marrow. It susses out who's behind all your fronts. Nothing in the cosmos can hide from God. It all comes up on his monitor screens. Everything is digitally recorded, zoomed in on, watched and remembered by God's photographic memory. And we've got to stand there and explain it all in front of him!! There'll be no bluffing. 2 Timothy 3:15-17 Paul writes to Timothy . . . You know where your coaching comes from - you've had the Instruction Manual since you were a toddler, and it's oozing wisdom. It sorts you out when you take the Liberator, Jesus, at his word. It's all straight from God's mouth, totally inspired. It's the only manual you need for coaching, counselling, correcting. If you want to be up and ready for every possible variation on Doing the Right Thing, then the Instruction Manual is the only book for you. street wise Reflections on the Bible passages. A look at life in the light of the Bible. Stuff to make you think, make you smile, even make you irritated. Certainly, stuff to learn. More important, stuff to do. See, that's the difference with the Bible: reading it might mean doing it; learning about it might mean living it. Christianity is all about real life. It's not a set of ideas to just sit and ponder about while fiddling with your navel ring. It's not a bundle of beliefs that we hide away inside our heads. No, it's a faith that we have to relate to real life. We have to make the words mean something, make them count. And when it comes to the Bible, even though the words were written thousands of years back, they wrestle with the same issues that are giving us grief. People might have had different customs,Lacey, Rob is the author of 'Word on the Street, Limited Summer Edition' with ISBN 9780310922735 and ISBN 0310922739.