The first installment of A Moment of Focus has finally been released! We are extremely happy to present the first quarterly issue below. (Click in the center of the document to view in full-screen mode.) It is intended to focus our attention on Christ, Doctrine and Christian Living through daily, application-focused articles based upon the Word of God.
A full PDF download and embed code (feel free to distribute) are available at the Abounding Media Issuu page. Please leave your comments below, along with suggestions on how we can make the next edition better.
If I were addressing my business internet marketing students, I would warn them not to make great swelling promises online that they are unable to keep! My hopes of launching a final version of our new e-book on this first day of April have been dashed. My schedule is ridiculous, yes. My workload too much, yes. But…I had still hoped to finish before the stroke of midnight tonight.
We are very close, so stay-tuned. I hope to set aside my Saturday to put on finishing touches, then I can upload and publish the needed files for perhaps a three or four-day-late launch. All the opening days of April are covered in the preview release, so you can start reading now, but we will be excited to send out the full version when we can. We appreciate your kind patience.
In a previous Aside I alluded to several new projects Abounding Media would be launching in coming months. I want to give you a brief introduction to one in particular: A Moment of Focus – Christ, Doctrine, Christian Living. This devotional e-book is a compilation of blog posts written over the past five years on my personal blog. Each entry focuses on a short passage of scripture and contains one paragraph of application-focused text. These lessons are intended to be a simple, focused addition to your daily Bible reading.
Today, I want to pre-release this version of the first guide, which covers April through June 2010. Only the first six pages or month of April are featured here, without inside front or back covers, which are still in development. I am releasing a partial version to get your feedback and introduce you to the project. Let me know if you come across any problems with this first draft so I can make revisions or improvements before full-release.
This is the most impressive and well-executed new site in Fundamental Christianity. Launched by a local church and populated by some of the highest quality Bible teachers in the country, it is a stellar example of great ministry communication. I will likely write more about the site in the future and will continue to highlight its content on our Twitter account.
Our Lord’s great commission will not be fulfilled via the internet. The gospel still needs to be presented face to face, one by one and “by hand”. We think, however that the internet may help; like a tract, a chalk board, a church sound system, or any other properly-used tool.