Comments on: Mike Jones … My Daily Checklist

By: Mark O'Ffill

Mark O'Ffill — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:31:58 +0000

Thanks for the thought provoking insights. As a dedicated follower of Jesus Christ and a 6-generation Adventist, I still know that having the “dumb stuff” of a checklist provides necessary accountability. The spiritual life is complex (though not complicated) in these distractable times.
Thanks!

By: Lloydene Griffitts

Lloydene Griffitts — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:43:01 +0000

The year of my birth was the same year the Boeing plane crashed for lack of a pilot’s check list. Much has changed since then, but not enough.
For some reason I pulled a book off the shelf my husband and I hadn’t read for years. It’s called “Life Sketches of Ellen White”. The more we read the more convinced I became that we need video games for our children just as much as the early church needed to print pamphlets and get them out to the people. They sacrificed greatly to accomplish that. Many of our children are being taken down by satan’s games. We need to counteract him!!!!!! It should have been done yesterday. I know nothing about what it takes to do this but I believe God will perform miracles to save our children. Who would like to join in this project? Mike Jones, you are a man of intellect- do you know if our denomination has such games already or do you know people who can get the ball rolling. I have ideas. The games must be exciting, have levels of accomplishment and certainly be worth playing, according to our young people. How about it? My e-mail is blfun@msn.com My plan is to perfect the games, give them to our denomination- Seventh-day Adventists- to be maketed through ABC and even sold door to door by our own young people. Am I giving away my chance to be a part of this??? I hope not.
This doesn’t have a lot to do with your subject, Mike, but God has given me such a burden to get this done that I will try every avenue I can find.

By: lnorth

lnorth — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:30:57 +0000

I would like to follow your blog on Twitter. Can you set up a Twitter account and tweet your posts? It is much easier than coming to the Gleaner site. Thanks so much!

By: Brooks K Potter

Brooks K Potter — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:55:37 +0000

My question is: Did Jesus or John the Baptist have a checklist? I’m not saying it is a useful thing in this hyper distracted time we are living in, but that the real reason a high percentage of our church members don’t know Jesus and the Scriptures intimately, is because of worldliness and lukewarmness that pervades our churches in the NAD. I might add that warm and fuzzy “Revival” meetings that don’t point out sin will not change worldly sin loving SDA members. Why do I say that? Because the Prophets of old were compelled to give very pointed messages to backsliding Israel of old, not watered down messages that made the pew warming members feel good telling “Jesus loves you” with no biblical requirements needed other than accepting Jesus. Jesus said to sinners who accepted him as Lord, to go and “sin no more” that is the missing link in our SDA preaching these days. No definitive pointing out of sin, because it is not politically correct! Political correct SDA preaching doesn’t change lukewarm SDAs into on fire for God SDA.

By: Rich DuBose

Rich DuBose — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:32:07 +0000

Interesting piece Mike. I realize that checklists are important, but I’ve never thought to put it on a list to “spend time” with Linda. For me a checklist usually contains the nitty gritty stuff like, fix the toilet, get a haircut, etc.

When I wake up and realize I’m still breathing, saying good morning to God is one of the first things I want do. Your point is well taken, we need to follow through with our best intentions and not let the day grab them away.