{"id":303758,"date":"2015-11-27T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/the-apostles-food-fight\/"},"modified":"2015-11-27T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-27T17:00:00","slug":"the-apostles-food-fight","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/the-apostles-food-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"The Apostles&#8217; Food Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When things get tough do you blame or do you boast? According to Dr. Dan Allender, you probably do both. And so did Jesus&#8217; disciples. 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According to Dr. Dan Allender, you probably do both. And so did Jesus' disciples. Dan Allender explores what he calls \"the Apostle's food fight\" from Luke 11.","meta_box":{"show_notes":"","transcript_url":"https:\/\/transcript.familylifetoday.com\/fl2015-11-27.pdf","transcript_content":"<strong>Bob: <\/strong>If you had theopportunity to walk side by side with Jesus every day for three years, you\u2019d think it would have a pretty powerful impact on your life; right? Dan Allender says think about the disciples.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dan: <\/strong>These men have been with Jesus for a long graduate education. What is the byproduct of the presence of the greatest teacher ever on the face of the earth? And the answer is: \u201cChaos \/ a food fight.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> This is <em>FamilyLife Today <\/em>for Friday, November 27<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. Even when our lives are still messy, there is a sanctifying influence that Jesus has on us. We\u2019ll hear about that today. Stay tuned.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today.<\/em> Thanks for joining us on the Friday edition. You know, I\u2019ve been a Christian\u2014trying to do the math here\u2014almost 40 years. You\u2019ve been a Christian longer than that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes, 60.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I sometimes get a little discouraged at the fact that I\u2019ve been walking with Jesus for a long time and\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Still don\u2019t get it?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014I\u2019m no farther along than I am!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I identify with the disciples and some of their unbelief\u2014in fact, a lot of their unbelief. I mean, it\u2019s just interesting how you can be that close to Jesus and not get it. I mean, I read the other day\u2014He fed the 5,000 and He said: \u201cDidn\u2019t you guys just see what happened? Didn\u2019t you see what faith in the right object produces?\u201d The answer, of course, was, \u201cNo.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> That\u2019s right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> It\u2019s interesting, Bob because there\u2019s grief in that\u2014that they missed it\u2014but there\u2019s also great comfort because we don\u2019t always get it either. We are about to be reminded of that by Dr. Dan Allender, who is a good friend of yours and mine. Dan is from Seattle. He and his wife Becky served on the <em>Weekend To Remember<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> marriage getaway speaker team for a number of years. He\u2019s just a really good friend. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHere\u2019s the thing\u2014if you\u2019ve not read Dr. Allender or if you\u2019ve never heard him speak, I want to urge you to just move a little closer to your radio or your computer.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You\u2019re going to have to pay attention; aren\u2019t you?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You\u2019re going to have to pay attention because he\u2019s a thought-provoking speaker. He uses words to get your attention \/ to cause you to think. It reminds me of a quote by my mentor and friend, Dr. Howard Hendricks\u2014he says, \u201cHe dusts your mind with itching powder.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think, as a result of what you\u2019re about to hear from Dr. Dan Allender, you likely are going to be scratching more than your head. You\u2019re going to be scratching your heart because he\u2019s going to prompt you to not boast or not blame.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes. Dan was in Little Rock so that we could talk with him about a book that he\u2019s written, along with his friend Tremper Longman, a book called <em>God Loves Sex<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> No; that was not why he was here. He came to Little Rock to go fishing with me.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> [Laughter] He did come in early; didn\u2019t he? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I took him fishing\u2014it\u2019s not like he doesn\u2019t have any fishing in the Northwest. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> While he was here, he also spoke to our staff. We thought our listeners ought to get the benefit of what our staff benefited from\u2014and that is having a chance to hear from Dr. Dan Allender\u2014and to hear him reflect on the relationship between Jesus and the disciples and the last supper. Here is Dan Allender.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Recorded Message]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dan:<\/strong> I want to take you to a passage that I sup in at the end of the year. Passage I\u2019m about to read to you\u2014I want you to ask yourself the question\u2014if you had had the privilege to be with Jesus for three to three-and-a-half years, pretty much every single day\u2014maybe a few nights He was not with you \/ perhaps there were a number of interactions that took him from you for a certain portion of the day\u2014but for the most part, what you can say is\u2014for three-and-a-half years, you are with Jesus\u2014watching, learning, talking, questioning, having the opportunity to allow the very presence and life of Jesus to infiltrate every cell of your being. Then the question is:\u201d If you had that kind of time and privilege, who would you be?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf we\u2019re looking at learning objectives\u2014I know it\u2019s such a empty way of putting it with regard to thinking what it would be like to be with Jesus\u2014but if there were learning objectives like: \u201cThis is who I would become if I were to have that level of care, presence, engagement, truth, wisdom living in my body, day in\/day out, for over a thousand days, who would I become if I had that access?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you have a Scripture with you, look at Luke, Chapter 22. I\u2019m starting with verse 14:\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0When the hour came, Jesus and his disciples reclined at the table. And He said, \u201cI have eagerly desired to eat the Passover with you before I suffer; for I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd after taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, \u201cTake this and divide it among you; for I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.\u201d And He took bread, gave thanks, broke it and gave it to them, saying, \u201cThis is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd the same way after the supper, He took the cup, \u201cThis cup is the new covenant of my blood which is poured out for you. But the hand of him who is going to betray Me is with Mine on the table. The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed; but woe to that man who betrays him!\u2019\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThese are the two verses that I want you to most concentrate on: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this. Also a dispute arose among them as to which of them was considered to be the greatest. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd Jesus said, \u201cThe kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; that those who exercise authority over them call themselves \u2018Benefactors.\u2019 But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cFor who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not I who have been at this table? But I am among you as one who serves. You are those who have stood by Me in My trials; and I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on Me, so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom and sit on the thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell if it can be put as simply and clearly as this\u2014I hope you have not read this passage so often that you have become errant to really what the Scriptures are saying. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThese men have been with Jesus for a long graduate education. What is the byproduct of the presence of the greatest teacher ever on the face of the earth? And the answer is: \u201cChaos \/ a food fight.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you were told by Jesus: \u201cOne of you at this table will betray Me before the day is over,\u201d\u2014even though it\u2019s a difficult saying \/ even though it requires a great deal of courage\u2014because often, in the midst of difficult sentences, one of the hardest things in the world to do is to ask a simple question\u2014like: \u201cHuh? What?! You said that one of us would betray you? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cJesus, what are you saying?\u201d Or even more pointedly, \u201cJesus if there\u2019s one at this table, I pray to God that it is not me; but will You tell us who it is at this table is going to betray You?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey don\u2019t even <em>ask<\/em>\u2014instead, notice what happens. The structure of uncertainty\u2014and let me just put it in a larger category\u2014the structure of uncertainty in an organization prompts, not curiosity and openness, but the stance of blaming: \u201cWell, if <em>you<\/em> hadn\u2019t done that, we might not be in the position.\u201d \u201cIf <em>those<\/em> decisions had not been made, we might now be able to do this more effectively.\u201d So I can\u2019t put it more simply\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014our stance in the midst of confusion or hard sayings is\u2014we blame. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut what\u2019s even more disturbing is\u2014it shifts. The way the Greek is positioned, it says, \u201cimmediately.\u201d <em>Immediately<\/em> they also had a dispute; and the dispute was this: \u201cWho among us is the most beloved?\u201d \u201cWho has worked here the hardest?\u201d \u201cWho has sacrificed on behalf of us the longest?\u201d \u201cWho has taken the least amount, and yet, done the very most?\u201d\u2014in other words, from blaming to boasting. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou must trust this is true for every family. This is true for every organization. This is true for all friendships. When things get difficult, the natural part of the human heart moves between these two realms\u2014blaming\/boasting. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tTwo of the things I most want you to hear from this is this: \u201cDon't be surprised when there is sin amongst you,\u201d because to the degree you are surprised or naive\u2014or to the degree that: \u201cHow can you happen in our organization?\u201d\/\u201cHow can that happen in my family?\u201d\u2014you have forgotten that Jesus\u2014the best teacher \/ the one who embodied, incarnately, the very being of God\u2014seems to have failed to have brought his own disciples to the level of the kind of maturity that we would <em>expect<\/em> that they would have as a result of their so-called education. I think, in some ways, we\u2019re both naive and arrogant in presuming maturity happens\u2014when, indeed, it does happen\u2014but through what we encounter. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe second thing that I\u2019m hoping that you\u2019ll have words for is this: \u201cFailure is necessary for us to see what is true.\u201d And in one sense, this is such a humble text because Jesus is telling us the truth about His disciples \/ He\u2019s telling the truth about us. Yet, the generosity of what we find in Jesus\u2019 response\u2014oh, I don\u2019t know a better phrase than this\u2014Romans 2, verse 4, \u201cIt is the kindness of God that leads to repentance.\u201d Then Paul adds this most trenchant phrase\u2014I believe he\u2019s speaking almost in tears as he says this: \u201cWhy? Why do you treat the kindness of God with contempt?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat you find in this passage I believe is one of those windows into the character at the heart of Jesus. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe has just been in a food fight. He has just seen His disciples disintegrate in front of Him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI will claim, as I\u2019ve been in academia for almost 40 years of my life, every year, we graduate people whom I am <em>so<\/em> <em>happy<\/em> that they represent so much of what I and others at our school have taught. And then, no doubt, there\u2019s a whole host of people who graduate\u2014and they\u2019re good folks\/really good folks\u2014and they\u2019re not going to do, at least initially from my perception, they are not going to do phenomenal things; but they\u2019re also not going to do great harm. They\u2019re just in that\u2014[Laughter]\u2014I\u2019m sorry to use a phrase like this\u2014but they are in the great mark of reality\u2014the bell-shaped curve. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey\u2019re not at the second \/ they\u2019re not at the first standard deviation. They are just solid lovely people\u2014sort of in the middle, and salt-of-the-earth good people, not that brilliant \/ not that gifted, not that strong, not that wise\u2014but they are good people, and they are going to do good things. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHere\u2019s my point\u2014for all of us, wherever we are in that bell-shaped curve\u2014you might think you are a solid middle, you might think you\u2019re a pretty significant screw up, you might actually think you are a <em>stunning<\/em> picture of all the glory of God deposited into one human being\u2014[Laughter]\u2014but wherever you stand, all we know is this\u2014the very best of the best were in a food fight. The very best of the best were boasting, and blaming, and creating chaos at the very last supper. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHow does Jesus engage the hearts of all of us on that? Well, first and foremost, tenderly inviting and saying: \u201cThis is not what I\u2019ve called you to be. I have called you to be, not like one of those leaders\u2014who calls themselves a \u2018Benefactor\u2019\u2014but in fact, rules by shame, and fear, and by power.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhenever you know people ruling by shame, and fear, and power, the very essence of their work has to be called into question because, even if they are doing good things and saying right things, they have denied something of the very essence of how Jesus is with us\u2014that tender invitation, always with the availability to come back and receive what He has offered.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn this case, what is He offering? What He\u2019s offering is His kingdom. What he\u2019s offering you is the privilege of serving in your kingdom for His kingdom\u2019s sake. For us to be able to hear His humility offers us a way back\u2014but His privilege always returns to you the promise that you get to live out the kingdom of God\u2014no matter who you are, no matter <em>where<\/em> you are, or what you\u2019re doing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn that, what He\u2019s inviting you to again, as this is communion\u2014is to receive His broken body \/ to receive the covering of His blood\u2014and to know that communion, as a remembrance, is as much, at least in this passage, an anticipation. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat is\u2014as we hold communion \/ literally, when we take communion or when we now anticipate communion\u2014because we\u2019re always in one situation or the other\u2014we\u2019re either literally taking the Lord\u2019s table, or we\u2019re waiting for the moment to do so again. As we are in that position, what we are privileged to be able to hold is this\u2014is not just a remembrance of his death and resurrection\u2014it\u2019s also an anticipation of the coming day in which we will sit with Him, at His right \/ at His left, and that we would dine with Him as He says, \u201cI have eagerly\u201d\u2014and what a great gift to begin every day\u2014\u201cI\u2019ve eagerly desired this day for you to join Me,\u201d\u2014in eternity, feasting at the feast of the Bridegroom. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo all of our labor\u2014even in the midst of our own brokenness and chaos\u2014holds this inner play of: death, remembrance, life, resurrection, and anticipation. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThough I didn\u2019t go on to read this portion of the passage, you can only slip a few verses down where you see it all lived out with Peter, who has denied Christ three times, and where Jesus says to him, \u201cSimon, Simon, the evil one has asked to sift you all like wheat. And Simon I have prayed for you.\u201d I\u2019m not making this theological statement \/ I\u2019m simply making a narrative statement. What do we do with the fact that Jesus prayed for Simon to not fall? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd yet, in the next literal phrase, \"And when you return, feed your brothers.\" Jesus prays that there will not be failure of denial on Peter\u2019s part. But Jesus already knows that Peter will betray him three times. And then he says, \u201cWhen you return, feed your brothers.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere is something, not only tender \/ there is something, not only compassionate, but there is something that is so freeing to know we are people in a food fight. We are in struggles of boasting and blaming. And yet, He tenderly invites and gives us the privilege of His kingdom and then says, \u201cYou don\u2019t just live out the remembrance of the kingdom of God, and the death and resurrection, and the broken body and the covering of the blood, by remembrance, or even anticipation, you do so today by feeding one another.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFrom my vantage, I know no community that is more open to name that you\u2019re a community of food fighters, you\u2019re a community of boasters, you\u2019re a community of blamers\u2014but you know tenderness, and you know privilege, and you remember, and you anticipate\u2014in your own brokenness because of the courage of your leaders, and the courage of all of you in this room, and those who are not. This is an organization I\u2019ve experienced, in and out, over decades, to be one in which there is <em>great<\/em> <em>joy<\/em> in feeding one another. That\u2019s the privilege I have to be with you. Thank you. [Applause]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Studio]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You know, Bob when he was wrapping up there, I was kind of on the edge of my seat, wondering, \u201cWhat\u2019s he going to say about our organization?\u201d [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> That was our friend, Dr. Dan Allender, who was sharing with our staff recently. He has a unique way of complimenting.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> He does. He does. I thought, \u201cI\u2019ve been called a lot of things but never a \u2018food fighter.\u2019\u201d But he\u2019s right\u2014I am guilty of blaming and boasting. I think the question is: \u201cAre we indeed feeding one another?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd a family unit\u2014a husband and a wife leading the way\u2014need to be in the process of bringing one another life\u2014of speaking words that cause growth, encouragement, long suffering, words of forgiveness. We need to be life-givers\u2014that is who followers of Christ ought to be because that\u2019s what He did\u2014He brought life to us \/ He redeemed us.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I mentioned that Dan\u2019s most recent book is called <em>God Loves Sex<\/em>. We had a conversation with him about it while he was here. If our listeners are interested in hearing our three-day interview with Dan Allender on that subject, the links are available at FamilyLifeToday.com. If you\u2019re interested in a copy of Dan\u2019s book, <em>God Loves Sex<\/em>, co-authored with Tremper Longman, III, go to FamilyLifeToday.com. You can order a copy of the book from us. Or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY. Again, the website: FamilyLifeToday.com. Our toll-free number is 1-800-358-6329. That\u2019s 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAs we wrap up this week, I want to say a special \u201cThank you,\u201d to those of you, who are partners with us, here at FamilyLife. We\u2019re grateful for all who listen, but especially grateful for those of you who make the radio program possible. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou join with us in helping to make all of this happen\u2014our website, our program, our resources, our events\u2014all of those are funded by folks, like you, who contribute to the ongoing work of this ministry. We\u2019re grateful for your partnership with us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn fact, if you can help with a donation today, we\u2019d like to say, \u201cThank you,\u201d by sending you a book on gratitude. Barbara Rainey has written a book for families called <em>Growing Together in Gratitude<\/em>, a collection of stories designed to encourage you to have a more thankful heart. These are great for reading at the dinner table\u2014part of family devotions. We\u2019ll send you a copy when you go, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com to make an online donation, or when you call 1-800-FL-TODAY to make a donation over the phone, or when you mail a donation to us at <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> at PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR; and our zip code is 72223.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd with that, we\u2019ve got to wrap up for this week. Thanks for being with us. Hope you and your family are able to worship together in church this weekend. I hope you can join us back on Monday. We\u2019re going to start a week-long look at what God is doing all around the world. We\u2019re going to talk to folks in Asia, in Russia, in the Middle East, Latin America. We\u2019re going to get a first-hand glimpse at some of what God is up to as He\u2019s working all around the globe. 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