hey guys-as many of you know, i have been blessed tremendously in the last few years by joyce meyer's sermons, podcasts, and books. in janurary of this year, i began giving to her ministry. several months ago, i saw her sermon on "god's passion". she talked about how jesus simply went around loving people. she has a new book out called "the love revolution". hence, this blog's title. love is one of the topics she continues to preach on.

i wish i could find the sermon for you, but it's not on youtube. if you're interested go to www.joycemeyer.org/ourministries/broadcast, and look for it in the sliding video menu. it's in two parts.

anyway, after watching that, i started to pray for god to show me how to help others. the school i went to is situated between the JJC and my local domestic violence shelter. many of the new college students there come from these places.

one of the things i love to do is read. i learned to read in first grade, and haven't stopped since. my desk is covered in books-everything from novels to autobiographies to poetry books. god reminded me that many of the women in the shelter have children. others are fresh out of rehab. many of them have never heard the gospel of jesus christ. he showed me that i could easily order joyce's books, along with books by other christian authors, put them in boxes, and take them to my old school to be given away.

at first, i was really excited about this, but i eventually let life get in the way. i got caught up in my own issues, and put god's work on the back burner. i also stopped regularly watching joyce's sermons. i don't even know why i allowed this to happen, since i enjoy helping people, and love watching the sermons. i get a lot out of them.

so today, i decided that i would get back on track and started watching joyce's sermons again. a few weeks ago, she did a series called "declaring war on selfishness" in part one of this series, she shared stories of people who had been inspired by her "god's passion" sermons, and put the teaching into action. one group of teenagers raised $24,000 to stop sex trafficking around the world.

inspired by this, i have now declared to god that i will no longer be selfish. starting today, i am going to start buying books and packing them up. i am blogging not to brag about this great thing i'm going to do. i am blogging to ask for your help.

i want all of you to go out today and buy at least one book. it doesn't have to be a book by a preacher per se. it can be a children's book, a novel, a book of short stories...any book that you think would help someone in need. drop these books off at homeless shelters, schools, or just give them to people on the street. if you can't find a specific person who needs a book, donate your book to a thrift store in town.

i haven't figured out a name for this little project yet. i don't know where it will take me. but i know that because it's god's will, wherever it takes me can only be good. join me, won't you?-fallon