From Eugene Peterson’s book, Christ Plays in Ten-Thousand Places:
“It is the devil’s work to get us worked up into thinking and acting for God and then subtly detach us from a relational obedience and adoration for God.”
I love this thought, sometimes i err on this all too well.
on the other hand, i wonder [...]
So, some news. I quit my job at Starbucks. I am really going to miss the atmosphere, the people and the job in general. It was a great experience for me and I have gotten to know so many people through it. I have never been more challanged to live missionally [...]
Wow. This was a seriously poor thing to say on national TV, even if it was in jest (which it seems it was not).
While I am not a big fan of those “friend-finder” websites, i finally succumbed to creating a MySpace account. Since we are doing all these shows at The Well, and since it seems like any local band who ever wants to play here as an account, i went ahead and got one for the [...]
I have been silent on my blog for a bit. It’s for good reason. I have been working like crazy to get a new version of our church’s website up. This is the first site that i have really done myself from the ground up (with a help here or there [...]
We’re off to our annual church camping trip, on one of the hottest weekends of the year. Should be a fun / interesting time!
Follow me, I will make you “fishers of men”
If you grew up in church, you probably have that song going through your head right now. It’s a catchy jingle and I’ve had it in my mind off and on for a few days, it’s not very easy to get out! (Its is almost [...]
Grant to me, Lord. I pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that I, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for [...]
Philadelphia Inquirer Article
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While the subtitle is a bit of an unfortunate misunderstanding, i think the article overall is relatively good. What do you think?
oh, and this was on the front page of today’s paper. It continued all the way to the back page and had [...]
I have been a big proponent of “Friendship in evangelism” meaning that i’ve been a believer that evangelism is most effective in friendship and that our agenda for in meeting people can’t necessarily be evangelism, it has to be love for people (even if they don’t necessarily become our friends i guess - we [...]
By way of John over at Some Strange Ideas, some thoughts from the book Sacred Rhythms
…The rest of Sabbath
is far more than withdrawal from labor and exertion. It is the rest and harmony of life as God intended it to be…
These are some great thoughts on the Sabbath…
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I have been absent for a week…so a quick update…
-> My son and I have been home without my wife since Wednesday. She’s away at a conference and its been my first extended period of time being “Mr. Mom.” Man, its been so much fun. We’ve had an absolute blast and have [...]