this made me truly laugh out loud. from maneggs.com
we’ll never know
this made me truly laugh out loud. from maneggs.com
fickering pixels
last night i finished “flickering pixels
like i said i finished the book last night. it was great. shane is a great speaker and this has translated well into his writing. i haven’t heard anyone else discussing how technology can and does shape our faith or the dangers of some of the methods that we use. how do our cell phones, computers, dvr, etc. effect our love for GOD and others? its an important question and one that i think hipps does a a great job of bringing up.
if anyone in point wants to read it my copy is now available.
why i don’t have a boat
or it could be because i don’t want to spend the money on salting the deck for safety reasons.
ray kroc
pam and i just watched a “biography on nbc” episode on ray kroc. it’s sad that a guy can be such a success in business and such a failure/jerk in so much else. overall the episode made me glad that i prefer culvers. if any of you know any dark secrets from the past of the founders of culvers PLEASE DON’T TELL ME. i want to continue to get culverized every now and then and i would prefer to do so without feeling like i’m supporting a guy who ditched his family.
thank GOD HE closes doors
this past week i finished the mid-career workshop of my d.min work. this means i am now halfway through the course work of my degree (of course, i then have to do a dissertation which might take longer than the course work). this workshop was held at the meriatta nobts satellite campus. the campus holds most of its courses within the rooms of johnson ferry baptist church.
in 1994 when i was graduating from swbts i interviewed with johnson ferry for their middle school minister position. i would love to tell you that i wowed them and didn’t go there because i was convinced that it was not where GOD wanted me but that’s not what happened. the truth is that i was VERY excited about interviewing for the position but i didn’t impress them enough to rate a second interview. c’est la vie. johnson ferry is a BIG chuch and at the time i was convinced that a church like johnson ferry would obviously be the type of church that GOD would want me ministering in. it had to be that way because it would be the manner in which i would be able to reach the most people. right?
when i enter the doors of johnson ferry this week i was overwhelmed with thankfulness that i had not gone down the route that i had thought would be best. i wouldn’t be the person that i am today if i had been at johnson ferry. this is not meant as a cut on johnson ferry. i’m sure it is a great church. i don’t have anything against megachurches. i just know that a large church is no longer the route that GOD wants me on. instead i am convinced that HE wants me to be a part of a church that grows to divide only to grow again and divide again (the tapestry plan). if i had gone down the path that i thought was best at the end of seminary i would probably never have been moved by the call of social justice within the gospel of CHRIST, or the thought of growing to stay small, or overwhelmed by the trinitarian importance of community. so when i entered johnson ferry i thanked GOD that i had not wowed the interviewers enough o rate a second interview.
sometimes we need to reflect on and thank GOD for the doors HE closes. those closed doors may have more to do with who GOD shapes us into than the open doors do.
SIDE NOTE – if you are a “24” fan and you like a good snide remark every now and then you should do yourself a favor and follow dave barry’s 24 live blog each week. it’s great.
the week in tweets – 2010-01-16
- http://twitpic.com/xzci2 – Why can't Point have one of these? #
- i had a blast hanging out with @t_alan_lusk and rebecca on the way down to ATL. @drewcausey i had cheese for you but you missed out! #
- @drewcausey – suuurrreeee. just remember that you missed out on AMAZING cheese. in reply to drewcausey #
- @drewcausey – we just ate your cheese in the workshop that i am a part of. everyeone here says "thanks for being busy." 🙂 in reply to drewcausey #
- RT @ChrisR155: hilarious…Conan puts tonight show on craigslist http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/clt/1551463643.html #
- On the way home. #
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the religion of superheroes
i’m posting this mainly for chris perkins. this is a website that list the probably or claimed religious affiliation of comic book superheroes. its pretty fun.
the week in tweets – 2010-01-09
- Point's roads are trash right now but I do love the snow. #
- http://twitpic.com/x2z0i – @calvinb – that makes me smile – "fear of snow" routine, right? this is our driveway and road right now #
- @thegsides – i don't know. i would have loved it if it hadn't of been so deep in our territory. in reply to thegsides #
- i can live with that #BAMA. now let's get something going on offense. #
- 1st quarter hasn't gone like i thought it would but i'm feeling a little better now. #BAMA #
- though i am pumped for #BAMA i also feel pretty bad for gilbert. that's a difficult situation for a freshman. #
- @bCodySmith – i agree. of course, i want #BAMA to win but i feel sorry for the freshman. in reply to bCodySmith #
- @mcschobert – amen in reply to mcschobert #
- @mike_shipp – he's secret weapon was to spend all year not developing a running game because mccoy would obviously never get hurt. whoops. in reply to mike_shipp #
- mcelroy may have not lost a football game since the 8th grade BUT he definitely just picked his nose on the HD broadcast of the game. #
- come on #BAMA, a td takes care of business. #
- BAMA! BAMA! BAMA! #
- 1 advantage of no longer being a yth min is retreats = kidless date weekend. another is telling ym to have a nice vacation on the retreat:) #
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regrets
i used this video at tapestry sunday night for an intro to the sermon. it looks pretty somber at the beginning but i think it turns it to a positive, grace orientation at the end. may 2010 not be ruled by our regreats.
tapestry 1.3.2010
first, above is the scene from “the mission” that i mentioned tonight at tapestry. it is my hope that 2010 is a year in which we allow JESUS to free us from the garbage we drag around.
secondly, i love the threads. after our gathering tonight i had three pretty important conversations with people. these took about 40 minutes. by the time i walked back in the gym/auditorium/”whatever we call it” every thing was torn down and put up and people were talking and goofing off (anthony was jumping on a mat and making it fall down which sacred me to death). i love knowing that i’m not really needed because it always seems that things are done better when i’m busy.