Browsing all posts in May, 2009.
Indeed… // indeed…
God is love indeed. And I’m pretty sure that I love this little video with all my heart. While at the same time not knowing what to do with it.
my own challenges // Sunday follow-up
One thing that is blatantly obvious to me is that when I’m afforded the opportunity to speak, God is usually brewing a message in me for quite a while before the actual moment comes around where the message is delivered. Furthermore, the same message usually continues to brew and reveal weaknesses/area of growth for me. [...]
Consumer // Consumed
Several people have asked about an illustration I used on Sunday so it was suggested that post it here. These came via Louie Giglio in a sermon where he was discusing some similar ideas (this is paraphrased just from what I could get down): Consumer worship asks what’s in it for me while Consume worship [...]
Yesterday // putting on love
So I had the opportunity to speak as part of the mini-series in our super-series, “Alive.” Those opportunities are humbling to me and also amazing. I really enjoy speaking but don’t get to do it much. It also affords me the chance to stand and sing with Kristen which doesn’t happen much. Anyway. Worship was [...]
Overwhelmed // under active
That word overwhelmed seems to be prevalent in much of my writings, but there are days when that is the only word that will really describe the feelings that I have experienced. Today that word again is most accurate for explaining the emotions that I have been through. As I’ve stated often, I do not [...]
Entermission Coaching Network // part, the second
Jack and I are headed back out today to Granger, IN for round two of the coaching network, Entermission, that we joined earlier this year. Should be a packed couple of days that will once again play with my presuppositions of who I am and what God is up to in the world. Hopefully I’ll [...]
the all things // what have you become
If you’ve been in the church for any length of time, you’ve heard the phrase from the apostle Paul, “I have become all things to all people, that I might save some,” or at least some variation there of. Without a doubt you have also heard the debate that ensues on “Well, how far can [...]
Your Rights // abdicating yours
A few days ago as I worked through a commentary on 1st Corinthians, the author made a comment that struck me as quite profound about a Christian never demanding his or her rights because that was antithetical to Christs teachings. To say that I was merely intrigued by this thought would be an understatement. That [...]
the World as deaf and blind // part, the last
“Warning! Confusing and random thoughts from me lie ahead.” So, to finish out the thought process from the last post about the church being deaf and blind, I have to say that at some point, I imagined the world being the same way. Except I think I was able to play this one out a [...]
the Church as deaf and blind // part one
This may be an entirely random post, or it could be a moment of truth, you decide. As I was driving home from rehearsal last night, Helen Keller popped into my head for some reason of which I am entirely unaware. In any case, I began to process her life and think about what it [...]
