I saw this on the tennis channel the other day. Don't ask me why I was watching this channel - I think my wife had it on. But I couldn't believe what I saw. I think this guy is a little too critical of himself. What do you think?
I think this is becoming too culturally relevant....
Connection Metro Church in Denver, CO has chosen to "abandon ministry all together to focus on coffee" by transforming their 8 satellite campuses into a coffee chain.
CLICK HERE to read the article at LarkNews.com.
Just in case you were wondering....this billboard on I-65, north of Indianapolis removes all doubt! Thank you Mr. Billboard Person.
Sent from my Blackberry Wireless Handheld.
Devin and I recently finished reading The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis in anticipation of the upcoming movie that opens May 16th. Based on the trailer below it appears that the movie makers have held the story line true to the book, much like The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. It looks like I will be sharing a real adventure with my boy! I am definitely looking forward to this time together.
O.K. so I get You Tube thinks Shift 2008, Dan Kimball, Rob Bell, Brain McLaren, Mark Yaconelli and Shane Claiborne are related videos. But can someone please tell me how Tyra's Lesson In Breast Feeding from the Tyra Banks Show relates to these guys??
If you've followed my blog at all over the last 15 months, you will know that I have had several posts regarding my wrestling match over my beliefs about what it should look like to follow God and be the Body of Christ (the Church). Here are some things you should know about me, if you don't already, that have shaped some of my thoughts:
Here is what I need to tell you. In all my wrestling and writing, my heart has been good in everything that I have written! If you can't see this, then please look past the words on the screen. I have been very transparent, sometimes too much, in my thoughts. I have been direct, sometimes too direct, in my language. I have been strong, sometimes too strong, in my position. But I have always had the end goal in mind which is to land in truth according to God's word and discover his plan for my life. Through this, God has also begun to heal my heart in all things that are his.
My intention of these writings have always been to explore the paradox, mystery, and tension that comes with following God. To ask the tough questions. To discover new truths in scripture. To hear God's voice in a fresh new way. To no longer accept the trite and simplistic answers to the tough questions of being a Christian and a member of the way of Christ that I (and most Christians) have either not recognized or have avoided.
What I have come to realize, by the grace of God, is that in my zeal to explore God's truth in myself and his church that I may have hurt or alienated some of you during this process by the things that I have written on this blog. And it is to this end that I want to say, "I'm sorry." Believe my heart when I tell you, "this was never my intention!"
What I realize is that my writing style has not always allowed you to join in on the conversation. Mainly because I am a hack writer that is putting first draft copy in my posts. For this I regret. I have always wanted to engage with others and allow others to feel safe to express their opinions in a healthy constructive way. I have also realized that this may not be the best forum to say some things.
If my words have been challenging to you and caused your relationship with God to become uncomfortable as a means to push you deeper into loving, serving, and living as Jesus, than I praise God for his grace in my clumsy language. If my words have offended you because of my style and approach and you have missed the heart behind my message then I again ask for your forgiveness.
That being said. I am going to take a couple weeks away from blogging to pray and ask God for a "new song" to post about on this blog. If you wish to dialog, but do not want to do so in the comment section click on the "email me" link to the left and shoot me an email. If you are brave enough, I have kept this open and safe, I invite you to make a comment by clicking on comments on the footer of this post.
Peace.
Question: How would you describe a healthy relationship with God?
I've gotten hooked on Facebook this last weekend. I avoided it as long as I could and now I'm not sure why I did. It's pretty cool....
Here is Brenda's. That's right she got hooked too.....
It seems to me that in contemporary Christianity there is a real drive to be Innovative and Creative in our programming styles. This ideology has been absorb into the very fabric of our cultural expression of "how we do church." I am not against new ideas and creative expressions, in fact I am all for them in the proper context. What I see as a problem with this type of approach to "doing church" is that it is not biblical. There I said it. So now I invite anyone to offer me their thoughts on this after I unpack it.
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