Preferring a One-Night-Stand over Church
I got to East Lansing a little early on Sunday.
For those who are unaware I have been driving out there for church on Sundays. I am filling the pulpit at Greater Lansing Church of Christ, a small congregation that is interested in getting outside themselves and really beginning to engage their community. I think they asked me to come speak to them about what we are planning to do in Pontiac in hopes that some of that passion would be contagious and they would begin to really think outside the box about how to reach out to folks in East Lansing, but anyway…
it’s chaotic and less than perfect…
How’s your life lately…? Keeping busy? Keeping your priorities straight? Stressed out?
I promised you that i’d try to write a post this weekend and answer any questions you all had. besides that, I like to give you periodic updates on whats going on in my crazy life from time to time. I think it’s important that if readers are going to read something, they “get to know” the author.
i know my posts usually post at 7:00 AM (EST), but today is my mom’s 62nd birthday – so i’ve been a little busy celebrating and enjoying her special day with her! hence, the late-night posting.
The last thing I remember telling you was that I was in the hospital with cellulitus. Well, thank God – that has pretty much cleared up. I just have 3 new little scars where the scab had formed. Thank you to those who were praying for me.
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anything at all…?
life has taken over again, hence the almost-two-week dry spell. but i’m thinking i may have some time this weekend to write a little bit.
so i’m opening it up to you…
is there anything you want to hear from me?
anything you want to know (within reason, folks)?
any questions for me?
any curiosities that you’d like settled?
so, this one’s on you. let me know – leave me a comment and i’ll do my best to respond in a post sometime this weekend. :]
and if no one leaves me any comments regarding things they want to know, i’ll just assume you all think i live the most boring life ever as a hermit in a dark corner somewhere. awesome…
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i am a Christian.
what’s this?! four posts in a row this week? it’s like this site hit the jackpot of blogging! (ish) ;]
a friend of mine found this poem online and i stole it from her. i don’t know who the author is or when it was written or anything about it really… other than it’s really awesome and spot on.
when you tell people you’re a Christian, what is their reaction? do they slowly start to back away? do they look at you like you’ve gone mad? do they show concern on their face like they’re not good enough to be around you? are they interested in obtaining the grace you’ve found?
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those we deem “worthy”…
I came across this on the internet a few weeks back and thought it would be interesting to share with you all…
The following is a confidential report on several candidates being considered for our church leader.
Noah: Former pastorate of 120 years with not even one convert. Prone to unrealistic building projects.
Joseph: A big thinker, but a braggart; believes in dream-interpreting and has a prison record.
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Count me.
I actually had something else in mind to post today until I remembered it’s Valentines Day. or Singles Awareness Day. or the Hallmark Holiday. or whatever you choose to label it as.
So instead of what I was originally going to post, I decided to upload a new “music video” (ish) I made several months back. It’s rough, poor quality, terrible sound, amature singing and piano playing, and one very old picture of myself. ha.
Anywho, it’s the words of the song that really matter… everything else is secondary. The song is called “Count Me” — and I’m not sure who wrote it. So give it a listen and hopefully your ears won’t hurt too bad at the end. ;]
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faithfulness.
This blog will be 2 years old in a few more months. Honestly, thats hard for me to imagine. the blog was born out of a want to do something for God while sharing what He was teaching me with others along the way. that, and it was an accountability tool for myself as well.
What I never imagined would happen is that it would attract such an audience as it has. people from all over the world, of all different ages and walks of life, of all different faiths have visited this humble little site.
In turn, my faithfulness as a writer has diminished. My promises as an author have dwindled away. My commitment as a daily host has basically vanished.
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blind guides & hypocrites.
judgement. we all pass it. yet we all hate when it’s passed on us.
in the words of Pastor Mark Driscoll, “clean out your own lumber yard!” which is his fancy way of paraphrasing Luke 6:39-42.
anywho, give this video a watch then leave your thoughts…
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off of work, but it’s no vacation.
i’ve been off work since last tuesday afternoon. not because i’ve been on vacation, but because i’ve been sick with cellulitis. it’s not fun, and it’s not the first time i’ve had it. in fact, i’ve had it about 6 or 7 times before… but this time, it wasn’t responding to any of the medications i was prescribed. my eye was red, it was swelling all around my eye – actually the whole right side of my face was swollen. a scab was forming. it was ugly.
so after two trips to the emergency room, they decided to admit me for a 24-hour stay, which then turned into a 60-hour stay. they pumped I.V. meds into me 24 hours a day. eventually the swelling started to go down a little and the redness started to fade a little.
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how He loves.
because you know how much i love youtube.
i seriously think you’re going to love this video – especially if you like David Crowder, John Piper, and Matt Chandler.
give it a listen and leave your thoughts below afterwards.
