September 2007
SeptemberSep 28 Friday 07
Creating the Future
This morning I received an email forward from an organization that is opposing a new TV show coming to homes this season called Reaper that portrays a young man that, on his 21st birthday, finds out that his parents have sold his soul to Satan and that he now must work …
SeptemberSep 26 Wednesday 07
Creating the Future
This morning I received an email forward from an organization that is opposing a new TV show coming to homes this season called Reaper that portrays a young man that, on his 21st birthday, finds out that his parents have sold his soul to Satan and that he now must work …
SeptemberSep 21 Friday 07
Web 2.0
Anybody heard of Web 2.0? It's the cultural shift that is currently in full-swing in the internet world (a.k.a. "cyberspace"). I love to interpret trends and analyze culture. I'm been reading on the subject a lot and really finding that the ideas going into Web 2.0 …
Independence Day
Happy Independence Day! I just finished visiting the local sportsman's club with my buddy Kurt and a few rounds of a World War I rifle like this one. Very cool! I had actually never shot a gun before today and within an hour I had fired rounds from two semi-automatic …
Justice: Like the Sun Rising
One of the articles that emerged on Digg this week is one about indigenous teenage girls in the central areas of Australia selling themselves as prostitutes to men that drive up offering cigarettes, alcohol, and maybe a few bits of loose change. These girls have no idea …
Prayer, Planning, and Pizza
Last night Ruth, Sam, Alex and I headed out to Cici's Pizza with T.J. and Jess for some pizza and discussion on how to cultivate depth in the community of Lighthouse Church. It was a great time - once we had our fill of pizza we headed to my house where T.J. and I …
Web 2.0
Anybody heard of Web 2.0? It's the cultural shift that is currently in full-swing in the internet world (a.k.a. "cyberspace"). I love to interpret trends and analyze culture. I'm been reading on the subject a lot and really finding that the ideas going into Web 2.0 …
Vacation
Ruth and I are headed down to Columbus for some arbitrary and toddler-friendly R & R. It is a much needed vacation and we are thankful to God that we're able to plan a break like this in our schedules. We'll hang out at the hotel swimming, reading, or just talking and …
Spiritual Gifts "Inventory"
One of my favorite things to do when I have time to do so is evaluate myself as an individual. How am I doing relationally? Professionally? Spiritually? Physically? And so on... This afternoon I had some alone-time on my hands as Ruth and Sam took a nice long nap …
Prayer, Planning, and Pizza
Last night Ruth, Sam, Alex and I headed out to Cici's Pizza with T.J. and Jess for some pizza and discussion on how to cultivate depth in the community of Lighthouse Church. It was a great time - once we had our fill of pizza we headed to my house where T.J. and I …
Independence Day
Happy Independence Day! I just finished visiting the local sportsman's club with my buddy Kurt and a few rounds of a World War I rifle like this one. Very cool! I had actually never shot a gun before today and within an hour I had fired rounds from two semi-automatic …
Changing the Church
I studied "change management" in college. It was the topic I was most passionate about because the person, the church, the organization that learns to embrace and adapt nimbly to change will always be effective. Change in the Church is arguably the most difficult kind …
Sabbath
I'm not the kind of guy that has a hard time taking a Sabbath or a "day of rest" by giving myself a break every now and then. I enjoy breaks. I LOVE taking breaks. This used to be something I was ashamed of because I thought I was lazy. Truth is... I'm lazy! BUT, once I …
Vacation
Ruth and I are headed down to Columbus for some arbitrary and toddler-friendly R & R. It is a much needed vacation and we are thankful to God that we're able to plan a break like this in our schedules. We'll hang out at the hotel swimming, reading, or just talking and …
Fasting
Today I sensed the Holy Spirit poking me to make a commitment. A couple of years ago, God impressed a number on my heart and I came to understand that number to be the number of weeks that He wanted me to fast that year. This year, I haven't heard any numbers. All I …
Justice: Like the Sun Rising
One of the articles that emerged on Digg this week is one about indigenous teenage girls in the central areas of Australia selling themselves as prostitutes to men that drive up offering cigarettes, alcohol, and maybe a few bits of loose change. These girls have no idea …
Hermeneutics...
That is my first class this coming semester at Winebrenner Theological Seminary. I am very excited... and slightly freaked out after looking over the syllabi for this and my other classes. One of the things I look forward to most about this new endeavor is learning more …
Sabbath
I'm not the kind of guy that has a hard time taking a Sabbath or a "day of rest" by giving myself a break every now and then. I enjoy breaks. I LOVE taking breaks. This used to be something I was ashamed of because I thought I was lazy. Truth is... I'm lazy! BUT, once I …
Changing the Church
I studied "change management" in college. It was the topic I was most passionate about because the person, the church, the organization that learns to embrace and adapt nimbly to change will always be effective. Change in the Church is arguably the most difficult kind …
Spiritual Gifts "Inventory"
One of my favorite things to do when I have time to do so is evaluate myself as an individual. How am I doing relationally? Professionally? Spiritually? Physically? And so on... This afternoon I had some alone-time on my hands as Ruth and Sam took a nice long nap …