Are You Part of the Remedy?

So I got a little music CD yesterday...

David Crowder* Band's latest and greatest is one of the best CD's I've bought in a while....or ever! On top of great tunes like 'For The Glory of It All' and a remix of 'Everything Glorious'
the album features some sweet tunes such …

Creative Treasure-Box on a Toilet Paper Roll

This blog is here as an outlet to my personal adventures, but also as a storage place and bulletin board for moving the Kingdom of God foward. Hopefully, this site can serve as inspiration, and if you (the reader) ever want to sit down and discuss the ideas posted …

A Weekend South of the (SC) Border.

This weekend was pretty cool. I went to a Clemson soccer game, which was fun to watch, but I definitely left before it was over to grab some Peppinos! Saturday I worked at the coffee shop...not much there. Sunday was awesome. Matt, Keri, Jenni, and I went to Alpharetta, …

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU!

Yesterday (8/29) marked the one-year birthday of this blog (motions to follow) let's take a look back, shall we?

• One of the first things I wrote about was Perry speaking at Clemson FCA.
  
• This blog used to be titled "Ryan Sutherland Writes Volumes"
• Thanks to …

I Will Teach You What I Know About ________ in the Next 10 Minutes

One of my current goals is to create a series of teaching videos to be used by churches and Jesus-loving organizations, but also without demographic. Similar to Rob Bell's NOOMA, the MOMENTUM videos will be roughly 10 minute long teaching videos in which speakers will …

"Look at all these sinners...."

I think the video illustrates how we think about evangelism sometimes. We see the word as black and white, us and them. We fail to remember that we were once without hope and that we are all unworthy of God's amazing grace. In its worst forms, evangelism stands upon …

The Message of Spider-man

Creating a Community of Faith, Love, and Hope, Part 2

I think the first step in building a community of faith, love, and hope is to recognize the adventure one has to undertake in order to achieve such a thing.

A community of faith, love, and hope is people of faith, having faith that they can make an impact on the world …

Creating a Community of Faith, Love, and Hope, Part 1

Something that I want for the NewSpring community is a real sense of (or emphasis on) community. I really feel like many people who go to our church do not take the time to look at the strangers sitting beside them and get to know them.

At NewSpring we have an awesome …

P.S. This Blog Has Upgraded!

By the way, there is a new title for this blog. It went from

"Ryan Sutherland Writes Volumes"

to

"Momentum: Building Change"

Thought we'd change the focus a little bit. Don't worry, you'll be getting crazy off topic stuff too.

Enjoy!

God Downloads: Part 1

Yesterday I was having my quiet time, sitting with God, and he pretty much downloaded an entire sermon outline in my head! (Actually it was more like a fill-in-the-blank kind of thing)

It was awesome!

So, I figured I would share all the things God showed me in a series of …

God Downloads: Part 2

So! I had this idea while I was in the shower yesterday (all good thoughts come from the shower, by the way...) and I think it would be great to encourage the young 'uns at church to do this!

Well, the thought came from this: "How can I teach my Ignite kids to not be so …

Home From IOP, CHUCK, & An Awesome Time With God!

Yo! I am back and ready to attack! Just returned home from the beach w/ the fam. While I was there I finished "Chasing Daylight" by Erwin McManus. It was REAL good. I definitely loved the way it centered around the way Jonathan seized his opportunity to do great things …

Day Three @ Sea...Well, the Beach

Today marks the third day of staying by the shore with the fam. All 12 of us are here from SC, FL, and PA. We're staying at Isle of Palms, SC which is just outside of Charleston.

It's a pretty cool spot. So far it has been overcast and rainy off and on (which explains …

Better Than Crashing the Pots and Pans!

Here's some phenomen-alden?-al music that I have been moved- nay, inspired- by these past few months.

Is it ok if I share?

The first musicians I would like to point out are some super-soundin' snow-patrollin' guys known as Until June. ( go here for virb-age.) They have a …

I Love Messing with People!

The other day at the coffee shop (Saturday, I believe), I was serving this one family that comes in pretty regularly while I'm at the shop on the weekends. I was making the girl in th family an Oreo Speedwagon (pretty much an Oreo milkshake with espresso) and her …

Today! @ the Coffee Shop

Tonight at the coffee shop, things are pretty dead. This is a far cry from Thurday night, when I was so busy that I was ready to destroy a blender (believe me, I could do it)! Not because I was busy, but because I was becoming annoyed with the constant busyness.

So I …

Summer Update and Thought-Spills...

Top o' the summer break to ya!

Well, since the shennaniganz started I have been quite busy: Lunching with people, working in Greenville, working in Anderson, trying to keep up with friends, etc.

Here are some of the top things on my mind (I would say "top ten" but I'm not …

Leading Others...Or Serving Others? Hmmm....

I was thinking about things while I was riding my lawnmower this morning. If you've never tried thinking about life and such while riding a lawnmower...you should.

One of my thoughts was this:

"Leading people to Christ"

"Good leaders serve"

"Serving people to show them …

The Ark of Faith

Last night I was hanging out with my friend Sean Gaffney at his aparto in G-ville. He was going over lesson planning for his Ignite kids and I was doing some study in the B-I-B-L-E as well. I was going back through the smaller books of the New Testament and reading …