i’m hanging out at the beach this week, hoping for a fresh filling of Him. what i love best about the seashore is the storms. though the angry clouds are often a precursor, the bolts of electricity still surprise.
grace strikes us when we are in great pain and restlessness. it strikes us when we walk [...]
Archive for the ‘Think About This’ Category
29 Jul
When Grace Strikes…
23 Jul
15 Things I Know…
I must go through the valley to stand upon the mountain of God.
When I’m tired and thirsty He is there.
In this walk, it’s never about me.
A slow drift takes me miles from where I want to be, in a matter of minutes.
I need others.
There are days that I must choose to love.
When I choose to [...]
13 Apr
Friday Before Easter Sundays
Guess it’s always bothered me.
Why is it some churches choose to use Good Friday as an extension or overflow for their upcoming Easter services? While we all know Sunday is coming, to ignore the significance of the Crucifixion somehow sells short the risen Savior. Click here to see how one church did their “Good” Friday [...]
27 Mar
Hard Questions
As I read through The Monkey and the Fish I’m taking inventory of my service to God through my local church. My answers to these tough questions reveal much to me:
- Are people’s lives really any different?
- Is my community and city really being transformed?
- Is hurt and pain really being marginalized in my community?
- [...]
24 Mar
Where Real Work Gets Done….
A new paradigm shift in work spaces?
I tweaked Chris Brogan’s blog to fit me. I just love his insight….
I do most of my work at Panera, Borders and Barnes and Noble. Although I have 2 “official” offices, it is rare that you will find me in either for too long.
Why?
* “Bookstores have books, which [...]
20 Mar
Lord, Keep Me Safe??????
“The desire for safety stands against every noble human endeavor.” – Tacitus, Roman philosopher
If I really believe that my purpose here on this earth is to glorify my Creator Jesus Christ, then I must stop praying the “Lord, keep me/us safe” prayer.
Instead my prayer needs to be – “Today Lord, through whatever means necessary, be [...]
17 Mar
A Parable – Who is the Monkey?
A hurricane stranded a monkey on an island. In a protected place on the shore, while waiting for the raging waters to recede, he spotted a fish swimming against the current. It seemed to the monkey that the fish was struggling and needed assistance. Being of kind heart, the monkey resolved to help the fish.
A [...]
5 Mar
A Circular Relationship
Most missionaries will attest to this phenomenon.
Their experiences demonstrate the circular relationship of gospel and culture: the gospel challenges the culture which, in turn, illuminates the gospel.
Actio sequitur esse = action follows essence. Who we are down deep inside, is what we do everyday.
As believers in Christ a subconscious relationship exists between doing good things [...]
27 Feb
Ass Kicked?
“So I’m convinced your deepest problem is not the cigarettes you smoke or the alcohol you drink in secret. It’s not the slander you speak and the gossip you cherish. It’s not the pornography you pleasure yourself with when no one’s looking. It’s not the baby you aborted; it’s not that you betrayed your brother, [...]
26 Feb
Got Compassion?
What would you have done?
How would your church respond?
Click here to view a quick clip about the secret shopper.
Brilliant…..
23 Feb
Can You Answer This Question?
Are all healthy churches growing?
Here are a few thoughts from my Face Book friends:
If they are healthy they should be growing..a healthy church is one that feasts on the Word on a regular basis..when you are feasting you are growing…
Growth does not ALWAYS equal health. I would look at the growth over a certain amount [...]
17 Feb
Trickle Up?
Trickle-Up just may be the new Trickle-Down.
“Trickle-down economics” refer to the policy of providing tax cuts or other benefits to businesses and rich individuals, in the belief that this will indirectly benefit the broad population. The term has been attributed to humorist Will Rogers, who said during the Great Depression that “money was all appropriated [...]
3 Feb
Google Earth – Oceans
Anytime I can be reminded of just How Great is Our God, my faith increases. And I’m all about boosting my faith…
Google, both a verb and noun, reminded me today of the vastness and unexplored greatness of our Creator. Check out the new ocean feature for Google Earth:
24 Jan
100 – 0
If you coach long enough, you are sure to be on both ends of this kind of game.
A Texas high school girls basketball team on the winning end of a 100-0 game has a case of blowout remorse, reports the St. Pete Times. So much so, they are now seeking a forfeit and have issued [...]
22 Jan
The Same Old Story…
I guess there is something comforting in routine.
In the movie Ground Hog Day, predictability is the central theme.
Perhaps you remember Freytag’s Pyramid from high school English. Freytag was a German philologist who created the one- size-fits-all story template over 100 years ago and it’s still alive and kicking in our movies today. Does this sound [...]
19 Jan
The Chain Gang
With the Super Bowl headed to town, Tampa will be filled with two weeks of total football….ahhh, the bliss.
The game of football conjures up so many childhood memories, but none precede that Friday night under the lights, in a small Louisiana town. High school football was THE community event. To this twelve year old, the [...]
7 Jan
God’s Leaders
Tell me what a leader chasing after God looks like?
- God’s leaders know they’ve betrayed their Lord but that He’s come through for them anyway.(Grace)
- They have nothing to prove about themselves.
- They can repent openly and be honest about their ugly side.
- They are safe in the One who will never betray them, so [...]
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