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"Christian brotherhood is not an ideal that we must realize; it is rather a reality created by God in..."

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:02:51 -0600

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Christian brotherhood is not an ideal that we must realize; it is rather a reality created by God in Christ in which we may participate.

Human love is directed to the other person for his own sake, spiritual love loves him for Christ’s sake.

”

- Bonhoeffer - Life Together

“The World is Just Awesome” from Discovery. // This...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:55:15 -0600

“The World is Just Awesome” from Discovery. // This made me smile :)

My Life - Does it Matter? 268generation.com

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:54:17 -0600

My Life - Does it Matter?

268generation.com

"Our Creator would never have made such lovely days and given us the deep hearts to enjoy them, above..."

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:55:03 -0500

“Our Creator would never have made such lovely days and given us the deep hearts to enjoy them, above and beyond all thought, unless we were meant to be immortal.”

- Nathaniel Hawthorne

"Shall we accept good from God and not trouble?” Job 2:10. The older I get, the more I discover..."

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:04:38 -0500

““Shall we accept good from God and not trouble?” Job 2:10. The older I get, the more I discover that this world is not my home. And a life of following Christ absolutely has a thread of pain woven through it from beginning to end. I’m thankful for pain today. It is truly refining me, making me into a better husband and son.”

- Job // Ronnie Freeman (friend and musician)

"All cultural creativity happens at the edges of the horizons of the possible, so by definition our..."

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:30:28 -0500

“All cultural creativity happens at the edges of the horizons of the possible, so by definition our most culturally creative endeavors have a high risk of failure.”

- Culture Making

"In order for humankind to flourish in their role as cultivators and creators (see Genesis 1&2),..."

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:09:00 -0500

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In order for humankind to flourish in their role as cultivators and creators (see Genesis 1&2), God will have to voluntarily withdraw, in certain ways, from his own creation. He makes space for the man to name the animals; he makes room for the man and the woman to know one another and explore the garden.

He even gives them freedom, tragically but necessarily, to misuse their creative and cultivating capacities. God is always willing to be present, walking in the garden in the cool of the day, but he is also will to grant humankind their own cultural presence. Without this gracious carving out of space, they would never be able to fulfill their destiny as diving image-bearers.

”

- Culture Making, Andy Crouch (110)

Community

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:10:00 -0500

I read this just now in 1 Peter, and the first thing i thought of was community. Maybe its because i’m reading a book on culture. Or maybe its because our church is reorienting how we do community…either way, i think God layed the foundations and guidelines for it along time ago:

“Above all (at the end of a chapter on living holy lives), love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 4:8-11 (parenthesis mine).

"When happiness points in one direction while wisdom, truth, integrity, and common sense point in..."

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:08:38 -0500

“When happiness points in one direction while wisdom, truth, integrity, and common sense point in another, that’s when really smart people start doing really stupid things.”

- Andy Stanley - The Principle of the Path (59)

Pogo Fail…don’t be this guy

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:47:25 -0500

Pogo Fail…don’t be this guy

if this little guy doesn’t make you laugh, i don’t...

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:58:09 -0500

if this little guy doesn’t make you laugh, i don’t know what will (although tis kinda creepy, too)

(via Dan Cadden) - my kind of fishing…

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:50:00 -0500

(via Dan Cadden) - my kind of fishing…

"The Kingdom of heaven is the abode of the King. The longing to be there is not the longing for..."

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:26:17 -0500

“The Kingdom of heaven is the abode of the King. The longing to be there is not the longing for heavenly real estate, but for camaraderie with the King.”

- Desiring God - John Piper - rockin my world

"God can’t launch your abilities until He’s established a foundation of stability in your life. Be..."

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:47:55 -0500

“God can’t launch your abilities until He’s established a foundation of stability in your life. Be patient in your preparation. (if that’s not a word from the Lord for me today, i don’t know what is)”

- Pastor Steven Furtick (via twitter @stevenfurtick)

Bear and Will

Fri, 29 May 2009 11:18:00 -0500

you tube won’t let me embed this video…but you need to see this

going to be amazing this tuesday night!

so somehow i’m just now seeing these Dos Equis...

Wed, 27 May 2009 14:34:00 -0500

so somehow i’m just now seeing these Dos Equis commercials…hilarious

if having a man crush was ok…

Wed, 20 May 2009 15:49:08 -0500

if having a man crush was ok…

"God isn’t lacking in vision. But there does seem to be a shortage of people willing to dream..."

Fri, 15 May 2009 22:24:45 -0500

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God isn’t lacking in vision. But there does seem to be a shortage of people willing to dream as big as God. Faith isn’t about convincing God to go big but posturing ourselves to join God in a life bigger than we are and bigger than our dreams.

Faith is about confidence in God’s character, that he is good and true and beautiful.

”

- Erwin McManus - Wide Awake

a goat that screams like a person! amazing

Thu, 14 May 2009 16:12:42 -0500

a goat that screams like a person! amazing

A quick thought

Tue, 12 May 2009 09:09:09 -0500

Sitting here in the waiting room of the doc’s office…really rolling some stuff through my head about the future and what’s on the table these next few months for our family. There is a very real possibility that I could lose my job at the university over the next month. My heart beats for a life that serves locally and across the globe, but I find myself continually reminded that His ways are higher…and His plan for my future is far greater than anything I can conjur up on my own.

So today I am making the decision to trust that His timing is superb and that He is the one providing for my family regardless of what the future has in store for us.