there ain’t no reasons things are this way
its how they’ve always been and they intend to stay
i don’t know why i say the things i say,
but i say them anyway.
but love will come set me free
~Brett Dennen in “Ain’t No Reason”
Archive for February, 2009
25 Feb
ain’t no reason things are this way
24 Feb
why i throw everything away
I throw most everything away. I don’t hang onto things. I’m no pack rat. There are several reasons for this:
I can remember my high school principal talking to me about a great vacation he’d been on. I said, “I bet you took a lot of pictures.” He said, “I don’t take very many pictures. I [...]
22 Feb
creativity in ministry
a few year ago i was living with a college pastor who had a couple decades of “ministry experience.” at one point he grew a student ministry from a dozen students to about 400 (so i guess that makes him “successful”). i asked him a lot of questions because i was hungry to learn and [...]
18 Feb
my new apartment (pictures!)
I haven’t written in a couple of days cuz I’ve been spending most of my time moving/painting/whatnot in the new apartment. I don’t have an internet hookup yet (but the apartment below me does!). Allie took these pictures with her cool camera. We painted the walls gray (chromium actually) and the blue. We also painted [...]
13 Feb
a beautiful quote on love. valentine’s day special
Jesus said this:
But I tell everyone who is listening:
Love your enemies.
Be kind to those who hate you.
Bless those who curse you.
Pray for those who insult you.
If someone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other cheek as well. If someone takes your coat, don’t stop him from taking your shirt.
Give to everyone who asks you [...]
12 Feb
what are you inviting people to?
People join [a tribe] for a journey. They join to be a part of something that matters. 20 years later, people will still talk about something remarkable. ~Seth Godin in Tribes~
If you’re thinking about how to invite people to your church or your ministry or your bible study or whatever, maybe you ought to rethink [...]
11 Feb
we’re challenged to grow, stretch, change, become, multiply, and live
At Sawmill Covenant Church we have life groups. I am a part of the “young adult” small group and and last night we shared areas that we thought we were challenged to grow. i simply recorded everyone’s thoughts and here’s what we got:
find joy in whatever we do
invite others into community and connection
become more comfortable [...]
10 Feb
why teenagers act the way they do
just read an interesting article via ypulse about why teenagers act the way they do (just a note: the author obviously is writing about teenagers as a unique evolutionary species and gives “animal” reasons for their behavior. While I do not agree that developmental reasons are the ONLY thing that drives teenage behavior, i do [...]
9 Feb
the woman caught in adultry
I find myself referencing this story a ton.
So this woman gets caught in the act of sleeping around; adultery. The rule was that any woman caught in adultery is to be stoned. So the Pharisees (the pastors of the day), bring an adulterous woman to Jesus and ask him what to do. They were testing [...]
