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Category: Culture

  • Identity and Solitude

    Identity and Solitude


    Originally Posted: Friday, September 30, 2005
    Mood: not sure
    Now Reading: Henry Nouwen: The Way of the Heart
    Topic: The Romance of God


    Currently Listening
    Upbeats & Beatdowns
    By Five Iron Frenzy
    14: A Flowery Song
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    Well, it’s been a week since I’ve posted. Interesting days. Cold front has come through. It’s nice to have actual fall weather for once. New things that I’ve been learning. Conviction that God is bringing. I hate that I’m not good. I love the grace that Jesus gives me. Been learning of solitude. It’s good. I’m convicted. Change that I need. (more…)

  • Looking into His eyes

    Looking into His eyes

    Originally Posted:Thursday, September 22, 2005
    Mood:  not sure
    Now Playing: Glorious: Revelation Song
    Topic: martyrdom and adventure

    Currently Reading
    The Way of the Heart : Desert Spirituality and Contemporary Ministry
    By Henri J. M. Nouwen
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    Ok, so here goes. I don’t know. I’ve been sick the last few days. Now I’m better. My voice is back. Silence is good. I have a friend who just started speaking again. He took a vow of silence for a week. I’m very proud of him for sticking with it. Time seems endless now. Things seem…mundane. Yeah, that’s a good word…mundane. Mundane is OK. (more…)

  • We Are Not Owed

    We Are Not Owed

    It’s time for a guest post!! Here’s one from Jonathan Jones. Jonathan is a Doctoral student, Worship Leader, and student of the grace of God. When he’s not being a musical genius, you can probably find him working, teaching on grace, or being that guy playing guitar on campus. Point being, he’s cool AND smart. That’s a 1-2 punch combo folks. You can check out the blog he writes at http://jonathanmichaeljonesblog.blogspot.com/ or follow him on Twitter @j_mjones

    I was recently in the context of a corporate worship service where the people prayed for healing of a man with cancer. It is clear from scripture that we should do this. Nevertheless, although God is perfectly capable of healing someone of sickness, we are not owed that. (more…)

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day

    Happy Independence Day!! Random fact: did you know that the Declaration of Independence was actually signed on July 2nd, not 4th? Today I’m taking a break from the old Xanga posts. I’d like to take this moment to remember the brave men and women who have participated in the founding of a nation. Men and women who took a stand and risked, for something they believed in greatly. (more…)

  • Catalyst Dallas: Be Present One Year Later

    Catalyst Dallas: Be Present One Year Later

    A little over a year ago I was able to attend the Catalyst Conference in Dallas. If you’d like to read my notes from Catalyst Dallas, you can find the list of posts here. There’s so really great content. The theme of Catalyst Dallas, as well as Catalyst for that year, was Be Present. It’s been a little over a year and I feel like it’s time to evaluate how I’m doing at just that. (more…)

  • Changing and Grace

    Changing and Grace

    Originally Posted:Friday, September 02, 2005
    Mood: quizzical
    Now Playing: Silence
    Topic: The Romance of God

    Currently Reading
    The Way of the Heart : Desert Spirituality and Contemporary Ministry
    By Henri J. M. Nouwen
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    I had forgotten about this song until I was looking through some cd’s the other day. The lyrics made me laugh and maybe they’ll do that for you also. It is a funny way of putting it, but it rings true to the way that Jesus changes people. (more…)

  • Sheeran’s A Team and Purpose – Part 2

    Sheeran’s A Team and Purpose – Part 2

    Once after playing paintball all day and getting dehydrated, I had thought that I was really hungry. Once my friend and I got to the restaurant we were going too, we ended up drinking two full pitchers of water each while waiting for our food. Turns out we were both simply really thirsty. I think we took our food home in to go boxes to enjoy later. We thought we needed food, when we really needed water. We had misplaced our hunger. (more…)

  • Radical Prayers

    Radical Prayers

    Originally Posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2005
    Mood: hug me
    Now Playing: Silence
    Topic: Living in the Epic Story

    Currently Reading
    Living Reminder, The – Reissue : Service and Prayer in Memory of Jesus Christ
    By Henri J. M. Nouwen
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    We are called to community. That is the point. As followers of Christ. Not religious people. If we do not love the body of Christ I must wonder if we, therefore, do not love Christ Himself. With this in mind what are we called to by community. We’ll, look at Acts 2:42. (more…)

  • Sheeran’s A Team and Purpose – Part 1

    Sheeran’s A Team and Purpose – Part 1

    If you listen to the radio at all you’ve probably heard “The A Team” by Ed Sheeran. It hit 16 on the Billboard charts several months ago. The lyrics of the song haunts me a bit. I think the combination of the lyrics, and the fact that it got so high on the billboard charts so quickly, haunt me even more. It speaks to our culture’s view of longing and how to find something that satisfies. I want to go into this more, but the reality of our lives is that we were created to be addicted. The issue is what we’re addicted to. (more…)

  • Times are changing

    Times are changing

    Originally Posted: Friday, August 26, 2005
    Mood: cool
    Now Playing: GooGoo Dolls
    Topic: Living in the Epic Story


    Currently Reading
    Living Reminder, The – Reissue : Service and Prayer in Memory of Jesus Christ
    By Henri J. M. Nouwen
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    A year has passed. My head is cold. Hair…gone. (more…)