Ramblings On. . .

I was reading this evening from Ezekiel.  I just started going through this book and in a couple of passages, it says, The Hand of God Was On Him.  How cool is that.  If you know that Hand of God is on you, what can’t you do?  If you know the Hand of God is [...]

I got the phone call today that I was accepted to the Master of Arts in Theology and Culture program at Northwest University.  Woo-Hoo!  I had a feeling I would be accepted but now I know.  Hopefully I can get the money together some way or another.  Prayers and donations are appreciated.
One of my strengths [...]

I spoke again yesterday at Creekside.  It was fun.  But if I’m completely honest it wasn’t my best prepared message.  I had a terrible time writing an ending.  All week that was my biggest struggle.  But I also feel like I had too much content.  But I was talking about teenagers and adolescence and parenting.  [...]

Read this post at 37signals. About Alaska Airlines and their improved check-in flow.  This process has the potential to save millions and millions of dollars for the airline and for SEA-TAC.
I flew down to California at the end of May and it was the first time that I had seen their new and improved check-in [...]

Life is a serious of transitions.  Some transitions are really tough, some are really easy.  Some transitions seemed forced upon us, and others we long for.  
During the time of transition we can sometimes experience some kind of emotional trauma.  For example, we just this last week transitioned Judah to a toddler bed.  We were [...]

One of the things that Hurt (the book).  Talks about is authenticity.  Over the past few years the biggest lesson that I have learned in ministry is be yourself.  God has called you to be you.  
Don’t try to imitate others, and don’t compare yourself to other people.  Can you learn from them?  Absolutely, but [...]

some more brilliance from Seth Godin - Angry People are Different.
There was a statement that I heard yesterday, “That guy is just angry.”
It’s interested that often we try to placate angry people, we ignore them, or we disregard everything they say.
I’ve dealt with angry parents, and church members.  And often it’s not about me or [...]

I mowed my lawn today.  It was awesome.  It looks awesome.  Kathy and I are fortunate because we have a large yard, we love having the space to let Judah Play, we love the possibilities that our lot provides.  And in a region where yards are going away quickly with each new house crammed right [...]

So I’m speaking tomorrow, super excited.  I’m looking forward to it.  It’s going to be pretty heavy.
But my closing thought for the evening is this:
Jesus is pretty Terrific.  I can’t get enough of him.
good night

So I was listening to Mark Driscoll talking about the Trinity today, and he was talking about the Shack. which our church has recommended people read. I don’t usually post my disagreements with other church leaders on here, but I just had to. And normally I think Driscoll is encouraging and challenging [...]