Great little graph from over at Index...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Please excuse the "downer" title. But that's where I am right now. I am dealing with death. This is not the death of a relative of mine. This is not someone I have known my whole life or grown up with. It's the death of a friend...a friend who happens to be connected to our church. And it comes on the heels of a death two weeks ago of another person connected to...
Sunday, November 14, 2010
photo © 2007 Fabio Venni | more info (via: Wylio)Text: Philippians 4:10-14 & Deuteronomy 8:11-18Title: “Simple Stewardship: Simply Give”Because we had such a great presentation from the Gideons, I’m going to keep this a little shorter than usual today…and probably quite a bit shorter than many “concluding sermons” for a stewardship drive. This would probably be the sermon...
Image by crunklygill via FlickrText: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 & John 13:31-25Title: “Simple Stewardship: Simply Serve”A little over a month ago I went into the Alaska United Methodist Conference office with Sheila _______ (our money person) and Steve _______ (our “building” person). To meet with Dave _______ and Leila _______ (our Conference Leadership Persons). We met...
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
photo © 2008 Sarah Nichols | more info (via: Wylio)According to music magazine NME:Damon Albarn has told NME that he has been recording a new Gorillaz album on his iPad.Speaking in this week's issue (cover date November 13), on UK newsstands now and available digitally worldwide, Albarn said he has been working on a follow-up to 'Plastic Beach' while on tour with the band."I've made it on an iPad...
photo © 2006 Brian | more info (via: Wylio)Believe it or not, I actually pay attention to what's going on in the British Methodist Church. That's because there are a couple of blogs, (Richard Hall's Connexions and Paul Martin's Turbulent Cleric) that I enjoy reading. But it's been interesting as of late because of economic issues. The British government is tightening its belt. They...
photo © 2010 Hartwig HKD | more info (via: Wylio)11 Be careful that you do not forget the LORD your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. 12 Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, 13 and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, 14...
photo © 2006 Gisela Giardino | more info (via: Wylio) 10 I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. 11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned...
Image by C. Wess Daniels via FlickrRon Cole, who writes "The Weary Pilgrim" describes the work of Jarrod McKenna as the "Australian version of Shane Claiborne." "The Weary Pilgrim" highlights a podcast of Jarrod's.What I wanted to quote, however, is how he describes Jarrod and this "radical fringe" of Christianity.He is part of a radical element on the the fringe of the church that sees faith...
photo © 2010 Dennis Hamilton | more info (via: Wylio)This editorial is from the Baltimore Sun from November 3rd -- the day after the election. It gets at some of the problems of putting what we want into the context of what we actually want to pay for or invest in.After devoting long minutes to careful analysis of Tuesday night's election returns, I now know what Americans want:We want roads...
Friday, November 12, 2010
photo © 2009 Rian Castillo | more info (via: Wylio)“Being amazed by God’s grace is a sign of spiritual vitality. It is a litmus test of how firm and real is our grasp of the Christian gospel and how close is our walk with Jesus Christ. The growing Christian finds that the grace of God astonishes and amazes.” -- Sinclair Ferguson(HT: OFI) HT Jared at Gospel Driven Chu...
Image via WikipediaCBN reports on the growing number of churches and Christians in Sub-saharan Africa. Christianity is "exploding."In 1900 there were 7 million Christians in sub-Saharan Africa. That number is up 70 times today to a staggering 470 million. Christians now account for 60 percent of the population. That growth by any global comparison or historical comparison has to be one of the...
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
photo © 2007 hobvias sudoneighm | more info (via: Wylio)Stephen Brewster, of Cross Pointe Community Church, asks "What If..."Beautiful.Simple.Challenging.What If we asked "What If" moreWhat If we feared not creating instead of feared failingWhat if connecting mattered more than staying in our circleWhat if the next thing we create changes someones lifeWhat if we toned it downWhat if we turned it upWhat...
photo © 2006 Hans Splinter | more info (via: Wylio)Just when I thought it was safe to turn off the computer and catch another hour of shuteye before I REALLY need to get up, I found another quote that deals with hospitality and holiness and God and the church. There's a theme today, my friends.”Our Lord has many weak children in his family, many dull pupils in his school, many raw soldiers...
photo © 2004 Jared and Corin | more info (via: Wylio)In today's world (a phrase I use more than I probably should), there seems to be a struggle within the church to define holiness. This hit home to me when a United Methodist Bishop at General Conference in 2008 addressed the homosexuality debate that occurred on the conference floor by saying it was a battle between two competing goods, "holiness"...
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