A New Kind of Consumption

I’ve had a couple of different quotes rolling over in my head for the last week or so…I’m trying to make some sense of them.
The first:
“The good life of God is a life that empties itself on behalf of others“–Tom Sine
AND THEN
“No…I don’t think you’re that much different than we are…I mean, you’re getting more [...]

Possiblities vs Guarentees

I just got a puppy.  I know…stupid move right?  Well, you’re probably right.  Honestly, the sleepless nights, the random “accidents”, and needing the patience of Job to cope with his mischief have me second guessing the whole transaction.  Ah well…  Still, we picked a great breed.  If you’ve ever researched dogs you know that breeds [...]

When I think of planting a new church…

Have you ever heard a three year old kid freak out because they want to put the star or the angel on top of the Christmas tree?  They whine and cry and whimper and demand to anoint the tree with a topper.
But, what if that obnoxious call to action came in July, long before December, [...]

is this the fast?

…getting noticed…
and that is what most of this is about…
we speak and long to be heard.
we act and need to be noticed.
we think and need to be thought well of.
by each other. by god. by anyone who will comment on the blog. by our friends. by our neighbors. and this is the heart of witnessing. [...]

Agents of the Future

I’m reposting something that I put up way back last year…I’ve considered it more and more…it is the crucial analogy in my life for God’s Kingdom…I’m continually returning to it’s themes. May we all…”–Brittian

(I realize that I owe the title of this entry to the name of a local worship band involved at a [...]

Sodomy Anyone?

Then God said to Abraham “The cries of the victims in Sodom are deafening, the sin of those cities is immense. I’m going down to see for myself, to see if what they’re doing is as bad as it sounds…” Genesis 18:17-21
The cries of the victims…it reminds me of another crying out that happened that [...]

Those on the left (MATTHEW 25 REMIX)

Kevin Beck over at Presence posted a great REMIX of Matthew 25, this is last portion of it, check out the rest here:

“….Then the King turned to those on his left hand and said, “You walked away from me when you opted for the best pews and chairs instead of building a well for my [...]

Context

So…here’s a question…and I’m really serious about this…does context change behavior?
Take for example a student in the ghetto. Quite often parents who dream of their children “amounting to something more” will pay extrordinary amounts to bus them out of their present reality and into another–where they will be more exposed to new thought, new [...]