Top Ten Posts of 2007
2007 was my first full year of blogging and its interesting to look back at all that I've experienced and written about. I've really enjoyed this outlet for my thoughts as well as the connections I've made as a result of this site. Without further ado, here are the ...
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December 31, 2007
I Totally Saw Him Coveting My Ox
If you like this picture, then you'll enjoy the website, The Brick Testament. It's run by a dude ("The Rev." Brendan Powell Smith) who takes legos and creates parodies of Biblical events. Quite funny and clever. It's not disrespectful but just because it's done with Legos doesn't mean its ...
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December 30, 2007
A Chronicle of Redemption
"A Chronicle of Redemption" A Reflection on Exodus Thirty Nine and Forty The book of Exodus began with a reluctant leader, Moses. Born of Hebrew slaves in Egypt, he was sent down the Nile River as a baby only to be picked up by the daughter of the Pharaoh. He would ...
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December 28, 2007
What Yahoo! Doesn’t Value
Scanning through some values of innovative businesses, I ran across this interesting site from Yahoo! Their values statement is Excellence, Innovation, Teamwork, Community, Customer Fixation, and Fun. While those are great, it didn't really stand out from any other business. But what did catch my attention was what they don't value. I loved ...
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December 27, 2007
Review of “Vintage Jesus” by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears
Provocative, offensive, and brilliant. This is the best way to describe the book, Vintage Jesus, by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears. Vintage Jesus is provocative The authors push the comfortable boundaries of many Christians. They challenge self-centered theology with a saturation of Scripture dashed with clever cultural quips. The exclusive claim ...
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December 26, 2007
It Takes a Community
"It Takes a Community" A Reflection on Exodus Thirty Seven and Thirty Eight God designed us for community. The Israelites were becoming a community during their Exodus from Egypt. When God gave Moses plans to build the tabernacle and everything it encompassed, he knew it was going to take more than Moses ...
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December 26, 2007
30 Things I’ve Learned in 30 Years – Part Three
This is the final installment in this series. Read part one and two. Live free, be real, laugh often. Everybody hurts...sometimes. Enjoy God's creation- but don't worship it. Complacency sneaks in through the back door. Einstein was right, "If you can't explain it simply, you probably don't understand it." The recipe for growth is to ...
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December 23, 2007
30 Things I’ve Learned in 30 Years – Part Two
This is part two of a series of posts about thirty things I've learned in (almost) thirty years. You can read part one here. I appreciated my parents much more when I became one. Unforgiveness rots and forgiveness heals. Love has hands and feet. To have friends you have to be a friend. God ...
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December 22, 2007
When the Ordinary Are Extraordinary
"When the Ordinary Are Extraordinary" A Reflection on Exodus Thirty Five and Thirty Six This weekend, every retail store will have a person ringing a bell and accepting donations for the Salvation Army. The dollar bills and change collected represent the cheerful generosity of the community. It's always encouraging to ...
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December 22, 2007
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