June 19, 05 by ed
<%image(20050619-motion.jpg|94|126|motion)%> We have been on the move lately in our area, and will literally be moving in less than a week. I’d like to just chronicle some of these roamings and ramble on some items that I have been chewing on. There has been so much motion lately that I have really needed to just sit down.
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June 19, 05 by ed
A few days ago I posted some thoughts on financial support/giving and listed a few people whom I thought others may be interested in supporting. After obtaining her blessing and a few edits, I’d like to introduce my friend Laura who is working with children in South Africa.
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June 16, 05 by ed
<%image(20050616-barth.jpg|75|99|barth)%> I just took a quiz at quizfarm.com on my theological world view. As no surprise to myself, I came out 89% Neo-Orthodox (Neo-Orthodoxy on Wikipedia) and 86% Emergent/Postmodern. I would assume this is because on many of the issues that polarize the church I put myself smack in the middle, no willing to deny or affirm the statement. For example, “Jesus was a great moral teacher whom we should try to imitate.” Agree or disagree? Heck, both! Yes he was a great moral teacher, but that’s hardly a picture of Jesus, the Son of God, Savior, etc. But if I disagree am I saying that he’s immoral or something? I guess that’s the limitations of a survey.
This is a fun little survey to take and it raises some interesting issues through the questions that got me thinking. The rest of my results are below.
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June 15, 05 by ed
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The Home Page for the Professional Disc Golf Association has provided an article that convincingly presents the benefits of disc golf. I’m a firm believer in how fun it is to play disc golf while in nature, spendinig time with friends (and/or spouse), and walking quite a bit.
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June 13, 05 by ed
While saying something significant on every topic in the world, C. S. Lewis comments within the pages of Mere Christianity about how much money we should be giving away. Avoiding the choice of any one percentage, he asserts that he finds it best to give enough so that he cannot do everything that he should like. This has been very freeing for me. As I leave school behind and have time to earn more money, I am trying to think of some worthy causes to support financially. The amount is always the sticking point, and I feel that Lewis is a good guide on the topic.
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June 12, 05 by ed
<%image(20050612-strawberries.jpg|137|91|berries)%> A few days off from blogging has left me with a deep well of drizzle and few thoughts to toss up for consumption. First of all, a major event this past weekend has been strawberries. I saw they are an event because we went to the strawberry festival in town, picked 15 pounds of them at a nearby farm, and have since been eating ourselves sick with wonderfully sweet, ripe, juicy strawberries.
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June 12, 05 by ed
Vision is an essential component of any business or church leadership class. Whenever a consultant evaluates a church, you can be sure that vision is at the top of his list. As far as I can tell, vision is the focus, the goal that you drive toward. It is a picture of the future that you are heading for. Vision can be a very helpful tool in focusing your organization and being sure that all resources are allocated for one purpose. Yet I have found that vision can have a disturbing effect on the church to a certain degree.
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June 08, 05 by ed
<%image(20050608-shotgun.jpg|124|89|shotgun)%> I am notoriously bad at catching the lyrics of songs. In fact, I’m so famous for botching up lyrics, I’m “infamous” (veiled reference to The Three Amigos). As if it wasn’t hard enough for me to pick up on the lyrics of crisp and clear CDs, it gets even worse when Julie fires up the record player. I just don’t have a prayer. Last night’s seleciton was Carol King’s infamous (in the 3 Amigo sense of being super-famous) album “Tapestry”. Though not exactly my style, it does have tons of hits on it and a few real catchy tunes, including the toe tapper, “Smackwater Jack.”
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June 07, 05 by ed
I must confess a weakness of mine. It has to do with history. But not quite history exactly. You see . . . I have found that I’m addicted to historical fiction. That’s right, I’m far beyond the liking and holding hands stage. I ravenously devour these books and then prowl the lirbary and local Borders for more. There is no end to my desire for the next novel.
<%image(20050607-never call retreat.jpg|83|127|retreat)%>The latest fix for my habit has been the series of books concerning the civil war put together by Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen. Their first book entitled Gettysburg was a fascinating creation of a “what if” scenario for that monumental battle. The two books that followed explored the possibilities had the outcome of Gettysburg been different. I have just finished the third book, Never Call Retreat, and though it pales in comparison to Gettysburg, it is a fascinating look at some of the major characters in our history, even if the scenarios are all fictional.
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