Archaeologists in Israel announced a pretty sweet discovery yesterday- a shard of pottery with 5 lines of Hebrew text that is a thousand years older than the Dead Sea Scrolls (that puts it at about 1,000 BC). The text hasn’t been completely translated yet, which surprised me because it’s only 5 lines… but there were [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 30, 2008
papa isaac
My friend Brian post a blog today that I wanted to let you know about. Take a minute and read through it, and if you’re able, maybe jump on board and help out. Read it here
October 30, 2008
evangelicals and sex
The New Yorker posted a four-page article this week about the impact of religious belief on sexual behavior. Check out this paragraph from the article: Even more important than religious conviction, Regnerus argues, is how “embedded” a teenager is in a network of friends, family, and institutions that reinforce his or her goals of delaying [...]
October 29, 2008
choose your own adventure
Tonight we’re trying something a little different at our high school gathering. We’re getting everyone together in the main room, having the band playing some familiar tunes as they walk in, and inviting them to grab a taco or two (yep, I did say taco), and a soda, and then relax for a little while. [...]
October 28, 2008
advent conspiracy
kudos to Anne Jackson for posting this one It’s videos like this that get me so distracted from the day in and day out things of ministry. I just want to grab a shovel and dig.
October 28, 2008
culture shock
I am loving Calvary… but I can’t even begin to describe the culture shock I’m experiencing being on staff here. It is just completely different, in almost every way. We spend money differently, we do meetings differently, we evangelize, disciple and do life together differently. We get really excited about things that would never even [...]
October 26, 2008
ministry on zero
Two youth pastor buddies of mine came up with a pretty brilliant idea last year- they wanted to give their youth ministry budget back to the church and do ministry on zero. The leadership thought it was a good idea, and so did the Arizona Republic Newspaper. Check out the story. I probably shouldn’t post [...]
October 26, 2008
ordinary people
CS Lewis said this in a sermon (which was later turned into a book) “You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations- these are mortal. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit- immortal horrors or everlasting splendors… next to the blessed sacrament itself, your [...]
October 25, 2008
recycling
Linds and I were just talking about how we want to be better at recycling… it seems like most of what we throw away could be recycled. I’m pretty good about recycling the “Korea Times” newspaper that I get delivered to my apartment every morning addressed to the previous tenant (who was Korean of course). [...]
