tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83153792011-12-27T08:57:23.188-05:00Rambling thoughts of pressing forwardKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.comBlogger2861100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-30486916645667626482009-10-06T09:39:00.000-04:002009-10-06T09:44:16.204-04:00

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I have been home sick for a couple of days so I have watched more tv than usual. I need to rant just a bit.1. The campaign for president is not that negative or mean or either side. The media and the Democrats whining about it a distraction and a way to try to use public shame to cover up concerns by either party. Stop the whining and just make your point.2. The campaign is petty. I don't

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-88758131263039356362008-10-18T16:24:00.005-04:002008-10-18T16:59:38.880-04:00

I am sitting here listening to the IHOP prayer room. Matt Gilman is singing through Rev 5:1-4. He began to sing how "we love darkness rather than the light." I continued to dwell on that thought. I know that mankind, as a whole, loves darkness. I know that I have loved darkness. If fact there are still places in me that would love on darkness.But why do we love of darkness so much and

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-27647342146780837012008-05-16T19:57:00.001-04:002008-05-16T20:04:07.030-04:00

Kathy every time!

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-57321056793167944492008-05-16T19:01:00.001-04:002008-05-16T19:01:36.571-04:00

There is a tension within the church over the function of a pastor. Is the pastor the primary dispenser of what has come to be called pastoral care? Does he tend directly to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of individuals? Some have called this chaplaincy… visiting, soothing, engaging the life crisis of those under their care. Or is the pastor the key leader, the CEO of an

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-60752687043531791392008-05-16T18:59:00.000-04:002008-05-16T19:00:41.113-04:00

I am impressed this week that so much of the richness of my life is not what I possess in my self but what comes from family (immediate, extended, and heritage), the people I work with, the people I worship with, and the civil community I live in. I don’t think I am alone in this. As the end result of the American ideal (independence) we are not much. Although this is not a novel insight or

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-17787278204893236372008-05-16T18:58:00.000-04:002008-05-16T18:59:21.330-04:00

Church must shift directions within the hearts of men and woman or will only continue our course toward impotence and irrelevance. The enemy’s ploy is to keep us busy entertaining ourselves and worrying about our dissatisfaction. We are occupied, even saturated, with activity that is frivolous. Even after coming to Christ we turn church in to a spiritual Disney land. What can we consume from

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It is quite cold today, cloudy and windy. This day seems well suited for reading and resting. Joshua and Bethany finished recorded the song that will be submitted to the compilation CD. I am very proud of her. I pray that God gives her the insight to match the talent that she possesses. Then she will not just achieve by will achieve great things. I see many early signs of such insight.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-14467549678979114932008-05-16T18:54:00.000-04:002008-05-16T18:55:17.472-04:00

Sunday morning included the arrival of Jeremy from College. We had a good brunch and then some family worship. It was very moving to see my kids take leadership in worship. Josiah at 10 willing leads out in prayer. It is good to see his spirit come alive with the Holy Spirit.This was mothers day and the McCoys joined us for the day. We spend a great ride on the boat and some good fishing.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-76770261721598392202008-05-16T18:52:00.000-04:002008-05-16T18:53:52.555-04:00

We have arrived to discover the Lake House is better than I expected. It is well fitted for 14 and sits in the back of a cove rather than on a peninsula. This has afforded us some protection from the wind allowing us better water sports.The travel was short and I only caught one ditch with the boat trailer. Of course this scared me deeply. I feared I had damaged a dear friends boat before I

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-53927006277492157462008-04-20T17:41:00.004-04:002008-04-20T18:06:03.311-04:00

So I am preaching through the book of Malachi. Its this little minor prophetic book at the end of the Old Testament. Hey, its a minor prophet but it is pushing me all over the place.Last night, after hours of sermon preparation on chapter one and the sacrificial system, I have this sudden realization. In the sacrificial system the people would bring the very best of their flock, the animal

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-5873777684074549162008-04-17T00:29:00.003-04:002008-04-17T00:43:38.471-04:00

wow, I am hurting. I wonder if I am just doing things wrong. Of course I don't know what would be "right." Maybe I am just having my own little pity-party. I probably am.I try to extend myself to people, when they are in difficult and hard places. When others would throw their hands up and not invest in them, I invest and make a place for these people. At least I think I do. The last few

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The last couple of weeks have demonstrated some interesting things about our family. First, we had to make a last minute run to the bookstore so that my son, Micah, could get the book in a series he just finished. Secondly, we watched an MIT lecture in physics for family entertainment. You could actually hear us SHHH each other while listening and making guesses on the next iteration of a

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-77729985253484240502008-03-01T23:26:00.002-05:002008-03-01T23:52:05.995-05:00

Tonight I took my three youngest kids to Chuck e Cheese. I haven't been there in a long time. Well we enter the chaos and I suddenly realize how old I am. While I am sitting there I am having all these strange thoughts.1. No wonder so many kids have ADD. This is like an incubator for hyperactivity.2. This is like a pre-school disco-tec.3. I think I see two adults at the one game that my

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-66729436882917342262008-03-01T01:28:00.003-05:002008-03-01T01:31:22.349-05:00

I just saw Vantage Point. It was an action packed movie and kept me on the edge of my sit. It was an unusual way to film a movie, but an interesting way to tell a story. It lived up to its name. But I do agree that it is like Ground Hog Day on Crack... good call Baliko.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-60702267466491806502008-03-01T01:15:00.003-05:002008-03-01T01:27:44.517-05:00

I continue to struggle finding the full 10 hours that I would like in the prayer room. But I have really enjoyed the time in there. Recently I have been beginning my time standing before the LORD by reading then praying Hebrews 1:1-3. I can't seem to get away from my fascination with these verses and what they reveal about the supremecy of Christ. I think I understand the Trinity more than

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-42929376202447672032008-02-21T09:49:00.004-05:002008-02-21T10:18:11.981-05:00

With activist teenagers in my house politics are a common discussion. Super Tuesday roles around and off to the polling booth we go. I will admit that I haven't found a candidate that I was extremely fond of and I thought had a chance of winning. But I am committed to the process and would not sit out this or any election. I would choose from what was there.The days before I thought of

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-88208612123626132912008-02-15T11:32:00.004-05:002008-02-15T12:00:34.618-05:00

Today I had the honor of joining a group of city leaders for breakfast and prayer. The group was brought together by Bob Collins the senior pastor at World Outreach Center in the northern part of town. Bob has pastored their for 34 years. I was struck by many things as I sat around the table with him. First, he is happy. Too many of my friends in ministry are not happy. Second, he is still

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-2170236807065876092008-02-02T20:23:00.000-05:002008-02-02T20:25:15.617-05:00

I love the "rule of life" as expressed in the Boiler Rooms. It comes largely from historical monasticism, especially the Moravians. We will be integrating into the life of LivingStone.

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Oh ya... I think I have returned to pre-millennialism. I still don't believe in a pre-trib rapture, but amillennialism seems to only be a place to hide from the crazy things that pre-trib premillennialists say and do. But I can not hide. I am absolutely convinced that Jesus is coming back and pretty convinced that it will be literal. You know I never got the point of a literal

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-91014348285414126312008-02-02T19:55:00.000-05:002008-02-02T20:18:12.458-05:00

The leadership summit was a well spent weekend. I was especially glad to have Kathy join me. I loved sitting with her during the teachings - sharing a part of my world she often hears about but doesn't get to see. It is rare that she gets to come along because of the large responsibility we have at home with a big family. But this time she slip out with me and Joshua ran the house. Of

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-14422936505988519542008-01-25T23:15:00.001-05:002008-01-25T23:15:21.249-05:00

I am reading book given to me by a brother in the LORD, Adam Carrier. The title is Punk Monk by Andy Freeman and Pete Greig. The book tells the story of the boiler room movement which is 3 millennium monasticism centered around 24/7 prayer. I am shocked at the similarities of what is happening at HOPE and the elements that make up this movement of mostly young people from the punk scene.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-68812183319155998432008-01-25T23:08:00.000-05:002008-01-25T23:10:22.261-05:00

There is a slow stirring in me. A freshness that is coming to me. I have labored in the last, probably 3 years, with a heaviness. I have not given up nor have I doubted what I was suppose to do, but I have done it without the spark of the Spirit that I love. Why that heaviness came I do not completely know. The simple answers don't stand up to the test of scripture and truth. I have

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-34589833327261476072008-01-22T13:03:00.000-05:002008-01-22T13:04:35.959-05:00

Ex-Gays?Rich NathanCongregational Email - February 2008 Ex-Gays? Everything about homosexuality is controversial. What causes homosexuality is controversial. The definition of what homosexuality is, is controversial. Whether there can be a change in one's sexual orientation so that a homosexual can become heterosexual or in anyway cease to be homosexual is controversial. The therapeutic attempt

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-84354246789845063472008-01-20T13:13:00.001-05:002008-01-20T13:20:47.360-05:00

First, I am tired of the presidential election. Do I really need this much time to decide who I want to vote for. Even before the instant communication technology of the 21st century the country didn't take this long to make a presidential decision. So what is happening? Are we becoming more informed decision makers? Unfortunately I don't think so. We are relying on advertising technics to

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-43712879842955337552007-12-31T20:46:00.000-05:002007-12-31T20:53:11.571-05:00

I have been busy during the holidays and haven't gotten to put down one post on my blog.  I have thought of many blog topics but of course by the end of the day my brain is ....   well lets say weak.So here is my first offering.This morning I was standing in the shower when suddenly someone else in the house decided they wanted some of the cold water supply.   I wish there was a signal they could

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-48488475299423222042007-11-11T14:22:00.001-05:002007-11-11T14:29:33.737-05:00

"I recently heard someone say that “we are leaving the Information Age and entering the Recommendation Age.” And I think this is very true. We are so overwhelmed with choices in this information/entertainment glut of a culture that we increasingly depend on filters to help sift through it all. Often it is a friend we trust or a blogger who shares our tastes, or an aggregate site (

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-21951678911757393912007-11-04T21:41:00.001-05:002007-11-04T21:42:52.245-05:00

Bethany and Zachary are playing at the coffee house for the veneration film festival.   It was a sweet time.  The music was good, the coffee was good, and the films were great.  I love my church.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-40262214450207644432007-11-04T21:39:00.000-05:002007-11-04T21:41:05.571-05:00

Hannah teaches her sister to make fleece quilts.  This year we are all going to make our own quilt.  Maybe that will help us keep the heat lower.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-33355282784228778212007-11-04T21:20:00.000-05:002007-11-04T21:32:59.874-05:00

I have decided to take our monthly Front Porch meeting up a notch.  The whole family jumped in and the group stayed till it was all cleaned up.  We had a great time.    More pictures of the whole group are coming.  We had fun just setting up.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-12857694146373935432007-11-04T21:15:00.000-05:002007-11-04T21:20:01.027-05:00

The family had a great time processing 100 pounds of apples in apple butter, apple sauce, apple jelly, and sliced apples.   The Brown's joined us for endless apple cutting.  The kids pitched in and boy were memories made.     What will we do next.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-24782185123885201012007-09-06T09:26:00.001-04:002007-09-06T09:28:13.490-04:00

This summer all the kids converged together after many different summer adventures and ministries. We camped for a week at Niagara Falls. It's not just for honeymooners. What a blast. I highly recommend it to all.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-69775745822751624912007-08-23T15:11:00.001-04:002007-08-23T15:11:53.416-04:00

Wednesday I did one of the hardest things a pastor has to do. I stood with a family in our church (one of our elders - Jon and Jen Cameron) as they buried their 16 month old little boy, Carter. Carter's death came suddenly and unexpectedly on the Friday before. What seemed to be another ear infection, just a common childhood illness, turned critical. At the children's hospital the doctors we

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-12115471834997700282007-06-08T13:38:00.000-04:002007-06-08T13:51:15.492-04:00

So I am on this 40 day fast, a time of prayer and refreshing of my connection with Jesus. So have used the phrase - remarrying ourselves to Jesus. I am joining many across the nation in fasting and prayer for the church and our culture. It has been 40 years since the "summer of love' and the world sure isn't very loving. In fact relationships seem to have just gotten more volatile and

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-36802848997181085852007-05-30T08:43:00.001-04:002007-05-30T08:43:24.142-04:00

Here is the master piece of my son zachary the dalmation bike built from parts and self designed

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-49787721613769812352007-05-25T09:49:00.000-04:002007-05-25T23:42:58.760-04:00

We think of the enemy as the people we don't like or that squarely don't like us. But it is more than that. It is the people that have set themselves against you. For all kinds of often hidden reasons they are doing something in word or action that aimed at getting in your way.So with such an annoying and antithesis relationship can we learn from them?The first thought might be, "yes - we

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-55511267491905721712007-05-25T09:45:00.000-04:002007-05-25T10:02:42.321-04:00

Ok, I am attempting to breath life back into my old e-post blog. I have changed the name to hopechurchblog - but that won't be enough. I have committed to posting there once a week at least. AND - I have invited the other pastors and elders to be collaborators on the blog. We will get to here some of their thoughts as well.The hopechurchblog will be directed toward our local faith community

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-84923268419879305202007-05-17T13:34:00.000-04:002007-05-17T13:37:03.610-04:00

Love him or hate him ... you know him. Being a GenX'er has brought with it the history of walking out life with certain culture war icons and celebrities always peering in from the other side of the glass on the television. I grew up watching Janet Jackson grow up. I remember the ascendancy of Ronald Reagan to his decline into Alzheimer’s. I remember the ascendancy of the Moral Majority which

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-38196573487614292902007-05-16T22:09:00.000-04:002007-05-16T22:10:34.076-04:00

Is it possible that dealing with Irag is just freakin hard and not the result of incompetence? It doesn't seem that there is anyone that knows the "right" way. Maybe the most competent people are doing the best they can? Maybe we should blame the people that won't stop fighting rather than the ones that are trying to stop the fighting. I thoroughly dislike Bill Clinton and have little

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-40131789778413159212007-05-15T00:30:00.000-04:002007-05-15T00:33:42.237-04:00

Come on Christians... don't just embrace a leader or candidate because they use faith friendly language. Some of these guys and gals are just tickling your ears. Have a position, know the issues, be as consistent as you can - even if that means you have to make a change in your previous position.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-83374082077526547832007-05-15T00:22:00.000-04:002007-05-15T00:30:42.273-04:00

I just read too many articles about the evangelical shift in politics. Shaking my head, I wonder why this is so hard to get. Am I a "values-voter" (a term I have seen repeatedly in the last several months)? Yes... I am and always have been and I think many evangelicals are the same.I care about the moral framework of candidates. I care about the moral fabric of our society, of which I and

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-39299321295244387592007-05-15T00:06:00.000-04:002007-05-15T00:22:07.045-04:00

I am amazed at how much effort is put into distancing ourselves from anything culturally Christian. It seems that it is the trendy thing to do. Whether it is mocking fish stickers on cars or deconstructing ideas of church, it has become hip to to be anti-Christian. What is more unsettling is that this trend seems to be driven more by fashion than by conviction. What good are bell bottoms, tie

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-51142607479327951882007-05-06T14:33:00.001-04:002007-05-06T14:33:22.285-04:00

So I drive up after church and in my driveway is a gift something I have wanted for the kids for three years. A pool. Wow. Whoever you are .... The tombley family gives you a huge thankyou.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-87835524599632234872007-04-22T15:23:00.000-04:002007-04-22T15:28:09.287-04:00

So we have squirrels in our attic. They come every spring and have babies. The girls hate it (they are on the third floor). So I read that squirrels will leave if you put mothballs in your attic. That seemed simple. So I bought the box and scattered them about, even into places that I could not reach. All seemed well until......We turned on the AC (which is located in the attic).....

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-68929217382972136052007-03-17T08:49:00.000-04:002007-03-17T08:50:53.125-04:00

I work daily in the office with a pretty incredible staff team. Another big wow goes to them. They are superb.Ken

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-54004038165738029212007-03-17T08:40:00.000-04:002007-03-17T08:47:19.325-04:00

Well the birthday party weekend has begun. So far it has gone smoothly and been enjoyable. I expect to be more deeply touched Saturday or Sunday. Friday was filled with, "what else can I do" to pull this off. Everything came together. My son Jonathan wowed me with his ability to keep up with all the new multi-media equipment, all the changes, all the techie's surrounding him.... I was just

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-87394432469597294242007-03-09T14:27:00.001-05:002007-03-09T14:27:12.339-05:00

Joshua goes to get his first post op x-ray. We call this joshua's bling

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-35234749278929291752007-03-08T21:50:00.001-05:002007-03-08T21:50:09.676-05:00

Feeding joshua after surgery

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-37757883271837059152007-03-05T09:30:00.000-05:002007-03-05T11:00:20.640-05:00

I did well in not getting caught up in the Divinci Code fanatasy, but while laying in bed I was drawn into the Discover Channels documentary of crucial evidence of Jesus's family tomb, his bones, and DNA proof of his marriage to Mary Magdelene. Oh yea and the bone chamber of their son Judah. So Joshua and I watched.My first disappointment was that instead of journalism or even a good

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-27531464754882264242007-03-02T15:23:00.001-05:002007-03-02T15:23:51.788-05:00

Father and son after surgery. Thank god for drugs

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-54772472974778404132007-02-28T17:16:00.001-05:002007-03-02T11:24:57.825-05:00

Joshua's surgery went well. Jar's repaired. Now just some old fashion recover. He is at the chikdren's hospital which is funny because he is 18. All the little kids just look at him with a puzzled look. I wonder what they are thinkingsorry I meant Jaw lol

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1. I don't want force (legal or military) used to bring people to God.2. I don't want the Church water-downed with legal members rather than faith members.3. I don't want the latest government to synthenize or censor expressions of worship.4. I don't want faith used for political advantage.5. I don't want the church to get lost in the kingdom of this world. Influence is fine, be consumed is

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What is a negative tendency of this generation as it relates to the faith?I have to agree with Mark Driscoll. This generation is a bunch of whining idealists that are given to sitting around and complaining about the church rather than loving and practicing the gospel. They are given to trendy philosophy driven by cool t-shirts and pop artists rather than reasoned and wise positions.What

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09145090519077825706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315379.post-16146375017046924512007-02-22T16:25:00.000-05:002007-02-22T16:27:00.647-05:00

What trends in church and worship styles do you see? Are they positive or negative?Two trends come to mind. The first is a movement toward a corporate worship experience that is more participatory and less observation. The gathered time for the church is returning to an act of worship together from beginning to end. One that is not limited to manifestations of the Holy Spirit. I think this

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Kathy now calls me by a new name ......... :)

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I am afraid that every Christian is going to be increasingly challenged by violent Islam in ways that will be harder and harder to tacitly ignore. Ironically, much of what Islam hates about America are things that Christians ought to likewise resist: gluttonous consumption, recreational shopping, trivializing of sex, the sexualizing of children, the killing of unborn children, artificializing

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I have been thinking about getting my doctorate degree lately. I think about it ever several years. So I have decided to look at some seminaries and degree plans. I will be praying about this. Maybe this next five years is the time. I do think I finally could enjoy it.

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So I was preaching through several key biblical stories in Genesis. Last week was on circumcision. I have always wondered why God would choose such and odd way of marking the people he was in convenant with. Well it wasn't me talking about the cutting of the foreskin of the penis that offended someone but my comparision of the sacred undergarments worm by Mormans. In a humorous way I

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• Will bring a wise and measured end to the Irag, handing it back to its people.• Will see radical Islam for what it is. We are in a religious war unlike the US has never seen.• Will work for creative medical solutions for Americans and some kind of national health care.• Will see abortion as wrong and work to take away its privileged status.• Will see that divorce is destroying the American

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Ok, I have had that thought stirring in my mind for a long time. I might have already made that confession on this blog before. I am too lazy to scan the past blogs and find out. So I will just state my case.Maybe my view of a democratic is wrong. I have to acknowledge up front that I haven’t researched this historically. This desire is birthed out of my impressions collected over the years.

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Another kid starts orthodonics go hannah. This will hurt you more than it hurts me :-( but you will smile for a long time..... Here the cash o meter running

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Right smack in the middle of closing exhortations to Christian’s in the 1st Century, Paul adds to practice hospitality, short and direct command. It is said with an air of assumption to it, as if the readers already had extensive knowledge of its significance. What did they already know and why was it so important? Could it be that Paul was just adding on a quaint pat on the proverbial back

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Ist battery of allergy test. Another set tomorrow. So far allergic to everything especially grass. (like that is an easy one to stay away from) sinus surgert is set for march 1. I am looking forward to that. I want to breathe and speak easily again

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Today I sat on the back deck as we left the port of Jamaica. The sun was low in the sky and the breeze was cool, I was reading. Around the corner was the always open ice cream machine. Kathy had gone down to our room to take a nap so I had the table to myself – at least for a short while. Soon the area was filling up with other shipmates wanting to eat their lunch and catch the same view I had

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I know a lot of words but can’t spell many of them. How does that happen? It makes me feel so stupid sometimes. Of course if you read this you already know that my spelling is atrocious and my thoughts get easily jumbled. I often blame this choppiness on being interrupted. Although there is truth to this maybe I am over stating it. Oh, Kathy beat me royally in scrabble – totally

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I am sailing the seas for a week of slow time with Kathy. I find the pace and structure refreshing. The days at sea are often the best. I get to decompress, think, reflect, and read. It is during these times I especially enjoy giving my mind the privilege to think about things that are not immediate and crucial to the ongoing life of my family, church, or of a crisis I have been invited into.

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Here is a great place for you to see some live shots of this beautiful place.http://www.bigskyfishing.com/Web-Cams/Web-Cams.htm

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Saying goodbye to montana

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More more montana

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Ah the view

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You know you have arrived in the country when you find the moose toothbrush holder

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In montanna visiting a friend. Its snowing and cloudy but I am looking for moose

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I sent my thirteen year old son to the 7-11 down the street from our house to buy some matches so that I could light some candles. Neither the 7-11 or the gas station would sell him matches. Matches are essential tools for a household. They are even more regular than spray paint, etc.So a daughter could get an abortion without parental consent but my 13 year old son can't buy everyday matches

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Royale asked this question in response to a blog where I re-canted my anti-institutionalism. I just finally got around to responding.I opposed institutionalism because I thought it was less than authentic, that it prevented people from becoming deeply connected to God. In fact I would have argued that people related more to the institution than to God. It was not because the human beings in

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I wish the message to women was simply that the "law won't arrest them" if they have an abortion. But that is not the message from planned parenthood, from secular counselors, from media culture shapers. When we have laws that prevent parents from engaging their children on an issue as crucial as this we are not sending a message of "its just not against the law, you decide." The government

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I agree that we have a moral responsibility to provide the beginnings of a stable government. When you remove one government you have to replace it with something.But I don't think we have the moral responsibility to maintain that stable government. We can not and should not govern these people. They must govern themselves. They must bear the responsibility for their future.As far as a

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Ok, I took the challenge and could not really tell you the difference. So I have been studying, reading, and assessing. Wow, this is challenging. I have found the historical differences but it still is difficult to really see the difference. It is like trying to get an outsider to see some of the fine distinctions the Christian Church has defined. I have found it hard to find down to earth

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Here is a radical thought. One I don't want to be held to I just want to consider. It really isn't that radical. The free church has valued the scripture as the sole authority for the church. I appreciate that and was trained to not be Creedal. But I see the Christian church torn by honest discussion of scripture. Everyone is trying to label themselves and others are "more true to the Bible

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Is it right to measure the establishing of a stable nation as part of winning a war? Armies are able to take territory by force, they remove governments, they kill the enemy. Armies don't build nations. The goal of removing Sadam's government is a win. Establishing a stable nation with American ideals a loss. At some point the people will get what they want. Will the new thing be better

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Even though abortion is legal, even if it is a moral question left to those involved... then who are the ones involved?Of course we would say that the mother is the involved, that's a given. But isn't the father involved? What about the family that provides support and often s dramatically changed when a either a child is born or a post abortion woman comes home? It seems very selfish to assume

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After 30 some years of supporting bans on DDT the World Health Organization is now leading efforts to make a way for DDT to be used in public health efforts to fight the battle against Malaria, which claims thousands of lives. Although I have been alive and kicking during this whole debate I had to do a lot of reading to filter out the hysteria on both sides and get some facts. My conclusion?

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I appreciate the position that Rick Warren is taking in the public arena. When asked during meet the press about the reaction of pro-lifers to his invitation to Obama as speaker at his conference on Aids, Rick asserted that we work together with people on the issues we agree about = we agree on addressing AIDS. Rick asserted his pro-life position inferring that he wouldn't be working with

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The Christmas season has been one of the best. It has been full of meaning and purpose. I find the fuller participation in Advent and the ancient practices of the church really bring some substance to what comes as a fun but challenging time of the year. This Christmas I am moved by the promises of God to provide a messiah in the midst of a chaotic world. Darkness seems all around - peace

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The fact that these two are facing off makes me chuckle some. What is interesting is the moral stance they both want to use as part of their attacks. What strikes me most is the hateful speach that comes from them both. We really have lost any sense of civility, haven't we. Neither are being passionate about their convictions and making their point. They are just mocking, expressing

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well I got a GPS for Christmas. So now I can't get lost ? Well.... I don't know about that. My ability to get lost is genetic :)So I have wanted to play the geocaching game for a long time. This is a treasure hunt game using your GPS. So I have joined a group and went out at 11:45 pm and found my first find. It was only a couple blocks from my house... but still it was great. As I

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Christmas eve shrimp dinner with my kids and for all you distant readers yes we birthed them all

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The elder white elephant gift exchange is full of surprises :-) nothing boring about us

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At the end of January I will be hosting a conclave. This is a rarely used word to describe a private gathering. So, by invitation, I will be hosting a group of guys that are x-gay. That means they have chosen heterosexuality of some form over the homosexual feelings that had earlier in life. Most of these guys will have more than ten years "out". The weekend will include four

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Our friends the browns after a long and hard stint of grad school finally some time to catch up

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The end of a sugar rush ?

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Below are some pictures from the "pastors" open house. We had a great time and many people stopped by. We do love to entertain.Ken

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Where is the cake

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St timothy's sacred tatoo

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Joey and she sweet wife, Stephanie

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My beautiful wife

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My living room on the holidays

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Who needs an xbox

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Fire in the backyard at openhouse

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Do we have to subjugate or demonize one race in order to free another? How does that bring resolve or lessen racism in America. Does it help to devalue one race in order to balance the scales? Wouldn't it be better to elevate and the value of all races but not at the expense of another. Isn't the propagation of one race at the expense of another at the heart of racism.Are cultural advantage

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