Archive for September, 2009
Idea Camp: Being Present with the City
29 Sep 2009If you liked yesterday’s post about serving in the city you may want to check out the Idea Camp Pacific Northwest conference taking place November 20-21 in Portland. This is a free conference focused on ‘Being Present in the City’. If you can’t make it to the conference you will still be able to participate [...]
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God of This City?
In: Service| church| love your neighbor
28 Sep 2009If you weren’t aware, TIME Magazine has moved into the neighborhood, purchasing a house in Detroit to spend the next year experiencing and writing about the culture, politics, and economy of the city. As a Detroiter, I’m fascinated by this project and have enjoyed reading the blog posts written from an “insider’s” perspective. In today’s [...]
Taking Our Gift
27 Sep 2009I wrote a blog post for XXXChurch last week titled ‘Grace for My Shame’. Some of the comments that I received from wives dealing with their husbands’ addictions were heartbreaking. As I have read and prayed over these comments this week, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about shame and why we get trapped [...]
Caption Please
In: parenting
24 Sep 2009This is the madness that I woke up to the other morning. Jacob and Jessica had already gotten into some candy before we had gotten out of bed. Jessica’s tongue? Bright blue.
Leave your best caption in the comments.
CaffeinatedFaith.com Podcast
21 Sep 2009I was recently interviewed by the guys from CaffeinatedFaith.com and wanted to share it with you all. DISCLAIMER: If you are looking for a serious, thought provoking discussion about addiction and recovery, this isn’t it. But, if you want to hear a light hearted, fun conversation about addiction, recovery, and my blogging then you should [...]
A Prayer for Boldness
In: Prayer
19 Sep 2009If you’ve been following my blog you know that I often blog my thoughts from my personal bible study. Recently I started reading through 2 Corinthians for the first time in years. Honestly, I’d forgotten how great this book is. Over the past few days I have been stuck on one particular verse: 2 Corinthians [...]
MCREST and Invisible People
17 Sep 2009Yesterday I shared a bit of Mark Horvath’s TV Producer/Marketing Executive resume. Now here is part of his story (and yes, there’s a difference). This is what he writes on his InvisiblePeople.tv vlog:
I once heard a story about a homeless man on Hollywood Blvd who really thought he was invisible. But one day a kid [...]
Solid Ground and Invisible People
16 Sep 2009I’m taking a break from regularly scheduled 2nd Corinthians programming to share a story about Mark Horvath and a few very visible people. It’s worth taking a break for – trust me!
Here is how my friend, Mark Horvath, describes himself on his web site:
Mark Horvath started his executive career with the worldwide distribution of Wheel [...]
How Do We Smell?
13 Sep 2009Our sense of smell is highly underrated. Smell does a lot for us beyond enhancing our taste buds. Our sense of smell is directly connected to the limbic system of the brain, the part of the brain that is responsible for processing emotions and memories. When we smell something, be it good or bad, both [...]
A Breakfast Restoration by Tray Lovvorn
In: Guest Post| John
7 Sep 2009I met Tray and his wife Melody through a mutual friend on Twitter and was immediately drawn to them. Their story is such an inspiring testament to God’s grace and goodness. I’ve been waiting for the chance to have Tray visit my blog and share a part of his story, and closing out my study [...]
Time for Changes
In: blog
7 Sep 2009My kids go back to school tomorrow. Jessica starts first grade, Jacob starts third, and Jocelyn is starting her senior year. Even though fall doesn’t actually start for a few weeks, the first day of school always signifies autumn for me.
I love fall. It’s my favorite time of year. I love crisp evenings, hoodies and [...]
In Case You Were Wondering…
In: inspiration| restoration
5 Sep 2009I took last week off from blogging. It wasn’t necessarily intentional. It was just life. If you were wondering where I was it’s simple: I was busy holding shells. Curious? Watch this NOOMA video with Rob Bell. You may be holding shells too.
I’m putting my shells down now and will be back to blogging on Monday. [...]
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