so i've posted this before, but ran across it again tonight. and it made me laugh as much as the first time i saw it. watch the people in the background. they make the video.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
prayers answered, ridiculous blessings
i don't really even know how to describe church this morning, so here are three things that really stuck out to me.
1. deep, intense worship for an hour and fifteen minutes 2. kids came forward and literally threw their drugs onto the altars, surrendering to Jesus 3. two iraqi's were with us this morning and gave their hearts to Jesus
a.ma.zing.
if you're in the area, you really should come check us out sometime. if you're not in the area, then you should plan a trip to louisville as soon as possible. no joke.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
as a toad
the comments that people leave on here are interesting. when i post a blog about how much it sucks being single and horny, i get a ton of comments. but when i post about something serious, not so much.
just an observation.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
in the last 60 minutes...
...20 christians were martyred because they refused to deny Christ.
and yet some of us can't make it to church to praise the God who created us and has given us all we have. too busy. too much laundry to do. have to cook dinner. have to swing by wal-mart before all the $0.39 cans of peas are taken. have to run the kids to ball practice. need some "down time".
would you be one of the 20?
Monday, October 20, 2008
choices, choices
it's official.
i'm an undecided voter. only a few weeks left to make my decision.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
i'm being selfish
in case you don't attend my church, i'll fill you in on something big that's going on right now. we're in the middle of seventy days of ridiculous blessings. for real. people are being healed of terminal, incurable illnesses. people are getting jobs and better jobs with raises and bonuses. people are accepting Christ in droves. and through all of this i've had a light-bulb moment.
i have a prayer journal that i (try to) use everyday. it has specific things that are important to me that i pray for everyday. it's a bit personal, but here is what i pray for:
my immediate family my extended family my church my pastoral staff, their spouses and children the mission vision of my church louisville's international community persecuted christians around the globe missionary friends of mine around the globe
now, those things are great to pray for, don't get me wrong. but since the beginning of the seventy days of ridiculous blessings, i've had a revelation that seems so obvious and so simple, but never hit me until now. what's missing from my list?
ME!!! i'm missing from my own list!!!
and to be honest i've always felt a bit guilty when i pray for myself because i thought it was selfish. i've always heard that when you pray for others that your own prayers are answered and your own blessings are received. but how can my prayers be answered if i don't pray them?
i did a little reading and found that the Bible is full of selfish prayers. the woman who wanted more cooking oil. the soldier who wanted victory in battle. paul wanted safe travels. the list goes on and on.
so over the past thirty days or so, i've been praying for me. praying for my dreams. praying for my wants. praying for my needs.
luke 11:9 - "ask and you'll get; seek and you'll find; knock and the door will open."
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
quack, quack
so my regular fall travel officially starts tomorrow. over the next few weeks i'll be in the carolinas, georgia, tennessee, mississippi, texas, new jersey, new york, california, hawai'i and mexico.
i know this blog has been pretty boring lately, but hopefully i'll have some good things to share over the next several weeks. traveling usually provides some good opportunities to meet quacks.
Monday, October 13, 2008
are you mad?
so my blogger friend, anne jackson, has written a book that you NEED to read if you're involved in church work in any capacity. fo' reals.
it's not been released in bookstores yet, but you can read a chapter here for free. check it.
wow. i'm still in shock about church on sunday. i may be a little biased, but i think it was incredible! here are some things we learned:
after english and spanish, korean is the third most common language spoken in louisville
louisville has started to receive hundreds of iraqi refugees over the past few months
there are thousands of evangelical hispanics around our new home on bardstown road
the lost boys of sudan are in our city!
we also had what i think was a powerful time of intercession for the nations and for our city. i think it's incredibly important that we collectively repent for the sins of our city. and that's just what we did. we repented for the sins of racism and inequality. we repented for the sins of injustice against the marginalized and forgotten in our city. and it was moving. very, very moving.
so moving that 15 people, including a muslim woman, came forward and gave their hearts to Jesus. go ahead and take a praise break about now.
there is so much work to be done! now that you see it, are you ready?
Sunday, October 05, 2008
don't forget
it's hard to believe that this happened one year ago.
