God’s whooping my butt… again. October 28, 2009

so part two of how God’s whooping my butt: tonight’s teaching.
Ursula taught out of Galations 5.
Back story: I’ve been struggling with the whole ‘affections’ of sin… holding those affections too close for my own good. the last few days have been case in point.
So Ursula opens Galatians, which is a pretty sweet [...]

God’s whooping my butt… October 28, 2009

Lots going on this weekend/week.
Sunday’s message hit home, particularly J Rue’s statement about how God not only wants to work on your sin – actions – but also eradicating your affections towards sin, as well. ouch. He talked about the utter Holiness of God, and how serious sin is, b/c it completely separate us [...]

Teacher Being Taught October 20, 2009

Vineyard’s computer lab got design software this past year, and they put a call out for people to teach some graphic design classes. I didn’t have a job at the time, and had plenty of time on my hands, so I agreed. I taught a kids class that just finished up last week, and this [...]

Natalie Grant brain-dump October 16, 2009

Amazing evening, and it’s not over yet! Brain dump from tonight’s dinner with Natalie Grant, then off to swing dance.
Story: 5 yr olds in cages. They’re the newbies. The new ones always fight. So they put them in cages to break their spirit.
Mike, Pastor of Vista “Ideally, how would you like things to be [...]

Mushrooms a la Hocking Hills October 13, 2009

This one was pretty neat. Slimy, but neat. I found it on a log near lower falls at Old man’s cave.

Name: Dacrymyces palmatus – Irregular lobed mass of bright orange jelly with white point of attachment. Mushroom 3-8 to 2 3/8 in. wide, 3/8 to 1 in. high; brainlike to lobed mass. Flesh gelatinous, [...]

Perspective October 12, 2009

God dumped a bucket of ice water on my head the other day.
I had spent the previous couple of days feeling very angry and hurt. I could feel myself getting bitter, and my response was to want to take it out on the source. I had even gone so far as to try to [...]

Forgiveness October 12, 2009

There have been lots of snippets of information have been flooding my mind lately.
lets see if I can capture some.
from xenos sunday AM: Forgiveness, Colossians
4 questions/prayers that help bring out into the light some reasons that may prevent us from having a cleansed conscience:
1. Have I ever asked fro your gift of total [...]

Wisdom of Dumbledore October 12, 2009

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
“Fear of a name increases fear of a thing itself.”
“Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them.”
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
“Harry, I owe you an [...]

The Lightswitch and the Blind Person October 3, 2009

John 1:6-9.
If this Light and Word are one, the same one that is all powerful and created all things, why on earth would that Light need a witness to testify to it? Wouldn’t everyone just immediately see the light and recognize it as light?
Imagine yourself wholly and completely blind. Think of yourself in a [...]

Hypothesis September 29, 2009

I should do an experiment.
I should keep a log recording exactly when I get hit really hard by ridiculous lies, and rate how extreme they are. Then log my activities in the next two or so hours.
My hypothesis: There will be a direct correlation to the timing and intensity of lies and the timing [...]