We were blessed this year as my mom and dad paid for the four of us to fly out to Lubbock, texas and be with the rest of the family for two days.
Friday I spent time with Shane, then Ethan and I grabbed some Home Plate diner quisine (chicken fried steak and cheese sticks). Home Plate Diner is one of those places that is native to Lubbock and missed by Ethan and I. I spent time installing and working on mom and dads computers Friday afternoon. I enjoy being able to give back in some way to them as they so often have given into our lives.
Saturday afternoon was spent playing card games and getting ready for Saturday night. Adam, my brother in law, as usual brought steaks that we cooked on the grill.
Our Christmas meal Saturday night was giant coconut shrimp, ribeye steak, baked potatoes, etc. It was goooood. It has been a blessing to be in Lubbock and with friends and family. There is something about the yearly family gatherings that adds richness to life.
Saturday, December 25, 2004
Thursday, December 23, 2004
Now that's stress
Try this for a stress test.
Have you ever found out you were moving immediately? Bad enough leaving family, friends, and things you've know for so long, but add to that no time to say goodbye.
Have you ever had your parents misunderstand something you did to the point of ostracizing you? That would be stressful.
Have you ever been in a situation that everyone thought you were lying about a major event in your life?
Ever had a girlfriend tell you they were pregnant and the baby was not yours? We’re talking serious hurt.
What about this? Have you ever had a supernatural being visit you and give you a message?
What advice do you have for this persons stress level?
a. Give them the Henry Cloud book Boundaries.
b. tell them not to try drugs ever again.
c. Recommend them to the Jerry Springer show
or d. Do you encourage them to continue to follow God and His plan for their life?
When thinking about Christmas we see Christmas cards with Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus with halo's around their heads, sometimes we forget that they walked through some deep dark times on the road to being true followers.
It's a good reminder that following Christ is not neat and clean and happy and stressless all the time. Much of time there are more loose ends than tied ones and more questions than answers.
It is also a reminder that the road no matter how rough is leading us to Christ
Have you ever found out you were moving immediately? Bad enough leaving family, friends, and things you've know for so long, but add to that no time to say goodbye.
Have you ever had your parents misunderstand something you did to the point of ostracizing you? That would be stressful.
Have you ever been in a situation that everyone thought you were lying about a major event in your life?
Ever had a girlfriend tell you they were pregnant and the baby was not yours? We’re talking serious hurt.
What about this? Have you ever had a supernatural being visit you and give you a message?
What advice do you have for this persons stress level?
a. Give them the Henry Cloud book Boundaries.
b. tell them not to try drugs ever again.
c. Recommend them to the Jerry Springer show
or d. Do you encourage them to continue to follow God and His plan for their life?
When thinking about Christmas we see Christmas cards with Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus with halo's around their heads, sometimes we forget that they walked through some deep dark times on the road to being true followers.
It's a good reminder that following Christ is not neat and clean and happy and stressless all the time. Much of time there are more loose ends than tied ones and more questions than answers.
It is also a reminder that the road no matter how rough is leading us to Christ
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Indie Allies
We had our first North Dallas Indie Allies last night. There was much passionate discussion. We touched on being organic and how that involves having intentional struture, contextualizing the gospel to our own habitat, what exactly is emerging, being missional, the little people in our brains, and various and asundry other topics. Not many answers but a whole lot of good questions and discussion.
For me the consensus on many questions keeps coming back to the fact that it is healthy to pursue questions in us. This is part of our search after more of the creator of the universe. There is something in me that continually cries out for more of Christ. I think all my questions are from that outflow. That outflow I think is a healthy one.
For me the consensus on many questions keeps coming back to the fact that it is healthy to pursue questions in us. This is part of our search after more of the creator of the universe. There is something in me that continually cries out for more of Christ. I think all my questions are from that outflow. That outflow I think is a healthy one.
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