24 October, 2007 at 9:39 pm (General)
Tags: church, General, kingdom
I’m preparing myself to be challenged. Last weekend I finished The Secret Message of Jesus; this week I start The Irresistible Revolution; in the queue are The Divine Conspiracy, The Politics of Jesus and Justice in the Burbs. (Peruse them all in my library.) The (secret) message is coming through loud and clear:
“Psst… It’s the Kingdom, dummy.”
Yeah, I can feel the stirring rumbling.
I think I’m ready for it. We’re a bit more than a year in with our little church. We’ve gotten to know each other well over that time, but we are all ready for something more. I wonder, however, what each of us has in the back of our minds? What sort of longing we are harboring or secretly hoping for?
Bring on the challenge.
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22 October, 2007 at 7:31 pm (General)
Tags: books, General, plug-ins, wordpress
When I discovered that I was going to have to upgrade WordPress, I thought I’d have a look around for new themes and plugins. The new theme I’m still working on, but I’ve already landed on a new plug-in that is proving to be dynamite!
Meet the “Now Reading” plugin. It powers the reading list you see in the sidebar, as well my library. I’ve only just begun using it, and I can already tell I’m gonna love it.
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22 October, 2007 at 9:14 am (General)
Tags: blog, General, themes, wordpress
Still using Cutline for now, though I think I’m ready for a change. Don’t be surprise to see things bop around a bit.
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21 October, 2007 at 11:07 am (General)
Tags: General, wordpress
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14 October, 2007 at 9:59 am (General)
Tags: General, prayer, the-divine-hours
From today’s Morning Office:
Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sins of the world:
have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father:
receive our prayer.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
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13 October, 2007 at 10:07 pm (General)
Tags: General, home-church
It’s been about two-and-a-half months since we last attended a Sunday morning, song-and-sermon church service. I made note of it last weekend, and asked Kerri, “Do you miss it?”
She thought briefly before replying, “No.”
I’ve missed seeing a few people, but as far as the event itself I haven’t missed it either.
Of course, now’s where the rubber meets the road, yeah? I’ve talked the talk of a home gathering being the best place to learn and express the Kingdom of Heaven. Now to walk the walk.
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4 October, 2007 at 10:25 pm (General)
Tags: General, gomez, kindness, love, power, prayer, romans, see-the-world, the-divine-hours
The Prayer Appointed for the Week has me thinking again.
O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant me the fullness of your grace, that I, running to obtain your promises, may become a partaker of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (Emphasis mine)
I can’t help but recall the verse in Romans: “God’s kindness leads you to repentance.” And also the chorus of “See the World” by Gomez: “And when all’s been said and done/ It’s the things that are given, not won/ Are the things that you earned.”
Power is most truly expressed in kindness, mercy, pity, or put another way power is expressed in love.
Another thought I’ve had recently is this: Something worth fighting for isn’t the same as something worth killing for.
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3 October, 2007 at 9:40 pm (General)
Tags: General
Seriously, nothing today. I’m just working back into the habit. For now, I’m headed off to finish a book, which I suspect I’ll say more about in the near future.
Cheers!
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