Today was Addy's open house for her preschool class at Kalamazoo Christian. She has the same teacher Ava had who commented that when we brought Ava to this, Addy was barely out of her carseat=( Addy had a little trouble finding her name tag because it said "Adalyn" which is her full name that we never call her by (unless she's in big trouble and I'm raising my voice=)
Anyway, it's a bit sad to see our youngest go to school already, but who knows, maybe this will inspire a new Zondervan appearance in the future =)
Jacob really longed to be a hero All I really wanted was a friend I'm the way, the life, the truth So tell Me Jacob when will the lying end? And does the striving make you strong? Because when I came to love on you You fought me till the dawn
Finally Jacob's lying down And while he sleeps I will dream Of a generation not known for their crowns, Or success, but a King... Who was not so much as interested in crowds, or Pleasing men, but knowing Me
CH: I have given Jacob's generation the key of David, intimacy To open up the doorway to the nations, and release Revelation, of intimacy, with me
Jacob had a dream for all the ages Jacob had a drive to build a nation But the fighting is in vain If your only aim is to build your own great name
Because My dream's not what you do Jacob will you dream for me The way that I have dreamed for you
CH: I have given Jacob's generation the key of David, intimacy To open up the doorway to the nations, and release Revelation, of intimacy, with me
Jacob really longed to be a hero All I really wanted was a friend I'm the way, the life, the truth So tell Me Jacob when will the lying end? And does the striving make you strong? Because when I came to love on you You fought me till the dawn Finally Jacob's lying down And while he sleeps I will dream Of a generation not known for their crowns, Or success, but a King... Who was not so much as interested in crowds, or Pleasing men, but knowing Me CH: I have given Jacob's generation the key of David, intimacy To open up the doorway to the nations, and release Revelation, of intimacy, with me Jacob had a dream for all the ages Jacob had a drive to build a nation But the fighting is in vain If your only aim is to build your own great name Because My dream's not what you do Jacob will you dream for me The way that I have dreamed for you CH: I have given Jacob's generation the key of David, intimacy To open up the doorway to the nations, and release Revelation, of intimacy, with me
Just when British Petroleum thought it had stanched the flow of oil and bad PR, this little item washed up like an oil-drenched pelican on the shores of American consumerism.
If you're like me, you start planning your halloween costume super early, NO? Well just be thankful you're not like me. I know halloween is not supposed to be celebrated if you're really saved, but after going as Miley Cyrus last year and soaking in the 15 minutes of fame it brought me as thousands of crazed tweeners mobbed me for autographs, I'm kinda into it now.
Since we're only two months out or so, I figured it was time to get serious. That's when I stumbled across this. The "bad planning" (BP) costume ready for 2010 pre-ordering. What better way to show you care then to make fun of the worst ecological event to happen in our nations history? I guess they're only trying to poke fun at BP, but it does seem a little insensitive. Lot's of people are suffering because of it not to mention the wildlife and birds affected.
with a sticker price of 39.97 + shipping it's a little too rich for my blood, but the company owner is donating ten percent of profits toward the clean up effort in the gulf.
Two questions. 1. do I look alright as miley, cause I was leaning toward icarly this year
I'm not trying to beat the same drum constantly, or beat a dead horse, but stories of "christians" going out of their way to protest the fact that sinners act like sinners is so redundant and, well, stupid. Now the sinners are fighting back=) Apparently the employees of an ohio strip club have had enough of the finger pointing and hell fire insults from a nearby church and took it upon themselves to show up on a sunday morning in bikinis to protest. Here is a snipet of the article.......
WARSAW, Ohio (AP) — The owner of an Ohio strip club and some of his dancers have been protesting at a church that has done the same to them for four years.
Women in bikinis sat in camp chairs Sunday outside the New Beginnings Ministries church in Warsaw, about 60 miles northeast of Columbus.
Tommy George owns the Foxhole strip club in nearby Newcastle. He says he and his employees decided to start coming to the church because they were fed up.
George says the church’s pastor, Bill Dunfee, and his congregation have bothered the club’s weekend patrons. He says they come armed with bullhorns, signs and video cameras for posting customers’ license plate numbers online.
Dunfee calls George a “parasite” and says seeing the protesters outside the church has strengthened the resolve of his flock.
"armed with bullhorns signs and video cameras", if that doesn't win people to the Lord, I don't know what will. Again I pose the question, how does this help people who are far from God get closer? How does this represent the church and the idea that true followers of Jesus would be easily recognizable because of the love they have one for another? Oh it doesn't, good. And remember that time the Pharisee's brought a women caught in the act of adultery and Jesus called her a parasite? No, Ok, I just wanted to be sure. Bad enough when the people we are trying to reach just won't come to church, whole nutha level to have the very people your called to reach outside your church in bikinis, picketing those who are supposed to be the very body of Christ.
This might be the sunday you wish you wore your "Jesus save us from your followers" T-Shirt.
A Florida pastor is speaking out in defense of his congregation’s controversial plan to burn copies of Koran on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, MyFoxOrlando.com reported.
"Things like 9-11, Fort Hood, and the honor killings... these are possibly not isolated incidents," Dove World Outreach Center pastor Terry Jones said. "These are things that, if we don't stand up now, they can increase."
The Gainesville, Fla. church made headlines worldwide in July when it announced the plans on its Facebook page
"We have thought about it," the pastor said, "about the danger in holding the controversial event, and we realize that whenever we made this step, that this kind of thing could happen. But we feel it's that important, and the times call for some kind of radical measure in standing up.”
What is wrong with people? How does this in any way shape or form represent Jesus or advance the kingdom Jesus came to establish? How ironic that the name of the "church" has dove (a symbol of peace) in it?
Every time I read a story like this (similar to the one where a pastor prayed Obama would be killed) my heart breaks and I get frustrated at the same time. This is exactly the thing that is turning people off from church. The pastor calls this a "radical measure in standing up?" I recall Peter taking this stance and cutting off the ear of an "enemy" and Jesus rebuking him, and extending his healing hand to restore the man to wholeness.
Jesus said others would know we were his disciples by our koran burning parties, wait, scratch that, he said it would be by the love we have one for another.
I do believe as Christians we have the true message, but as soon as we start wielding it as a sword to cut the "ears" off of those who disagree with us, we have twisted the message of Jesus as bad as those we are protesting against.
Hopefully this will have zero traction and my guess is that the church and pastor are looking for headlines more than anything else, but lets continue to pray that those who follow Jesus, would let "love be the center" and remember those who are far from Jesus (including radical muslims) are not the enemy, but the prize. Eph. 6:12
I am a man who has gotten exactly what he DOESN'T deserve. After years of living for myself and spiraling into drugs and partying, on march 14 1999 Jesus Christ rescued me from myself. Since then, I am far from perfect, but have never been the same. I am the senior associate pastor (kind of like assistant to the regional manager:) at the most amazing church ever (radiantchurch.tv) and the people there are amazing!!
I have a beautiful wife kendra of 8 years and two incredibly cute daughters, Ava and Adalyn.
