Monday Brief – 2.9.09

Highlights of the week –  1. Nathan said “dada” a couple of times.  Though I don’t think he has any idea of what it means or that I am “dada”, but it was nice to hear.  2.  I was grateful that my sermon was well-received this week. 3. There were some real good moments during and the days after our Pastor-Parent Night.  Some really connected by what we’re trying to do and I’m grateful for that even those these can be tough nights. 

Disappointed by – 1. A-Roid.  Seriously, if you’re still taking steroids in 2003, then you’re stupid.   I write as an angry baseball fan not as a rational person.  2. Further disappointed by the lack of Christian love I see in some.  We cannot argue for the need of Scripture if we are arguing in such a way that completely undermines Scripture.  I write as a frustrated Christ-follower not as a pastor who is towing the company line.  3. Disappointed by my own lack own personal failures.  I write as a humbled child of God not as a self-righteous “prig” (to borrow a word from Lewis).

Youth Ministry Update – continued to hear positive feedback about our winter retreat following our student leadership team meeting.   We mentioned a couple improvements that we all agreed we can make.  2. This week we started Dan Kimball’s They Like Jesus But Not the Church.  It’s based on a video curriculum and it’s pretty good.  The first week’s video was a series of clips of what university students thought of Jesus and what they thought of Christians.  Obviously it supported the theme of the study.  The other clip showed was in regards to the “Christian Bubble”.  We had good discussion regarding that. 3. Working on our mission trip to help rebuild cabins for those suffering from HIV/AIDS in the Bahamas. 

Reading – Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture by Graeme Goldwsorthy  and a couple other things, current issue of Relevant magazine and current issue of Leadership Magazine. 

Listening to – I’ve been on quite a Bob Dylan kick lately.  Also have gone back to the Arcade Fire (both Funerals and Neon Bible) and Jars of Clay (Good Monsters).  Yeah, I suppose there’s a bit odd but paradox keeps the mind from getting bored.  

Also this week I – 1. Enjoyed a few moments of the Grammys like Radiohead’s performance with the USC marching band.  2. Found something even more boring then hockey – the Pro Bowl.  3. Read an interview with Lebron James that he wanted to be the first athlete to make a billion dollars.  I can get past many things with professional athletes but as cool as Lebron is, that was lame to say. 4. So I rooted for Kobe on Sunday when they played against each other. 5. I renewed my commitment to joining our fantasy baseball league by looking  at one of those baseball magazines at Borders – pitchers and catchers report this Friday.

Comments

  1. Hockey is not boring!

  2. if you are attending a live game.
    On tv, hmm, well it’s a toss up between that or C-Span committee sessions … in slow motion.
    It is better than Nascar though.

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