It’s a live feed from twitter that pulls out tweets with certain key words. But the truth is, after reading it for a minute or so, you realize how much this world needs Jesus. Its just interesting to me.
until the dawn…
Okay, this is NOT me making fun of postmodern pastors. Most of them are super awesome. This is just a list of things I have observed over the past year or so about them. If anything, it’s meant for humor…
How to be a Postmodern Pastor:
1. own a Mac
2. Use words like catalyst, vision, relevant, and paradigm A LOT.
3. Dress trendy. Or at least semi-trendy
4. Listen to podcast and have your sermons on podcast
5. Read lots of emerging church books
6. Read lots of books!
7. Hang out in coffee shops
8. Own an iphone
9. Twitter…and often
10. And blog….often 
Okay that’s it for now. Again, not meant to be mean or anything, it’s just interesting. BTW, 8 of these things I do.
until the dawn…
This is funny, and oh so true…
No, there isn’t going to be some deep philosophy behind that title, it’s just 1:51am and I’m not sure which is true.
I just returned from a wonderful Anathallo show in philly. Brilliant.
My life is insane. Insanely awesome, I might say. I keep wondering why things are so great right now. I know, I shouldn’t, I should accept the wonderful gifts Jesus is pouring into my life. It’s just weird. And. not that it is much of my doing at all, but I do feel that in part it is because I’ve been faithful to him through the years.
This week I found out that I got into Slippery Rock Universities graduate counseling program. I was so surprise and so grateful. Wow.
Plus in less than four months I will be marrying the most amazing man I’ve ever met, Shawn.
Life is changing so quickly. It is March already. Graduation is in two months. It’s so hard to believe.
I spoke in chapel last week. If you feel so inclined to watch the podcast, here it is. I can’t watch it, it’s too weird watching yourself.
Okay, well I suppose I should go to bed. I’m helping with Potomac Fine Arts tomorrow night, and I should get a little sleep before that all begins. Then spring break!! Oh, how beautiful.
until the dawn…..(which is coming quite quickly)…
Here’s a nice little blog on Valentine’s Day….
…unfortunately I will be doing homework and projects all weekend.
That is my life, at least for two weeks.
Maybe my v day is more like friday the 13th? Hmm…
until the dawn…
“It is not scientific doubt, not atheism, not pantheism, not agnosticism, that in our day and in this land is likely to quench the light of the gospel. It is a proud, sensuous, selfish, luxurious, church-going, hollow-hearted, prosperity.” -Frederic D. Huntington
That’s something to think about. Here is something else that I’ve been pondering:
The most difficult but often most significant choices that we make in life are not those that are necessarily right or wrong, or yes or no answers. Often the most difficult but significant choices are those that differ between better and best. That is my thought for this week. Its about not settling. Because sometimes we can get by and do something that is okay, or we can step out and do something that could result in something ridiculous for Jesus. Does that make any sense?
Okay, I’m trying to watch Lost and eat my granola and post this at the same time. And I’m not a big multi-tasker. Today was a brilliant snow day. It was needed. I finished most of my sermon for senior speaker.
K, that’s it for now. Until the dawn…
“Longs for tenderness and for a sensitivity of feel…”
Click here to read the rest of the results. I haven’t done this in awhile….
Carlie+Campbell took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test!
The precursor to xanga and facebook?
I had one: http://www.xanga.com/basschick926
So to all you who just jumped on the post-modernism blogging bandwagon, know that I’ve been blogging since February 24, 2003.
Beat that!
until the dawn…
Starbucks is carrying this wonderful little book.
It’s just a simple green book with brown binding, but it’s the gold lettering on the front that catches you.
“Where will you be five years from today?”
It is basically a book that encourages the potential that you have over the next five years of your life to do something great. To do something brilliant. It’s full of inspiring quotes and axioms from various famous and successful individuals. But it also provides space to fill in various personal goals and assists in strategizing a plan to achieve those goals.
It really is inspirational. What if we really believed we could change the world in five years? In some small or significant way, we could use what we have to make some form of impact.
And Starbucks itself is. Even in their partnering with Red they are making steps to improve life for others.
How come as Christians we often struggle with this area so much? We talk about doing big things, but somehow those dreams are laid aside and replaced with practicality and cynicism.
And even if we attempt, as Starbys has done, to something for the good of the community it often turns into something that is more about what WE are doing, rather than the good that it produces.
I don’t know, maybe I’m just rambling tonight.
until the dawn….
…I’d be spread too thin right now.
Well, I am. That’s not an unusual thing to occur this time of the semester; however, this year more responsibilities and duties arise, resulting in more stress.
It’s mainly time and finances which are lacking, which again isn’t unusual for this time of the year, but this year it’s worse than ever. I suppose it’s just one of those times when you have to lay it aside and trust God.
I just wish I could enjoy things. I know that sounds really dumb, but I feel as if this entire semester I’ve put myself on such a schedule that I haven’t been able to take time and just enjoy life.
For awhile I started feeling guilty for not being able to do everything, and as if the stress I was feeling was somehow a consequence of me not being able enough or putting enough effort into things. Subconsciously I felt that I was letting God down on some level, and that being overworked was okay and somehow He would be proud that I was able to take on so much and succeed in it.
But I think I was wrong.
I don’t think it’s God desire for us to be so overworked that we don’t have time to enjoy life, to enjoy others, and most importantly to enjoy Him. This is not providing an excuse for laziness or apathy at all, but I think there is a total difference in that and a balanced life.
I think that is what it boils down to, balance.
If we are balanced financially, we will be able to give to others while providing for our own needs.
If we are balanced in time management, we will be able to give our time, but also use the time we have for the necessities of life and so forth.
Oh how I long for this balance to return…
…..possibly next semester??
until the dawn….
