Archive for July, 2008
We are getting excited about our upcoming series in September. The original idea was to call it Lego’s but we couldn’t go there for various reasons. I love what the crew at Mustard Seed came up with instead. I’d love your comments on this. [ READ MORE ]
I love Jane Austen! I remember when I first read Pride and Prejudice for a college lit class. I was somewhat annoyed that Mr. Darcy went after Elizabeth a second time but I have come around and admire his love. And truth be told that is the only time and book I have read by [ READ MORE ]
Toby is taking full advantage of his sister as usual. Should we be worried about this? Jenny concocted this marching drum for Toby the other day. I love LEGO’s! [ READ MORE ]
Yesterday morning was amazing! I felt like I was wrestling with God all morning. In the early morning hours it was over the reality that I didn’t really have anything to say even though I had put hours into preparing, during the first set of worship it was over not wanting to be fake, in [ READ MORE ]
Back in March we brought Lon Wong in as a guest teacher at thebridge. Prior to Lon’s visit I had only known him through his blog. I was energized by how his mind worked and thought he would be a great catalyst for us at thebridge. We were not disappointed. Lon flew in dropped an [ READ MORE ]
I’ve owned this book for a few years and never really had any interest in reading it. I think it was because I had a feeling I knew what the author would say. He would share that Jesus was a story teller, He had a heart for people, and He was close to God. For [ READ MORE ]
I’m going to unload a little sports rant on things I’m excited about and frustrated by. I’m starting to catch the fever. The Fantasty Football Fever that is! We are entering year eight of the dutch league and this will be my 15th year participating in fantasy football. This industry has come a long way the [ READ MORE ]
Last Friday I had coffee with a friend I had met while in or Orlando. He’s from Chicago and was passing through on his way to Kansas and thought he would check out what we were doing here at thebridge. It was a great time of encouraging one another and as we parted ways we [ READ MORE ]
Here’s a list of links and resources that have been influencing or entertaining me. Collide Magazine has a great blog (here). Delirious calls it quits. I almost made the trip to Wisconsin this week but couldn’t justify it. Delirious led one of the best worship concerts I have ever been to. (here). Many are familiar with the Olson [ READ MORE ]
A couple days ago Toby and I were invited to go fishing. This was very exciting for Toby as Caillou had recently gone fishing with his grandpa. I was really glad we got to go with Steve because I am horrible at fishing. We went to a pond just outside of Ottumwa and it was [ READ MORE ]