Archive for February, 2010
THE EGGSTRAVAGANZA April 3 at the BridgeView Center we will be having an EGGSTRAVAGANZA! The objective and game plan is to throw a free family event for the city of Ottumwa. There will be games, activities, and yes egg hunts. We would love to see you there. If you could help get the word out, bring [ READ MORE ]
GOOD MORNING! My thoughts will only center on chapter 9 of John which is one of my favorites in all of scripture. The entire account should be made into a movie! You have this blind guy who is encountered by Jesus. The guy overhears a conversation that basically sets the man up as being a horrible [ READ MORE ]
Today’s thoughts in bullets: “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 6:12 – Tough verse to read after cleaning out the fridge and throwing a bunch of leftovers away. “and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.” 6:21 – I can imagine the conversations on the shore – don’t you [ READ MORE ]
I recently got together with a guy who I had never met at thebridge. He shared that he was a faithful church goer until the age of 17. After hanging out with some new friends and getting a car he just quit going. The further removed he was from church the more he found his [ READ MORE ]
Here are some quick thoughts: Jesus was in the world but not of the world. We hear this often but what does that mean for us? I’ve been reading a book “Culture Making” that does an amazing job of unpacking this at a very high level. No one has ever seen God but we see Him at [ READ MORE ]
A couple issues with my posting as of late. Here is another effort. Paul does not want us to be uninformed. The goal here is for us to learn information that is then to be applied to our lives. What would it look like to see more of these gifts active in the church? Have you seen [ READ MORE ]
Been listening to a new band by the name of Rend Collective Experiment. Here is a video of their song Movement. [ READ MORE ]
Here is the low down on what went down. I made a prediction that we would not have any snow this morning and much to my delight we did not. It eventually came but not until the afternoon. I forgot several things and found myself driving back and forth on church st. Caisson targeted a number of things [ READ MORE ]
I’m kicking back pondering the sermon for tomorrow. It was going ok but I needed a little jump start. So Blythe and I sat down and enjoyed a bowl of ice cream, cake, and coffee. I guess I was the one who enjoyed the coffee but she helped me with the cake and ice cream. I [ READ MORE ]
Closing in on the end of book number 7. The imagery of baptism is revealed in the old testament a number of times but the one mentioned here is less than obvious. The idea that being enveloped in a cloud. I marvel at how much there is still to learn. Christ is the spiritual rock. Christ is [ READ MORE ]