For a Personal Skills Assessment class I had to take a lot of different personality tests, as well as skills assessments. It is a class designed to help us better focus on what our gifts and talents and strengths and weaknesses are. My results were must like I expected, I'm outgoing, I like to study, I like to teach. When I put together my final packet for my professor, his comments were something to the extent of "You will be tempted to get by on your charm and charisma in ministry...the MDIV should kill that." He spoke some serious truth in that statement.
Most of my ministry has been in front of people, I don't really have the kind of personality that sits by on the sideline. I like to be up front I like to motivate and challenge people I like relationships and interacting with people. As I have pursued ministry and teaching I have found myself not always putting the kind of time and energy into prepping every week like I should. Many times, on the train into the city I was finishing Bible study prep as well as trying to prep for teaching for the night. I would often just pray and "wing it" hoping God would move and relying much more on me than on Him. I have since realized in taking time away from ministry that even though I am not worthy of being called into his ministry, God for some reason has chosen to use me. I saw so many times the few nuggets that I could put together for teaching God used to challenge and encourage and rebuke the guys I was teaching. It had nothing to do with me, because I was clearly not faithful with the task I had been given. Reflecting on that time has challenged me in the way I do ministry, to do it to the best of the time talent and ability that God has given me. What does all of this have to do with seminary?....
I'm getting my butt kicked by my workload this semester. Learning Hebrew is tough, Greek Exegesis is tough, the amount of reading I have due is tough. I realize this sounds like a rant and I am not the only one with a heavy work load so I should suck it up and deal. But the great thing about this feeling of overwhelming work, the feeling that a giant wave is crashing over me and drowning me is this... I hit the pillow last night and just prayed. It had been so long since I really called out to God and talked to him about what was going on with me. It had been too long since I laid my thoughts, my fears, my hopes on Him. My natural tendency when overwhelmed and confused is to shut down and give up and just try to sleep past it all. This seems to be different, I have been infused with a renewed sense of "gettin at it" when it comes to my studies. I have begun to remember that this is about God and not me, I am starting to get out of "grind it out" mode and back into really enjoying the work set before me. I still feel really overwhelmed and a bit beat up but I have been renewed and gotten a second wind. I attribute that to my calling out to God, my asking for help. This wouldn't have happened without the giant workload. Thank you for kickin my butt seminary, I might be pressed but not crushed, tired but not sleeping, confused and turned around because I don't know how to pronounce most of the Hebrew words I am trying to memorize but....well I'll get there.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
This is Where We Are Going
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.' Revelation 2:17
What is Your New Name?
How do we "Get After It"?
What will that moment be like when your Savior calls you by the name that best describes who you are, a secret name between you and your King?
This year at Windy City Blown Away we will Pursue the White Stone together.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Rob Bell's New Book
I am in no way an authority or person of importance in the Christian world. I'm just a seminary guy observing and trying to figure things out like everyone else. I was just checking twitter and watched the whole John Piper Rob Bell thing explode. I read the article on the Gospel Coalition and a few other articles and saw my liberal friends take one side and my conservative friends take another. Here's my thought. I don't know how much water it holds, its just some thoughts.
My friend Jimmy Spencer responded to this whole situation with a video saying that Rob Bell (we never just call him Rob, it's always Rob Bell, I guess it just rolls together like that,) has the right to ask questions. I totally agree to that statement, he does, just as I do, have the right to ask the tough questions when it comes to life and faith. I think talking about the afterlife and pondering those questions is fine and we can do it and disagree about it and that's fine. I have plenty of friends who I know love Jesus, are saved, and who I completely disagree with on a lot of issues. Anyway that's a different post for a different day.
Everyone is up in arms about whether or not he's a universalist or if he has left Christianity. I think it's fine that he asks the questions that he does and tries to get people to ponder and think and discuss things but the way he has gone about it with the publicity that has gone out about his new book leads me to say "Didn't he realize what he was saying?"
I know the book isn't even out yet, a very small group have actually read the whole thing, so we the public are in no place to judge or condemn the book, but I can judge and have an opinion about what Rob Bell and his marketing team have put out for us so far. Did no one at any point stop and say "Hmm this sounds a bit like we are supporting universalism, is that really what we want to do?" And if it IS what Rob Bell was intending then I can come up with one of two conclusions to draw: 1. He is a universalist, and if he is, ok just say so and let's move on. 2. He's not a universalist he is merely trying to stir the pot and get some word of mouth about his new book. Which to me just comes off as kinda dirty.
It seems to me that he has done more than enough and sparked enough conversations/controversy to make sure that his new book will sell well. I have no idea what kind of conclusions or ideas Rob Bell develops in his book. I have no idea if he is a universalist or not. I do know that he asks tough questions, and challenges ideas and concepts often. I think it is silly for people to be upset over the reaction that others are having to this whole situation. It seems that no one took into consideration the reaction that the press release would have. Do my more liberal brothers and sisters really think that statements like that would immediately send our conservative brothers and sisters to respond? And then flip that, do my conservative brothers and sisters really think the liberals would respond/defend Rob Bell?
At the end of the day it looks like a short 3 minute video and a small blurb about the book have created enough buzz for this book to make someone a lot of money. I don't know Rob Bell's heart or motives. I know that his publicity made me worry a bit about what the book is going to say. I'm not ready to condemn him but I am a bit skeptical of the whole situation.
Again, I'm just a guy. You can agree or disagree, just wanted to add another voice to an already overly commented on subject.
My friend Jimmy Spencer responded to this whole situation with a video saying that Rob Bell (we never just call him Rob, it's always Rob Bell, I guess it just rolls together like that,) has the right to ask questions. I totally agree to that statement, he does, just as I do, have the right to ask the tough questions when it comes to life and faith. I think talking about the afterlife and pondering those questions is fine and we can do it and disagree about it and that's fine. I have plenty of friends who I know love Jesus, are saved, and who I completely disagree with on a lot of issues. Anyway that's a different post for a different day.
Everyone is up in arms about whether or not he's a universalist or if he has left Christianity. I think it's fine that he asks the questions that he does and tries to get people to ponder and think and discuss things but the way he has gone about it with the publicity that has gone out about his new book leads me to say "Didn't he realize what he was saying?"
I know the book isn't even out yet, a very small group have actually read the whole thing, so we the public are in no place to judge or condemn the book, but I can judge and have an opinion about what Rob Bell and his marketing team have put out for us so far. Did no one at any point stop and say "Hmm this sounds a bit like we are supporting universalism, is that really what we want to do?" And if it IS what Rob Bell was intending then I can come up with one of two conclusions to draw: 1. He is a universalist, and if he is, ok just say so and let's move on. 2. He's not a universalist he is merely trying to stir the pot and get some word of mouth about his new book. Which to me just comes off as kinda dirty.
It seems to me that he has done more than enough and sparked enough conversations/controversy to make sure that his new book will sell well. I have no idea what kind of conclusions or ideas Rob Bell develops in his book. I have no idea if he is a universalist or not. I do know that he asks tough questions, and challenges ideas and concepts often. I think it is silly for people to be upset over the reaction that others are having to this whole situation. It seems that no one took into consideration the reaction that the press release would have. Do my more liberal brothers and sisters really think that statements like that would immediately send our conservative brothers and sisters to respond? And then flip that, do my conservative brothers and sisters really think the liberals would respond/defend Rob Bell?
At the end of the day it looks like a short 3 minute video and a small blurb about the book have created enough buzz for this book to make someone a lot of money. I don't know Rob Bell's heart or motives. I know that his publicity made me worry a bit about what the book is going to say. I'm not ready to condemn him but I am a bit skeptical of the whole situation.
Again, I'm just a guy. You can agree or disagree, just wanted to add another voice to an already overly commented on subject.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
hypocrite
(disclaimer: It's my blog I can complain and rant if I want. I realize my issues and problems aren't near the ones of most people but this is where I'm at right now. God will be good and glorified in my issues and He will be in yours as well.)
When I tell people about me being in seminary and pursuing the Mdiv and pastoral ministry I always talk about how it's all in God's timing and it's not about me and it'll get done when it gets done. And then at the same time for the last two days I have been stressing and struggling and generally upset and depressed that I can't afford full time this semester. For the first time ever I sat down and did a budget and got stuff together and felt like I was in good shape, then I found out that the tuition payments are way higher than expected and everything went down hill. I'm frustrated and angry and my natural instinct is to curl up in a ball and sleep and just avoid everything. On top of it all I have a greek test today.
I wanna trust I wanna learn I wanna know that God is providing and keeping track of me and gonna take care of me. I wanna be connected to Him. And yet I have stressed and worried about money, something I have never stressed over. So what if I have to go part time this semester? So what if it takes me longer. For the first time in a long time I need to actually believe that it really is HIS timing and HIS plan. I have begun to stress and worry and fight expecting to find an envelope of money on the ground or for someone out of the blue to call me an offer me money as if I deserve it. I haven't prayed about money I haven't prayed for God's provision, and so now that I realize that I need it and don't have it I begin to get frustrated and act as if I deserve it. God is good, and right, and just, and pure, and I am selfish and selfcentered, and not anywhere near as connected as I should be.
My prayer is simple, through having to be part time and letting my "plan" get thrown off course, that I may remember to trust and lean on and be connected to Him whose plan this is and whose service I hope to be employed.
When I tell people about me being in seminary and pursuing the Mdiv and pastoral ministry I always talk about how it's all in God's timing and it's not about me and it'll get done when it gets done. And then at the same time for the last two days I have been stressing and struggling and generally upset and depressed that I can't afford full time this semester. For the first time ever I sat down and did a budget and got stuff together and felt like I was in good shape, then I found out that the tuition payments are way higher than expected and everything went down hill. I'm frustrated and angry and my natural instinct is to curl up in a ball and sleep and just avoid everything. On top of it all I have a greek test today.
I wanna trust I wanna learn I wanna know that God is providing and keeping track of me and gonna take care of me. I wanna be connected to Him. And yet I have stressed and worried about money, something I have never stressed over. So what if I have to go part time this semester? So what if it takes me longer. For the first time in a long time I need to actually believe that it really is HIS timing and HIS plan. I have begun to stress and worry and fight expecting to find an envelope of money on the ground or for someone out of the blue to call me an offer me money as if I deserve it. I haven't prayed about money I haven't prayed for God's provision, and so now that I realize that I need it and don't have it I begin to get frustrated and act as if I deserve it. God is good, and right, and just, and pure, and I am selfish and selfcentered, and not anywhere near as connected as I should be.
My prayer is simple, through having to be part time and letting my "plan" get thrown off course, that I may remember to trust and lean on and be connected to Him whose plan this is and whose service I hope to be employed.
Monday, October 18, 2010
tryin to catch up
I'm pretty crappy at tryin to keep this up to date. I wonder what the numbers of people are that have blogs and are like me that don't keep them up versus the guys who can keep it current and often. I don't know if I'm in the minority or not. Well general catch up.
-Second semester of the MDiv. No, I don't know when I'm gonna be done. It's a long way away. I'm enjoyin it. It kicks my butt but it's good.
-Just wrapped up an internship at Edgebrook. It was awesome. Maybe soon I'll really flush out the goods and bads and what I learned and such. Maybe I'll write it here for the 4 of you to read.
-Still dating the wonderful, lovely, and sweet, Sarah Kelly, she's wonderful.
-Workin at Wright still, lifeguardin and teachin swim lessons, though that is getting minimized.
-Went back to Midtown Athletic Club, I like it there and hopefully will see my role increase all over that club.
-Fam is good, tryin to spend more time with the little brother when I can. It's tough but I'm tryin. We are startin to become friends.
-I have been super super super slowly walkin through Proverbs. I need to do it better. I want to let that book really change how I do the practicalness of life.
-I'm back at Windy city. It's good to be home.
I dunno what else to share here for now, just felt I needed to put some things out.
-Second semester of the MDiv. No, I don't know when I'm gonna be done. It's a long way away. I'm enjoyin it. It kicks my butt but it's good.
-Just wrapped up an internship at Edgebrook. It was awesome. Maybe soon I'll really flush out the goods and bads and what I learned and such. Maybe I'll write it here for the 4 of you to read.
-Still dating the wonderful, lovely, and sweet, Sarah Kelly, she's wonderful.
-Workin at Wright still, lifeguardin and teachin swim lessons, though that is getting minimized.
-Went back to Midtown Athletic Club, I like it there and hopefully will see my role increase all over that club.
-Fam is good, tryin to spend more time with the little brother when I can. It's tough but I'm tryin. We are startin to become friends.
-I have been super super super slowly walkin through Proverbs. I need to do it better. I want to let that book really change how I do the practicalness of life.
-I'm back at Windy city. It's good to be home.
I dunno what else to share here for now, just felt I needed to put some things out.
Monday, January 4, 2010
The War is Back On
In the nineties there was a Monday night war. WCW, WWE back and forth, both fighting for the same viewers. Both pulled out all the stop, tricks, and matches. It was great for pro wrestling, and it was awesome for the fans. Since early 2000, Vince McMahon and the WWE have been the only show in town. BUT NOW THE WAR IS BACK!
If only for one night, TNA (www.tnawrestling.com) will go head to head LIVE versus the big bully on the block WWE (www.wwe.com). I doubt they will make a dent in the ratings but it will only benefit wrestling fans like me.
TNA:
-Tna got a one hour head start in the battle. Already we have seen JEFF FREAKIN HARDY! Jeff Hardy through the crowd, it seems he has a entrance song, which would mean to me that he is part of the company. DANG! That is a HUGE steal. Jeff moves merchandise, as well as cemented himself as a main event kinda guy in WWE, (thank you Triple H).
-And who comes out of the limo? The Nature Boy Ric Flair! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, SHOTS HAVE BEEN FIRED!
-Bobby Lashley never really did it for me. He's impressive as a fighter but meh, good thing he has a wife who can talk for him. Interesting idea with him asking for his release, wonder where that will go. I am currently 20 min away from RAW starting. I am not all that interested other than to see the Hitman and HBK on camera together. But other than that I have no idea who TNA has brought in.
-Hall and Waltman, trying to get in huh. I wouldn't let them in. Hall looks like crap. I can't believe this is what he looks like compared to what he did in NWA.
-Really? They let Hall and Waltman in huh?
-HOGAN BABY HOGAN! That's a remix to the NWO music. I hope they don't go that way. Oh man I hope this turns into a whole new war.
-Hey yo. Lol I love it. I hope Hogan crushes the rumors right now. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MAKE IT HAPPEN! Make a change. YES! We do not need another WCW. It died for a reason. Man Hogan can work a crowd.
-And hear comes Big Kev. Let's figure this one out right now. I know this is all scripted but man I hope Hogan is for real.
-Kevin still calls Waltman Kid that's funny, dudes like 30 something.
-And here comes Easy E. Eric Bischoff. I smell swerve. I hope this doesn't go south. I don't like how that ended. I hope the old guys get whooped.
-Just switched over and HBK and Bret in the ring face to face. I hope HBK and Bret have finally buried the hatchet. They shook hands and hug, finally. That's really all I wanted to see on RAW. Back to TNA cause who knows what they are gonna do.
-Chick wrestling, I don't really care about the knockout tag champs sorry. I wanna support TNA but I don't care about any of the four of these chicks.
-Well a bunch of chick wrestling. Neat.
-Hey Val Venis. I mean Sean Morley. I mean towel guy. The beautiful people are really bad actoresses.
-You know WWE has begun to do some things good like Jack Swagger, Miz, Koffi. There are some highlights. Though we all know Carlito is kinda just there. It would be nice to see MVP back on top, I'm a fan of him. Mark Henry, wow he's old.
-TNA has alot of commercials it seems. I mean that could be a good thing cause it could mean more money. I understand Hogan is a character in the ring, but I really hope he wants to change things, I'd hate to see the end of TNA, they have some good stuff goin.
-I called it MVP. I guess that's the end of the tag team thing.
-NASTY BOYS! For real, well if you are friends with Hogan you get a cameo aparently.
-Raven and Dr. Stevie, I think I would be friends with Raven, he's kinda weird.
-It feels like Hernandez and Matt Morgan are kinda awkward. Really? That's it? Two moves? Well everyone, this is Matt Morgan. Matt Morgan this is Hulkamania.
-I like Elijah Burke as the Pope. Orlando Jordan? It seems like they are some nobodies for tonight.
-Ah here we go some, true talent, Desmond Wolfe. Now I gotta admit that I was not as educated on Wolfe when he was in RoH, but I am a fan. i have gotten attached.
-Sick elbow from the Pope. WOW Three count by the Pope. Did he really lose twice to Kurt Angle and then lose to Pope Deangelo Denero? Interesting.
-Double J is here. The man who started it all.
-I am a DX fan but WWE has got to go bigger than that, I think. I am gettin a lil annoyed by the cut ins for TNA
-Somebody is jumpin people backstage. Tyson Tomko is my pick.
-Aj Styles, he really is Phenominal. Ah Eric Bischoff, where is this gonna go. Announce its gonna happen tonight, come on make it happen. YES! AJ STYLES AND KURT ANGLE TONIGHT! YES YES YES YES! I LIKE IT, MAN THAT'S BIG!
-THE KING OF THE MOUNTAIN. Wouldn't that be Hogan now?
-YEAH Jeff Jarrett you deserve it baby. Thank you for giving us an alternative. I hope WWE gets hurt. I hope they realize there are people that want to check out TNA.
-Oh boy here we go, Hogan versus Jeff. Yikes. Its gonna be a war. It's gonna be Jeff and the nWo guys and Mick foley versus Dixie and Hogan. I'm callin it now. i dunno how I feel about that.
-Jericho got whooped I guess. And that's the end of JeriShow.
-Abyss versus who? Rhino got taken out. Who's it gonna be? Oh yeah, Samoa Joe, i like that. No longer barbed wire kinda fight. Oh well.
-No face paint for Joe, that's good, he needs to redo his character, he has gotten a lil stale.
-Hey Sting is still here, and not talking. Ok so I'm just pointing out I know this is a big night and time for a change and something new and all that jazz but with Hogan and Bischoff and all his buddies showin up it kinda feels like WCW. That's not good.
-Now Beer Money? Come on. Lame.
-See that's why we need a change with WWE. They could have done something great with Evan Bourne and Sheamus, but they just squash Evan Bourne. That's lame. That's why they need competition. On the other side of the coin, we have AJ and Kurt. WAY BETTER! I dunno what they are doin for a main event, but I don't think it's toppin TNA.
-Jeff Hardy sign that CONTRACT! Get your butt out of WWE. Though I don't think you could go back if you wanted to after tonight. You can use the rest and Hogan's lawyer.
-Nasty Boys and Team 3D? Yeah I can dig that.
-Well it's main event time with AJ and Kurt. We still haven't heard from Flair or Sting. Come on now.
-Hey masked man, why didn't they figure out who he was? Come on Hogan, you can keep Foley out but can't keep out the masked psycho?
-Orton and Kofi on WWE. Meh not bad, not great but not bad.
-So does this mean these two won't meet at the next ppv? I'm impressed they pulled this one out.
-HE CAUGHT THE PELE INTO THE ANKLE LOCK. WOW!
-THERE IS THE PELE, MAN I LOVE THAT MOVE.
-Angle slam and a two count. I don't wanna switch to RAW interesting feeling.
-MAN HE CAN FLY! DANG AJ.
-Styles clash thats gotta be it. OH COME ON!
-Kurt stay off the top with the frog splash, I like th moonsault but that frog splash was ugly.
-Who needs Bret? chant, I LOVE IT! Ankle lock, cue the Dusty finish, oh almost
-OH YEAH flipping inverted ddt. come on now. do you think when Jake Roberts first started doin that move that he thought hey maybe one day someone will back flip over someone land on his feet hooked into an inverted ddt and drop the guy?
-MASSIVE ANGLE SLAM off the top freakin rope.
-styles clash again thats it. WHAT!?! AGAIN REALLY? What does the man have to do? a third? nope ankle lock i saw that comin, leg bared, dusty finish time here comes FLAIR!
-COME ONE AJ AJ AJ AJ! 450 NOPE! TENAY JUST SAID THEY ARE STAYIN TILL THE END OF THE MATCH.
-AJ With the 450 and thats the end of the match.
-Hogan is out to say something.
-And tna ends a lil lame. Foley gets jumped. Kinda lame.
-Bret and Vince in the same ring, wow, never thought i'd see it.
-Vince kisses bret's butt, then kicks him in the nuts. Well Bret is back folks. That's fun
If only for one night, TNA (www.tnawrestling.com) will go head to head LIVE versus the big bully on the block WWE (www.wwe.com). I doubt they will make a dent in the ratings but it will only benefit wrestling fans like me.
TNA:
-Tna got a one hour head start in the battle. Already we have seen JEFF FREAKIN HARDY! Jeff Hardy through the crowd, it seems he has a entrance song, which would mean to me that he is part of the company. DANG! That is a HUGE steal. Jeff moves merchandise, as well as cemented himself as a main event kinda guy in WWE, (thank you Triple H).
-And who comes out of the limo? The Nature Boy Ric Flair! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, SHOTS HAVE BEEN FIRED!
-Bobby Lashley never really did it for me. He's impressive as a fighter but meh, good thing he has a wife who can talk for him. Interesting idea with him asking for his release, wonder where that will go. I am currently 20 min away from RAW starting. I am not all that interested other than to see the Hitman and HBK on camera together. But other than that I have no idea who TNA has brought in.
-Hall and Waltman, trying to get in huh. I wouldn't let them in. Hall looks like crap. I can't believe this is what he looks like compared to what he did in NWA.
-Really? They let Hall and Waltman in huh?
-HOGAN BABY HOGAN! That's a remix to the NWO music. I hope they don't go that way. Oh man I hope this turns into a whole new war.
-Hey yo. Lol I love it. I hope Hogan crushes the rumors right now. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MAKE IT HAPPEN! Make a change. YES! We do not need another WCW. It died for a reason. Man Hogan can work a crowd.
-And hear comes Big Kev. Let's figure this one out right now. I know this is all scripted but man I hope Hogan is for real.
-Kevin still calls Waltman Kid that's funny, dudes like 30 something.
-And here comes Easy E. Eric Bischoff. I smell swerve. I hope this doesn't go south. I don't like how that ended. I hope the old guys get whooped.
-Just switched over and HBK and Bret in the ring face to face. I hope HBK and Bret have finally buried the hatchet. They shook hands and hug, finally. That's really all I wanted to see on RAW. Back to TNA cause who knows what they are gonna do.
-Chick wrestling, I don't really care about the knockout tag champs sorry. I wanna support TNA but I don't care about any of the four of these chicks.
-Well a bunch of chick wrestling. Neat.
-Hey Val Venis. I mean Sean Morley. I mean towel guy. The beautiful people are really bad actoresses.
-You know WWE has begun to do some things good like Jack Swagger, Miz, Koffi. There are some highlights. Though we all know Carlito is kinda just there. It would be nice to see MVP back on top, I'm a fan of him. Mark Henry, wow he's old.
-TNA has alot of commercials it seems. I mean that could be a good thing cause it could mean more money. I understand Hogan is a character in the ring, but I really hope he wants to change things, I'd hate to see the end of TNA, they have some good stuff goin.
-I called it MVP. I guess that's the end of the tag team thing.
-NASTY BOYS! For real, well if you are friends with Hogan you get a cameo aparently.
-Raven and Dr. Stevie, I think I would be friends with Raven, he's kinda weird.
-It feels like Hernandez and Matt Morgan are kinda awkward. Really? That's it? Two moves? Well everyone, this is Matt Morgan. Matt Morgan this is Hulkamania.
-I like Elijah Burke as the Pope. Orlando Jordan? It seems like they are some nobodies for tonight.
-Ah here we go some, true talent, Desmond Wolfe. Now I gotta admit that I was not as educated on Wolfe when he was in RoH, but I am a fan. i have gotten attached.
-Sick elbow from the Pope. WOW Three count by the Pope. Did he really lose twice to Kurt Angle and then lose to Pope Deangelo Denero? Interesting.
-Double J is here. The man who started it all.
-I am a DX fan but WWE has got to go bigger than that, I think. I am gettin a lil annoyed by the cut ins for TNA
-Somebody is jumpin people backstage. Tyson Tomko is my pick.
-Aj Styles, he really is Phenominal. Ah Eric Bischoff, where is this gonna go. Announce its gonna happen tonight, come on make it happen. YES! AJ STYLES AND KURT ANGLE TONIGHT! YES YES YES YES! I LIKE IT, MAN THAT'S BIG!
-THE KING OF THE MOUNTAIN. Wouldn't that be Hogan now?
-YEAH Jeff Jarrett you deserve it baby. Thank you for giving us an alternative. I hope WWE gets hurt. I hope they realize there are people that want to check out TNA.
-Oh boy here we go, Hogan versus Jeff. Yikes. Its gonna be a war. It's gonna be Jeff and the nWo guys and Mick foley versus Dixie and Hogan. I'm callin it now. i dunno how I feel about that.
-Jericho got whooped I guess. And that's the end of JeriShow.
-Abyss versus who? Rhino got taken out. Who's it gonna be? Oh yeah, Samoa Joe, i like that. No longer barbed wire kinda fight. Oh well.
-No face paint for Joe, that's good, he needs to redo his character, he has gotten a lil stale.
-Hey Sting is still here, and not talking. Ok so I'm just pointing out I know this is a big night and time for a change and something new and all that jazz but with Hogan and Bischoff and all his buddies showin up it kinda feels like WCW. That's not good.
-Now Beer Money? Come on. Lame.
-See that's why we need a change with WWE. They could have done something great with Evan Bourne and Sheamus, but they just squash Evan Bourne. That's lame. That's why they need competition. On the other side of the coin, we have AJ and Kurt. WAY BETTER! I dunno what they are doin for a main event, but I don't think it's toppin TNA.
-Jeff Hardy sign that CONTRACT! Get your butt out of WWE. Though I don't think you could go back if you wanted to after tonight. You can use the rest and Hogan's lawyer.
-Nasty Boys and Team 3D? Yeah I can dig that.
-Well it's main event time with AJ and Kurt. We still haven't heard from Flair or Sting. Come on now.
-Hey masked man, why didn't they figure out who he was? Come on Hogan, you can keep Foley out but can't keep out the masked psycho?
-Orton and Kofi on WWE. Meh not bad, not great but not bad.
-So does this mean these two won't meet at the next ppv? I'm impressed they pulled this one out.
-HE CAUGHT THE PELE INTO THE ANKLE LOCK. WOW!
-THERE IS THE PELE, MAN I LOVE THAT MOVE.
-Angle slam and a two count. I don't wanna switch to RAW interesting feeling.
-MAN HE CAN FLY! DANG AJ.
-Styles clash thats gotta be it. OH COME ON!
-Kurt stay off the top with the frog splash, I like th moonsault but that frog splash was ugly.
-Who needs Bret? chant, I LOVE IT! Ankle lock, cue the Dusty finish, oh almost
-OH YEAH flipping inverted ddt. come on now. do you think when Jake Roberts first started doin that move that he thought hey maybe one day someone will back flip over someone land on his feet hooked into an inverted ddt and drop the guy?
-MASSIVE ANGLE SLAM off the top freakin rope.
-styles clash again thats it. WHAT!?! AGAIN REALLY? What does the man have to do? a third? nope ankle lock i saw that comin, leg bared, dusty finish time here comes FLAIR!
-COME ONE AJ AJ AJ AJ! 450 NOPE! TENAY JUST SAID THEY ARE STAYIN TILL THE END OF THE MATCH.
-AJ With the 450 and thats the end of the match.
-Hogan is out to say something.
-And tna ends a lil lame. Foley gets jumped. Kinda lame.
-Bret and Vince in the same ring, wow, never thought i'd see it.
-Vince kisses bret's butt, then kicks him in the nuts. Well Bret is back folks. That's fun
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Don't call it a comeback...
Let's not talk about how poorly I am at updating this blog. Let's not talk about the fact that I haven't done anything with it in a month. Let's instead just go into what's going on now.
This Sunday, November the 15th is the first church service of the painted door. (thepainteddoor.org) You can view some more information here: thepainteddoor.org. We are getting really excited about it. Lots of cool things have been happening as we have geared up for the service.
Today at prayer meeting (which happens every Wednesday @ 7am @ Eckhart park) we talked about some of the practices, the rhythms, of what we want to be about. We talked about fellowship and hospitality, and the difference between them. The conversation about what hospitality consists of really spoke to me. We talked about hospitality being reaching out and caring for the needs of those you interact with. It's much more than inviting them to church, it's building a relationship, meeting them whever they are and trying to fill whatever needs you can. My family is not really a "church family," that is an area of my life that that has become very much my own. Because my faith is who I am, because it is such a big part of my social life, I often neglect my family. I have set plans for weekly Bible studies, and prayer meetings and church service, and yet I don't have a time to hang out with my parents. Now I'm 23, growing up doing yoru own thing is part of life, but for someone who prays for the salvation of his family, someone who desperately wants them to experience a personal relationship with Jesus I really suck at having a relationship wtih them. How am I showing hospitality? How am I inviting otusiders into my world? How am I entering theirs? How am I meeting them where they are?
It has been said that it is hardest to reach out and evangelize your family because they know all the stupid things you do and think. I dunno if that's true, I do know its hard. ANd so then I say, well what was Jesus about? He met people where they were. He healed, he ate with, he loved, he spent time with, he died for. He did the things that people needed, even though he didn't have a home of his own, he showed hospitaltiy to those he interacted with.
This Sunday, November the 15th is the first church service of the painted door. (thepainteddoor.org) You can view some more information here: thepainteddoor.org. We are getting really excited about it. Lots of cool things have been happening as we have geared up for the service.
Today at prayer meeting (which happens every Wednesday @ 7am @ Eckhart park) we talked about some of the practices, the rhythms, of what we want to be about. We talked about fellowship and hospitality, and the difference between them. The conversation about what hospitality consists of really spoke to me. We talked about hospitality being reaching out and caring for the needs of those you interact with. It's much more than inviting them to church, it's building a relationship, meeting them whever they are and trying to fill whatever needs you can. My family is not really a "church family," that is an area of my life that that has become very much my own. Because my faith is who I am, because it is such a big part of my social life, I often neglect my family. I have set plans for weekly Bible studies, and prayer meetings and church service, and yet I don't have a time to hang out with my parents. Now I'm 23, growing up doing yoru own thing is part of life, but for someone who prays for the salvation of his family, someone who desperately wants them to experience a personal relationship with Jesus I really suck at having a relationship wtih them. How am I showing hospitality? How am I inviting otusiders into my world? How am I entering theirs? How am I meeting them where they are?
It has been said that it is hardest to reach out and evangelize your family because they know all the stupid things you do and think. I dunno if that's true, I do know its hard. ANd so then I say, well what was Jesus about? He met people where they were. He healed, he ate with, he loved, he spent time with, he died for. He did the things that people needed, even though he didn't have a home of his own, he showed hospitaltiy to those he interacted with.
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