Musician. Composer. Recovering perfectionist. Minister-in-transition. Lover of puns. Hijacker of rock song references. Questioner of the status quo. I'm not really a rebel. Just a sincere Christ-follower with a thirst for significance that gets me into trouble. My quest has taken me over the fence of institutional Christianity. Here are some of my random thoughts along the way. Read along, join in the conversation. Just be nice.
Categories: awesomeness, Wild One
Hey, everyone…just letting you know The Wild One has opened up her own blog. (Remember how I told her story and said she might elaborate if she started her own blog? Well…) Anyhow, go over and show her some looooove. 🙂
Categories: awesomeness, fun
Andrea dances to Switchfoot’s “On Fire”
Categories: food for thought, Meanderings (look it up), Rantings, You need to read this
In a number of my entries, I am highlighting certain flaws and indescrepancies that I’ve observed in institutional Christianity (i.e., what most people refer to as “church”). If you catch me on a day when I’m ranting, you’re liable to think that I (like many others) am just jaded and bitter and looking for a place to spew venom.
But the truth is, this is a journey, a process–not a destination. I know that in my ramblings, however random they might appear, I am going somewhere. In fact, I believe Jesus is taking me somewhere. This isn’t merely a journey away from something; it is a journey toward something.
Categories: changing mindsets, food for thought, Meanderings (look it up)
Grap-ple [grap–uhl], verb
Categories: fun, What the heck was THAT?
Alright, I’m jumping in. Kat’s doing Fun Music Monday, favorite TV theme songs. So here’s my entry…
I had to choose a variation as my favorite: “Beverly Hillibillies”, the Weird Al Version. It’s below. Look at that, look at that. Enjoy.
Categories: food for thought, theological questions
Categories: Meanderings (look it up)
Ever talk to someone and try to share what’s going on with you or what you’re thinking, and you just know that person isn’t “getting it?” Either they nod in fake interest, or (even worse, in my opinion), they relate back to you something totally off-kilter, based on how they are [mis]interpreting what you said. This is something I call “filtered hearing”–where someone hears you, but their existing mindsets sort of “filter” the information you’re communicating until their brain registers something completely different than what you said.
Categories: fun
Please answer in the comments section, and try to include WHY the song you picked is speaking to you. I look forward to reading your answers!!!
EXTRA! EXTRA! If you are in the Tulsa area today….
…I’ll be playing at an event tonight called “GodConversation: a worship experience.”
Come join us if you’re free.
Categories: books, changing mindsets, Meanderings (look it up)
Categories: changing mindsets, Meanderings (look it up)
There is a long-standing and deeply held belief in the Jewish religion that life is a gift, that life should be celebrated, and all of life is to be lived unto God. In the Hebrew way of thinking, there is essentially no such thing as “sacred” vs. “secular”, nor do they really make a big deal out of flesh vs. spirit. If God is in the picture, all things are His, and all life is lived unto Him. They have a saying: “L’Chaim!” Which means “To Life!” Life is meant to be lived, to be enjoyed to the fullest, with all the pleasures that God has naturally provided. One thing I’ve been learning this past year is that it is actually this type of mindset–the Hebraic mindset–out of which our Christian faith has been spawned.