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A Manifesto for Church

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Categories: church, fun, What the heck was THAT?

Another tag, this time by Heather….at least it solves the problem of what to write about. 🙂

I’ve been tagged to write about what I think a good church should look like. Here are the rules, according to Barry, who started this thing:

Rules:
1. Post to your blog on the subject “A Manifesto for Church”, outlining your thoughts on what an ideal church would/should be like. Posts can be as detailed or as short as you like.
2. Include a copy of these rules.
4. Put a link to your post in the comments to this post.
5. Tag at least 4 other people.
6. What happened to rule 3?
3. Ah, here it is.

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Favorite Book of the Bible Meme

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Categories: fun

I’ve been tagged by Grace for this quick meme started by Brother Maynard, asking us to reveal our favorite book of the Bible, and why; link back to Brother Maynard; then tag 5 people.

My favorite book is……. (drumroll)

….the Book of Psalms.

As a musician and worshiper/worship leader, I have been consistently blessed by the honesty, passion, and real-ness of the Psalms. These songs taken together are about living life with God in the picture. And no matter where I have been in my spiritual journey, or how I’ve been feeling, I can find some psalm that touches that emotion.

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The Wild One Is an Award-Winning Photographer

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Categories: fun, Things that Are Amazingly Awesome, Wild One

My wife, The Wild One, became a photography student a mere two months ago, in the hope of turning a hobby into a profession.

She took this picture and posted it on Flickr.

Today, just two months after starting her course, she is an award-winning photographer.

Okay, so someone on Flickr gave her an “award” for the photo. It’s kind of like the award I got for being a Subversive Blogger. But…we take what we can get.

Don’t you think it’s an amazingly awesome photograph??

Go to her pages on Flickr and Eyefetch to see more of her photos. Go, do it now.

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Hark! Ye Olde Six Worde Memoir

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Categories: fun

I like fun games like this.

Heather tagged me for this meme.

Write a title for your memoir.

You can only use six words.

Here are the actual meme rules:

  1. Write the title to your own memoir using 6 words.
  2. Post it on your blog.
  3. Link to the person that tagged you.
  4. Tag five more blogs.

So without futher ado or delay…

Here is my six word title:

ONLY SIX WORDS? ARE YOU KIDDING?

Dang, I just wasted six words.

I’m very very very very bad.

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If I Could Have a Talk with Bono

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Categories: fun, music, What the heck was THAT?

(This is a sequel to the post “People Who Want to Talk to Bono“.)

HOW I’D LIKE THE CONVERSATION TO GO:
Me: Hey, Bono, howzitgoing?

Bono: Great, Jeff, how are you?
Me: Awesome. Say, I’ve got some great new ideas on eliminating third-world debt. What say we get together sometime soon and talk them over?
Bono: That would be amazing. By the way, I’m having trouble with a lyric to a song I’m writing. I wanted to run it by you and see what you think.
Me: Sure, Bono. Let’s take a look. (I pull out my guitar as Bono fumbles for the lead sheet.)
(And so the conversation goes….)
HOW THE CONVERSATION WOULD PROBABLY GO:
Me: So…you’re a rock star in a band.
Bono: Yeah, guess so.
(awkward silence)
Me: Get a lot of people at your concerts?
Bono: Pretty much.
(awkward silence)
Me: Nice weather we’re having.
Bono: Yep.
(awkward silence)
Me: So…you guys need a keyboard player?

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You Like Me, You Like Me, You Really Really Like Me

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Categories: fun, Things that are too good to keep

Wow, what an honor! I have been awarded the coveted Subversive Blogger Award. Thanks be to God, and to Jim. 🙂

I’d like to thank all the “little people”–oh, wait…subversive blogging is all about us “little people”, isn’t it? So, okay, what I said before. Thanks to all the little people. You are not so little in the eyes of Jesus.

Jake Bouma, who started this round of awards, says this on his blog:

“Subversive bloggers are unsatisfied with the status quo, whether in church, politics, economics or any other power-laden institution, and they are searching for (and blogging about) what is new (or a “return to”) – even though it may be labeled as sacrilege, dangerous, or subversive.”

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The Big 1-0-0

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Categories: awesomeness, fun


Woot woot! This is my 100th post!!!

Since starting this blog around the end of last year, I have made some great new online friends from literally all over the globe, and I’ve even been able to reconnect with some old(er) friends. And I have been privileged to join a huge ongoing conversation about finding fresh expressions of authentic faith in Christ–and I’ve learned a great deal from the interaction.

In an act of pure self-indulgence and narcissism…to commemmorrate this mmmommmentus occasion… {Cue tympani} …

…here are some links to some of the more significant moments along the journey so far.

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About a Dog

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Categories: fun, What the heck was THAT?

This is Jordy. He is our dog.
The Wild One took this nature shot of Jordy in his natural habitat.
Here are some truths that Jordy lives by:
  1. Everyone wants to pet me.

  2. All birds and rabbits must be stopped.

  3. When other dogs in the neighborhood are barking, I need to bark too. This is just how it is done.

  4. When kids are playing in the playground beyond the backyard fence, I need to bark. This is to let them know that I am trapped in the backyard and need to go play with them.

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