Thursday, April 23, 2009

log truck

i stumbled upon this video today at work. feel free to watch, but be forewarned that it is an actual sermon and it is around 45-50 minutes long.

i have no idea who this guy is (paul washer), and there's a couple of things he says that i'm not 100% on board with, but he gave an example and i thought it was profound.

he was talking about how the world will know that we are christians and we can't just tell them, because they'll look at our lives and that will tell the truth. at that point we'll either be seen as a follower of Christ, a liar, or a madman.

he said that if he were to show up to work late and say "i'm so sorry i'm late, i had a flat tire and i was changing it and then tripped and fell into the street and a log truck was speeding 110 miles per hour and ran me over, but now i'm here." he will obviously be viewed as either a liar or a madman, because it is impossible to encounter something as large as a log truck and walk away unchanged.

God is much bigger than a log truck, obviously. this is a scary comparison because so much of american evangelicalism is "i believe in God/Jesus and He is Lord." if that's all christianity is, then satan and his minions are christians, too because they believe that He is God (James 2:19).

i pray that fruit would be seen in my life that is not of any merit of my own, but that it would be an overflow of the gospel in my life, and i pray that for everyone who thinks himself/herself a christian.

Christ help us.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

The Wims

Brad has gone home to be with Jesus.  Please pray for his wife Jenny and their two children.  You can read the story here.

Monday, January 12, 2009

24

here is the text conversation between myself and my friend matt shoemaker last night:

matt: "24 is baaaaack"
me: "don't ruin anything for me...we're catching up on season 6 this week..."
matt: "jack is gay...oops sorry"

Friday, January 2, 2009

the good

with 2008 in the rearview, here is a list of albums that i simply could not get enough of throughout the past year (and maybe a little more):

counting crows: saturday nights/sunday mornings; recovering the satellites
jars of clay: eleventh hour
the damnwells: air stereo; bastards of the beat
the who: who's next
duran duran: rio
crosby, stills and nash: self titled

there are a few more that i can't think of at the moment, but i'll throw them in there when i get a chance. happy new year.