(not) make it happen

This morning Adam from YS invited me to guest blog for the YS Blog. I said yes and an hour later I wrote a little ditty named "(not) make it happen"

Tell me what you think.

Here's the link

Juan Williams

You don't have to like Obama to appreciate the moment do you? The emotion of Juan Williams as he talks is what stands out to me and the meaning it seems to have for him in a moment of something akin to vulnerable. As followers of Christ, regardless of your political stance, or lack there of, can we recognize this as meaningful and important for us all? I keep watching this video over and over.
Tell me what you think.

Peter Block

So I bump into my friend Wade on a weekly basis at a coffee shop we both frequent. Last week he introduced me to a book by Peter Block and his ideas.

Listen. You can't let the sun go down without buying a reading the link below by this guy or buying one of his books. It is brilliant.


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If that link doesn't work try this one. Then download the Civic Engagement file. Page 6 is my favorite.

After you read it. Come back and thank me.

From the Eyes of a Youth Pastor

Watching Rick Warren last week lead the forum with the two presidential candidates I had an ugh moment.
Warren and Obama were talking about "What is rich?"
and Obama stated that $150,000 a year or less would be considered middle class.
To which Warren said, "In this region you're poor." Followed by loud applause.

He may be right with housing prices etc. But it made me think, (and this is part of my psychosis i think). I wonder what his youth pastors make? (and the rest of his staff)

I wonder if by saying such a thing on his church's stage he hurt someone on his staff. Because if he's paying them less than $150,000 a year, he is knowingly paying them less that it takes to live in their context.

(I don't know what Saddleback pays their youth staff.) But it's one of those moments that might leave a staff person feeling a bit distant from their churches leader.

Can you relate?

Zach Lind on Prayer at the DNC

Zach Lind may know a thing to two about living in a world in which you don't connect or believe all the same things as those around you. He's the drummer for a rock band and all. With this in mind, he take on the rational for Cameron Strang not praying at the DNC was interesting to me.


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on Biden

I personally don't know who I will vote for in November. Chances are you will never know who i choose. But Biden is such an interesting choice for VP to me. I know the criticisms. But I have been a Biden fan for a long time.

Do you remember this in the debates? I thought Obama's and Biden's answers were memorable.

Mental Health Break

Quote passed on by Daniel King

"A person who publishes a book appears willfully in public eye with his pants down."
- Edna St. Vincent Millay

thanks Daniel!

Bad idea

Kite Boarding. Hurricane.
Video.

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Jesus Ransom and Weiner Poopie

Very funny

(thanks to Michael)

My Man!

I stumbled across this amazing pic of Scot McKnight and my buddy John Raymond on Scot's blog. yeah baby!



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