blow digger

Andrew recently colored a picture of a monster truck and gave it to me as a gift. Check it out:

I told him he did a great job and asked him why he decided to name the truck “Blow Digger.” He said, “Because the name Grave Digger is already taken and I didn’t want to be a copycat.” Makes perfect sense.

Blow Digger is now hanging in my office.

workin' on sunday

I’m ALWAYS working on, thinking about, planning for, preparing for Sundays at NewPointe. I can’t go to a show, concert, or movie without analyzing, critiquing, and thinking about ideas—stuff we could use, implement—ideas we could “borrow.” Shoot, I can’t even watch commercials on TV without thinking, “Could we parody that at NewPointe?”

That said, I’m REALLY workin’ on Sunday this week. There are 4 or 5 Sundays a year when I get to preach. And this Sunday is one of them. Weeks like this make me excited and nervous at the same time.

Your prayers are appreciated. I truly am excited about what God’s given me to share this Sunday.

If you want a sneak preview, read Luke 6:27-38.

See you Sunday!

sunday’s scuds (july 4, 2010)

Dave D’Angelo brought us part two of the Christian series (even enduring an interruption by a good friend (more on that in a later post). Part two dealt with repentance. Here are the scuds:

• Our tendency is to focus more on what others say about us than what God says about us.
• There’s more to repentance than that first time we say “yes” to Christ.
• Though I can act like Christ, I don’t always react like Christ.
• Change in our lives doesn’t happen until we begin to think differently
• What to change your behavior? Change your thinking.
• Repentance is an active process of changed thinking leading to changed behavior.
• Repentance involves: first a change of mind and then a change of direction.
• Repentance is a process. If you’re said “yes” to Christ, it’s a part of your future.
• What’s in your heart will always make its way to the surface.
• Facing the truth is hard…but it’s necessary.
• What you and I see in life is dictated by our experiences.
• Want to be the prudent person scripture speaks of? Get intentional about your experiences and your relationships.
• Do your life’s experiences add up to God-type experiences?
• Repentance renews our power to love.
• It’s hard to love others when you think you’re perfect.

which one are you?

Got this from Scott Hodge’s blog. Love it.

Are you a MOST or a SOME?

Most read books.  Some write them.

Most attend conferences.  Some create them.

Most fake intimacy.  Some live intimately.

Most love great design.  Some design.

Most listen to great music.  Some write great music.

Most point out problems.  Some solve them.

Most admire beautiful art. Some create it.

Most receive generously. Some give generously.

Most imagine what should've been.  Some imagine what can be.

Most criticize.  Some create.

Are you a "MOST" or a "SOME"?

Let's stop being afraid of those blank canvases that stare us down and scare the hell out of us.......and let's create.

Here’s a link to Scott’s blog: http://scotthodge.typepad.com/scott/ I dig that guy.