May 2009
2 posts
I Am From
I am from Sue and Frank, Angie and Chip, Helen and Joe.
From the quiet countryside and checkerboard cornfields of Eastern Central PA,
from summer vacations at the Jersey Shore and 15 minutes from the nearest
grocery store.
I am from ketchup chicken eaters, Saturday morning scrambled eggs, and snacking
at midnight.
I am from hilarity, extreme shyness, longing for the future, too-soon...
November 2008
5 posts
THE STORY
Part 1
This story is for anyone who’s ever cared to hear about God in motion and for everyone who’s ever thought their ideas and passions were too big, too radical, and too wild. It’s about pain, confusion, risk, and faith, being led, moving on, and not having a freaking clue what’s coming next.
Like any decent story, mine started when things went horrifically wrong.
In May of 2008, I had the...
Part 2
In the meantime, Kristin and I decided that we wanted to take our cars in for an oil change. I should mention that I was way overdue for this maintenance, and basically the only reason I took mine in was because Kristin took hers.
So we went. We got our oil changed. We paid. We left. Driving back to our apartment, I glanced up at the little sticker they put on the inside of my windshield to...
Part 3
While I was in Seattle, Karl, our computer guy at Keynote, shipped my Mac to Apple so they’d replace my hard-drive. When I got it back, he helped me get everything reinstalled. We were about to reinstall VMware, the program I used to run Windows, when he told me that I’d need the program’s key to install it again. He suggested that I search through all my old emails to see if I had it saved...
Part 4
Carole and I met at our favorite pizza joint to chat again a few days later. She wanted to hear all about the Story Workshop and what God was doing in my life. I told her what Dan had said and about all the weird things that were pointing me toward XXX.
She looked at me and smiled. “They’ve already told you no and you’re still going after this. That says something about your heart.”
When...
October 2008
10 posts
Breakin' the law, breakin' the law
Tonight, K-Trout and I tag-teamed a potentially law-breaking scenario. A few night ago, I had the hair-brained idea of taking some Jesus Loves Porn Stars XXXChurch.com cards and sticking them in skanky magazines at bookstores. I’ve never heard of anyone doing something like this and getting in trouble for it - ok, I’ve actually just never heard of anyone doing this at all - so I...
Officially Spilling The Beans
Billy Graham and The Altar of Satan?
Nice site. No wonder people don’t know we’re Christians by our love.
http://www.satansrapture.com/billygram.htm
Your Turn
I need some major encouragement.
This post is only good for its replies. Tell me about a time when the odds were stacked against you and you totally had to walk by faith and not by sight - as in, you had NO idea what was about to happen.
What was the process like? What was the outcome? Why was it significant in your life?
September 2008
36 posts
RIDICULOUS
Thursday, February 14, 2008
#45. Getting the money’s worth out of youth group liability forms.
“My dad, a minister, should hug the liability forms kids signed before they went on youth group trips. Seriously, is there a harder working piece of paper on the planet? I had a hard time picking just one time that we put that liability form to the test but then I remembered the “snow...
The Three Men Who Make Me Want to Change the World
Meet Jonny, Craig, and Dan.
All three of these men have been instrumental in changing my life. Through Jonny, I found my voice. Craig, my healing. Dan, my story.
What’s cool is that I’ve gotten a chance to sit down and talk with all three of them.
All three of them embody and have helped shape what I’m passionate about: truth above lies, light into darkness, and freedom over...
1. Jonny Lang
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, believer.
Jonny’s story:
http://www.cmspin.com/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=3951&z=51
WatchA Quitter Never Wins
2. Craig Gross
Founder of XXXChurch, pastor, speaker, author, believer.
Craig’s bio:
http://www.craiggross.com
XXXChurch
http://www.xxxchurch.com
XXXChurch Porn Sunday Messages 1-3
3. Dan Allender
President of Mars Hill Grad School, counselor, author, speaker, teacher, believer.
Dan’s bio:
http://www.mhgs.edu/CONFERENCES/Dan-B—Allender,-PhD
Stuff Christians Like
If you love Christian subculture as much as I do, then you’ll LOVE this:
http://stufffchristianslike.blogspot.com
Make sure you start at Post #1. This blog is priceless, people.
Why Some Survive Disaster and Some Die
This article resonates with my heart.
http://news.aol.com/health/article/why-some-survive-disaster-and-some-die/166845?icid=100214839x1209073155x1200512078
Some of my fav lines:
“These are people who tend to have a view of the world that does not paint them as a victim,” he says. “They’re not whiners who are always complaining about the bad things that are happening to them...
rock star kitty
Meet Gracie. She’s my favorite.
St. Fran
I feel like I need this now more than ever.
How does one have both humility and balls? That’s what I want to know. I do totally believe however, that it’s completely, ridiculously, madly possible.
“Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to...”
– St. Francis of Assissi
listening to her voice
It’s August 24th - 7:30pm. I’m in Seattle at Highway 99 Blues Club and I’ve got an orange juice and Malibu rum on the way. The Story Workshop kicked my ass. This band kicks ass too. There’s a white couple dancing on the dance floor to the right of me. They’re wearing smiles. I have pink ear plugs in and my black flip-flopped feet are soaking from the Seattle rain. I...
yearbook
I’m pretty sure everyone in the English speaking world should play with www.yearbookyourself.com.
