today cannot be a bad day! Okay, so that's not really true, but it has a lot going for it. Today, the new Switchfoot album is out! And tickets for their fall tour go on sale at 5pm. And tonight is the season premiere of Gilmore Girls! (If you're not excited about one or both of those events, I'm wondering what we have in common... just joshing, seriously.)
For those of you who have been blessed to have visited Omaha, I'm taking suggestions of things to do while I am there. It's going to be very weird to be there without everyone else being there. I'm very excited to go to The Foundry on Friday; I'm just sorry Azina won't be there to go with me/us.
I have practically nothing of substance to write, but I'm afraid of losing top billing in Azina's links, so I'm posting out of fear.
Please keep praying about soccer - our first game day really went well, but there may be issues that come up in the next 7 weeks that attempt to distract us from the point of the whole thing. But we have been blessed with some really great volunteers who are running things and doing an amazing job.
Pod update - we're kind of in holding right now. We're waiting to see if we are going to end up with any evacuees. If we don't, we have an alternate ending for our pod that we would need to shoot and then edit the whole thing.
Coming soon: musings on traveling solo with a 2 yr. old and a 9 month old...
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Saturday, September 03, 2005
what is there to say?
Lots of randomness today. . . I'm trying to process a lot of things, and they just aren't adding up. It's interesting how our perspectives are shaped. We hold on to the things that we believe are truth, sometimes as if our very existence depends on them. But how do we know that they are truth? Specifically, our perspectives on recent events along the Gulf Coast are utterly dependent on the news reports we get. By their very nature, those reports aren't the whole truth, yet we assume we get at least a piece of the whole picture, which might be true. Or, the "reporter" may be, intentionally or not, skewing their entire report on their understanding of the whole based on the tiny piece they've observed.
More specifically, though, how do we as individuals decide what is best for the people who are seeking our help? (Sidebar: I'm glad to see the first thing I ever posted on this blog was completely laid to waste.) We want to throw our efforts and resources into helping people, which we are called to do. But where do we start? How do we decide what we as a church should be doing, which necessarily requires that we decide not to do any number of other things that may be more helpful (or maybe not). I don't know the answer, and maybe there is no answer at this point. Maybe the answer is that we do something. Maybe the answer is that we do the best we can while seeking after God's will.
I'm coming to the conclusion that perhaps I'm just an agitator. I have to ask questions that are potentially uncomfortable and maybe ultimately pointless. I think one of the hardest tasks in this life is figuring out daily living in accordance with becoming more Christ-like. How do I be the best that God created me to be while growing closer in relationship with God? Where's the line where God ends and I begin? I don't want to cross that line, but it's hard when I don't know where it is.
On to something more interesting to most people - go to www.current.tv and make a difference in what's on tv, literally. The home group that I'm involved in is working on plans to produce a pod. I'll keep you updated. And to avoid the gentle reminders of certain family members, I will attempt to post more frequently - I just may need help digging out from under the soccer balls.
More specifically, though, how do we as individuals decide what is best for the people who are seeking our help? (Sidebar: I'm glad to see the first thing I ever posted on this blog was completely laid to waste.) We want to throw our efforts and resources into helping people, which we are called to do. But where do we start? How do we decide what we as a church should be doing, which necessarily requires that we decide not to do any number of other things that may be more helpful (or maybe not). I don't know the answer, and maybe there is no answer at this point. Maybe the answer is that we do something. Maybe the answer is that we do the best we can while seeking after God's will.
I'm coming to the conclusion that perhaps I'm just an agitator. I have to ask questions that are potentially uncomfortable and maybe ultimately pointless. I think one of the hardest tasks in this life is figuring out daily living in accordance with becoming more Christ-like. How do I be the best that God created me to be while growing closer in relationship with God? Where's the line where God ends and I begin? I don't want to cross that line, but it's hard when I don't know where it is.
On to something more interesting to most people - go to www.current.tv and make a difference in what's on tv, literally. The home group that I'm involved in is working on plans to produce a pod. I'll keep you updated. And to avoid the gentle reminders of certain family members, I will attempt to post more frequently - I just may need help digging out from under the soccer balls.
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