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“I’ve Got News”

January 5, 2010 — 3 Comments

I appreciate this Andrew Peterson song on so many levels…

I’ve Got News

So you think I’m something special, like I know a thing or two
Like my eyes don’t ever wander, like my aim is always true
So you think I’m not a dirty rotten scoundrel through and through?
Lady, I’ve got news for you.

So you think that you’re the only one to cry yourself to sleep?
That you’re the only one who’s scared they all forget you when you leave?
So you think that you’re the only one whose heart is black and blue?
Listen, I’ve got news for you, for you.
I might as well just tell you that it’s true, so true: listen, I’ve got news for you.

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The Year That Was 2009

January 4, 2010 — Leave a comment

So I considered not writing one of these posts…but alas, here it goes:

Highs*

  • Celebrated 22 years of being married to my best friend! Each year it gets better and better, and I thank God for blessing me with such a special woman.
  • Of all the books that I read last year (besides the Bible), Francis Chan’s Crazy Love was a highlight [I think I actually ended up reading it 3 times]. It really refined my heart – not that I’m perfect now…  The cool thing was that I had the opportunity to teach through the book during the spring quarter of Sunday School at church.   I pray that my understanding of God’s amazing, extravagant, and crazy love continues to grow and that I respond in a way that brings glory to Him.
  • I started blogging! It’s been a great experience.  In April, I started posting the Sunday service setlist from church and, as a result, I’ve actually connected with some great worship leaders – great for ideas and encouragement.

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Forgotten God – Chapter One

January 3, 2010 — 4 Comments

Today I started team-teaching a Sunday School class at church that will go through Francis Chan’s latest book: Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit.

In addition to exploring our fundamental knowledge about the Holy Spirit, as a class we will look at what the Bible says about Him, at our understanding of the Holy Spirit, our misconceptions, and even abuses of our understanding.

Today we went through the introduction and first chapter, the later of which asked the interesting question: “I’ve got Jesus.  Why do I need the Holy Spirit.”  Without recounting my whole 3-hour lesson (just kidding!), the bottom line was that we DO need the Holy Spirit.  In fact, Jesus Himself stresses the importance and necessity of the Holy Spirit when He tells His disciples about the other Counselor that would come (John 14:16-17a).

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Top Five Posts of 2009

January 1, 2010 — Leave a comment

So I started blogging this year.  It was pretty interesting to actually write stuff down that I was thinking about, going through, or just blog about a song that hit me or a passage from my bible study.  Anyway, these are the top five posts in number of views for 2009:

#5: Potato, potahto. Tomato, tomahto. Unforeseen, Sloppy Wet. [110 views]

My comments on David Crowder Band’s cover of John Mark Mcmillan’s How He Loves Us – where DCB changed a few lyrics.

#4: How Would Jesus Tell The Christmas Story [189 views]

I asked the question: How would Jesus tell the Christmas story…the story of His birth?

#3: Hello? Anybody home? Think, McFly. Think! [232 views]

A post about how we how we easily miss or don’t fully grasp how great God is sometimes.  BTW, this post referenced Biff from the Back to the Future movie – which cracks me up every time someone gets referred to the blog post when they do a related Biff, George McFly, or Back to the Future internet search!

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