allergies.

So I went to the dr. today. Last thursday I started feeling "not good" and thought it was probably allergies. Today I finally gave in and went. I don't like going to the dr. I don't like needles.

I didn't have to get a shot. But I do have...
a sinus infection
an ear infection
and bronchitis

not fun. not fun at all.

peace,
glo

are we there yet?

I used to ask it all the time in the car. When I was young we used to go camping all the time, it seemed like we were gone every weekend during the summer. But one question was always constant, "Are we there yet?". I remember getting in the car/truck/camper (we had a lot of different camping vehicles over the years) getting bored before we even got out of town and asking the question I knew my parents were dreading. I would usually ask it until I thought I had annoyed them enough that the punishment of my continious inquiry was equal to their crime of not having invented teleportation or floating cars yet. Then I would proceed to go to sleep.

I'm afraid I still have the same question in my heart and I think if we were to be honest with ourselves we would all admit the same thing. It's very difficult to live a life that feels fulfilled and satisfied if we are always looking at the destination instead of enjoying the journey. We're all on a journey somewhere, the only difference is that some have learned to sit back and enjoy the journey and others have become so haunted by the destination that they've decided to sit in the back seat of their own lives and go to sleep.

I'm starting a sermon series this Sunday out of the "Songs of Acent" from Psalm 120-134. We're going to look at the journey we are on and the obstacles we will face. Hopefully by the end of it we'll stop worrying so much about the destination and be able to wake up and truly enjoy the journey that is this thing we call life.



On a completely unrelated note. We're going to play ultimate frisbee this Sunday at 3pm in the field behind our church. You should join us.


peace,
glo
(no, neither one of the short-short wearing young men in that picture are me)

march madness

Well, it's that time of year again. I must admit I love the tournament, Jen and I always fill out brackets together and somehow she always ends up doing better than me. I was talking a friend last night who is a KU fan and I came to a realization. I've never met a KU fan who didn't have them winning it all...every single year. I don't know it that's a good thing (faith in your team) or a bad thing (blind support), but either way it's admirable in it's own right.

peace,
glo

Your Church has an art gallery in it?

That was a question I was asked more than once at the conference I just attended. It's amazing how receptive people are to a genuine expression of the creativity of God. We have a new curator for our gallery, His name is Aaron Tabuchi and he is awesome! He's already put together a blog for updates and info about the gallery...
you
should
check
it
out

http://www.streetlightart.blogspot.com/

peace,
glo

time off...

So it's been a while since I've blogged. We went to California last week, it was awesome. Hailey went with us and we got to hike up a mountain (where we saw a "hatch" that look suspiciously similar to the one in "LOST") so I climbed up on top of it and took a picture. I'll post some pictures from our trip in the next few days. We also got to take Hailey to the ocean for the first time...she wasn't impressed. She basically cried and screamed the whole time.

We were out there for a conference of church leaders that want to focus on communicating one thing. The love and gospel of Jesus Christ. I got to meet some great men and women of God and it was a very encouraging and refreshing time. I'll be posting more in the coming days about it all.

It's passion week!
enough said.

peace,
glo

daily?

Seriously? That's what He said. Jesus told us that if we wanted to be His disciples we must daily pick up our cross and follow Him.

Daily.

Not just on Sundays.
Not just for lent.
Not just when we really need/want something.


Daily.

What does that mean in 21st century western civilization? Maybe it's actually more difficult for us today than it was 2000 years ago because it isn't as easily defined. For the disciples and apostles of the 1st century church it was very clear...it meant being ousted from society and probably ending up dead because of your beliefs. We don't deal with that in America.

How do we pick up our cross daily? What does that look like?

That's what we're going to be exploring the next three weeks.

Last week we talked about the mystery of the cross and how to practically apply it in our lives. This week we'll discuss the cross we cannot bear alone.

What is your cross?
Today?

How are you bearing it?

peace,
glo