Monthly Archives: December 2008

The moments I enjoy the most

I was thinking yesterday about the little moments in life I enjoy the most. So I’d like to share with you a few.

Top 10.

1. Waking up in the morning and seeing my wife slowly wake up. I am the luckiest man in the world.

2. The first cup of coffee in the morning

3. Smoking a cigar with my dad

4. After reading for a while, realizing you’ve already read half the book, why not finish.

5. Having a full house

6. When my wife makes me laugh

7. When I can play a song on the guitar without messing up (rarely happens)

8. Writing poetry,thoughts, ramblings

9. Listening to people

10. (I had to move this one up) When Macy Mclean says my name.  so freakin cute.

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Scattered Thoughts!

For this Weeks Scattered thoughts: Fishing

My wife and I recently went to Hawaii to visit family for about 5 days. It was a great 5 days. But for one of those days my uncle, his brother and I went out deep sea fishing on their boat. I had gone out the last time with them and had an amazing time. This time I couldn’t wait to get out there.

We cruised out about 2 or 3 miles. As we got out to the buoy we just did some standard fishing (nothing deep). It was calming to be out on the sea and I could tell that my uncle was in his favorite place. And then I started thinking.

What does it mean to be a fisherman? As a way of life I can only imagine it to be frustrating (says the guy from California).  Sometimes you don’t catch anything, sometimes you get a few fish, but every so often you get the big catch. 

So for the first couple of hours we just cruised around the buoy talking about family and traveling. And then it dawned on me. I wonder what these guys would think if they had heard Jesus say to them “Come follow me and I will make you fishers of men”. I sat with that for a while as I stared off into the vastness of the ocean. Then I thought, wait a second what does that mean to me?…

Here’s some thoughts…

1. I feel we need to look constructively at the way we evangelize/witness to people.

- So much of what I have been disgusted with everyone is there ability to memorize but not real thoughts and no heart.  People who haven’t really allowed anything to simmer for a long period of time. I guess Lack of Discipleship?

- Too much of it is forced. I understand the urgency! but I don’t understand the constant bombarding of moral subjugation/oppression. Thats not what Jesus was about.

2. Its not just about telling people about Jesus! Its not just about telling people about Jesus!

- Its about living a life that exemplifies the characteristics of Christ. With all the mess, with all the pain, with all the joy. In its perfect incomplete form. Allowing people to see its not about a set lists of do’s and don’ts but a lifetime (process) of knowning and being known. Whatever that looks like.

3. Its not about pulling people into the church (the physical site location)

- its about teaching people to go out into the world as doctors, lawyers, gas station workers, truck drivers, policemen, CEO’s, stay at home mothers, people who just lost their house and represent Christ. And not even have to tell people the One’s name in which you go. Crazy huh!

 

Still more to come on this post….

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Bands I like!

This Week’s Bands I like: ALbert Hammond Jr.

Some of you may know him from his days with “The Strokes”. Providing a solid rhythm guitar, but his solo stuff is genius.  I picked up his first album, Yours To Keep,  a couple years back and fell in love with it right away. A mix of pop, rock and just all around good music. His second release ”Como te llama?”  is magic. Highly reccommended.

Check him out!

Albert Hammond Jr. – 101

 

Albert Hammond Jr. – Everyone Gets a Star

 

Albert Hammond Jr. – GFC

 

Albert Hammond Jr. – In My Room

Enjoy!

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Monday’s Scattered Thoughts

For this weeks Scattered Thoughts:

In light of thanksgiving, which was full of everything imaginable, I am coming to some new process of thankfulness. I know it sounds cliche but tis the season. Much of what I am have made myself accustomed to is the idea that I am working for something. I have a job, I do that job well (very well in my book), I get paid, so therefore I am thankful.  I should also add, I can pay bills on time somewhat.

What if I had nothing? What if I lost my job today?  (I hate to play the What if game but I’ll indulge just  this once) How would I be thankful?

For me its hard to just simplify my thoughts to think/say, “well I’m alive, thats something to be thankful for” or “I have it better than 95% of the world, so hey you should be thankful”

What a western thought that is? Its too shallow for me (thats how I feel) to simplify my thoughts and what I say in that way.

So where am I going with this?

Well God is pushing me around a bit here. Drawing me to take in my own circumstances, the circumstances of others and where he is wanting to lead…. <<<<<<<< This is what I am thankful for…. I’ve just be debunked. He never fails to produce his redirection…

So… I know he provides for me, I am thankful. I know he leads me, I am thankful. I know that he has made me to be type of person to make the right decision (still a process), I am thankful. Not everything is about me, I am thankful.

My Goal is not to be thankful in everything… I couldn’t do that, not honestly. But I’m learning to be thankful in the change. The change of life, thought, relationship, and most importantly the world that surrounds me.

Still processing this…. much more scattered than I thought..

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