Monday, June 28, 2004
here and lovin' it
well, we arrived last week and are still in the throws of unpacking (though we have made remarkable headway). we love our apt. here at 344 and the neighborhood has afforded us the opportunity to enjoy the best deli sandwiches in Central New York (CNY).
Our phone was finally connected today (thus a post on the blog).
I start work tomorrow. It's been nice not to work, but a lot of work to move.
More later.
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Our phone was finally connected today (thus a post on the blog).
I start work tomorrow. It's been nice not to work, but a lot of work to move.
More later.
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Thursday, June 17, 2004
No Regrets
As we leave Georgia I'm satisfied to say I have no regrets. I do not regret coming here. I do not regret conflicts that arose while we were here. I do not regret the expense, emotional or otherwise that sometimes seemed too much. And as much as I've taken part in conversations about God not having a specific plan in terms of jobs or locale, I believe God had a lesson to teach us...maybe several...and he used our experience here to teach us some things in a very clear way. I'm glad He did. I wouldn't trade it.
Things I'll miss: people - you know who you are - friends, really. I suck at goodbye - I get all misty eyed.
Even the regular's from starbucks...I can't tell you how many times I heard "best of luck to you" during my last starbucks shift at John's Creek. My favorite responses: $10 cash from terri. I'll miss making her Iced Grande cinnamon powder latte. and Rad. He turned around as he was leaving and shouted "hey! When you get there...don't call!" and off he went.
Things I won't miss:
GA 400
the humidity
The Heat
The Humidity
Suburbia at it's most extreme
Apartment Complex living
that's all - I'll probably post again in a week or two
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Things I'll miss: people - you know who you are - friends, really. I suck at goodbye - I get all misty eyed.
Even the regular's from starbucks...I can't tell you how many times I heard "best of luck to you" during my last starbucks shift at John's Creek. My favorite responses: $10 cash from terri. I'll miss making her Iced Grande cinnamon powder latte. and Rad. He turned around as he was leaving and shouted "hey! When you get there...don't call!" and off he went.
Things I won't miss:
GA 400
the humidity
The Heat
The Humidity
Suburbia at it's most extreme
Apartment Complex living
that's all - I'll probably post again in a week or two
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Wednesday, June 09, 2004
some thoughts along the way
Will and I were messaging this week and he brought out a thought in me that I'll explore here. It's funny because it wasn't really what he was getting at, but thanks anyway will, for in some way prompting it.
many of us have talked about re-imagining paradigms for what it means to be the church. I don't fundamentally disagree with that at all. I think it's a healthy and organic process. That said, sometimes I have considered this the only option. Greg H recently posted about two groups that church as we've known it often fails to reach 1) those who would never set foot or consider anything called church and 2) those who often have given much of themselves and have in some way grown beyond church as we've known it. He went further but I'll leave it there. I agree with the two categories. What I have assumed is that the most logical and perhaps only option for those in group2 is to move into a new paradigm for ministry or at least take an extended break from it and then probably move into a new paradigm. I'm starting to see another way - not to discredit or cheapen a new paradigm as a valid choice/option.
The other choice is to learn/develop new ways to exist within the old paradigm. For example, where once one may have a been a visible and obvious "Christian Leader," one may need to learn what it is to be part of the body without such visibility. That's a concrete example. Other times I think it could be much more internal and perhaps inperceivable to those around us.
I'm kind of just feeling this one out - i'd love to hear thoughts on this.
in other news:Melissa is in Syracuse apartment hunting and I am learning the joys of being here ALL DAY with the boys BY MYSELF. It's been interesting. The house is a wreck, haven't packed much, but we're bonding...I'll be glad to have melissa home tomorrow though!
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many of us have talked about re-imagining paradigms for what it means to be the church. I don't fundamentally disagree with that at all. I think it's a healthy and organic process. That said, sometimes I have considered this the only option. Greg H recently posted about two groups that church as we've known it often fails to reach 1) those who would never set foot or consider anything called church and 2) those who often have given much of themselves and have in some way grown beyond church as we've known it. He went further but I'll leave it there. I agree with the two categories. What I have assumed is that the most logical and perhaps only option for those in group2 is to move into a new paradigm for ministry or at least take an extended break from it and then probably move into a new paradigm. I'm starting to see another way - not to discredit or cheapen a new paradigm as a valid choice/option.
The other choice is to learn/develop new ways to exist within the old paradigm. For example, where once one may have a been a visible and obvious "Christian Leader," one may need to learn what it is to be part of the body without such visibility. That's a concrete example. Other times I think it could be much more internal and perhaps inperceivable to those around us.
I'm kind of just feeling this one out - i'd love to hear thoughts on this.
in other news:Melissa is in Syracuse apartment hunting and I am learning the joys of being here ALL DAY with the boys BY MYSELF. It's been interesting. The house is a wreck, haven't packed much, but we're bonding...I'll be glad to have melissa home tomorrow though!
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