Tuesday, January 30, 2007
creating...
I need to create. To write, to film, to sing. But more than that; I need to build something. I don’t know what and I and I don’t know when, but I know it needs to happen. Someday maybe a neo-monastic community of sorts? I don’t know. Maybe it will be years in the making.
In the meantime, I need to create. To build. To tide me over, I think. I think the most life-giving thing that is built is collaborative- a group of people. I’m totally jazzed about our groups growth, and just hoping by God’s grace it can be steered toward something life-giving and life-changing. It’s like I start to think “maybe we can make a difference.”
And the beauty of it all is that you don’t really have to do the building, just cooperate with the Creator. That’s when things flow. Now the challenge is actually putting something behind that – not just talking about it, but doing it.
Am I making any sense? It’s just that sometimes that feeling, that need to create becomes so intense it’s almost overwhelming. Thoughts?
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In the meantime, I need to create. To build. To tide me over, I think. I think the most life-giving thing that is built is collaborative- a group of people. I’m totally jazzed about our groups growth, and just hoping by God’s grace it can be steered toward something life-giving and life-changing. It’s like I start to think “maybe we can make a difference.”
And the beauty of it all is that you don’t really have to do the building, just cooperate with the Creator. That’s when things flow. Now the challenge is actually putting something behind that – not just talking about it, but doing it.
Am I making any sense? It’s just that sometimes that feeling, that need to create becomes so intense it’s almost overwhelming. Thoughts?
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Saturday, January 27, 2007
Even funnier than the racetrack...enjoy!
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Busy fun etc.
So, I started blogging again only to stop for more than 30 days. It may be time to kill this blog folks. folks? hello?
Oh well, everybody left and I can't blame them.
Great stuff happening really. We've been building some great friendships with some awesome people and that has been incredibly lifegiving. Our Small group has exploded. Last week we had 14 adults and 14 kids. and 3 adults were missing. Our home is 1400 sq feet, nearly half of that is bedrooms...so it was full. And fun. So that's been great though to see new people connecting. Next month (Feb) we will be splitting - two couples will start new groups and at least one family will be joining one of them (net loss 6 adults, 8 kids). This will be hard as we've grown close to these people, but the reality is we all know more disconnected people and we're just out of space.
I just re-read that and I hope it doesn't sound boastful. To be honest, our small group isn't anything special so it's gotta be God who is growing it. And we haven't really sought growth, though we've invited a lot of people to come (because they were disconnected). It's interesting to see actually how organic, natural growth, can be exciting and to be honest, it makes me want more growth (which could be a very prideful desire to be honest). I wonder how many pastors have felt that way - God doing amazing things which bring numerical growth and then seeking that. It's almost counter-intuitive; like "stop trying to grow so you can grow; and then be satisfied if you don't?"
Maybe not. Maybe I am extrapolating a bit much there.
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Oh well, everybody left and I can't blame them.
Great stuff happening really. We've been building some great friendships with some awesome people and that has been incredibly lifegiving. Our Small group has exploded. Last week we had 14 adults and 14 kids. and 3 adults were missing. Our home is 1400 sq feet, nearly half of that is bedrooms...so it was full. And fun. So that's been great though to see new people connecting. Next month (Feb) we will be splitting - two couples will start new groups and at least one family will be joining one of them (net loss 6 adults, 8 kids). This will be hard as we've grown close to these people, but the reality is we all know more disconnected people and we're just out of space.
I just re-read that and I hope it doesn't sound boastful. To be honest, our small group isn't anything special so it's gotta be God who is growing it. And we haven't really sought growth, though we've invited a lot of people to come (because they were disconnected). It's interesting to see actually how organic, natural growth, can be exciting and to be honest, it makes me want more growth (which could be a very prideful desire to be honest). I wonder how many pastors have felt that way - God doing amazing things which bring numerical growth and then seeking that. It's almost counter-intuitive; like "stop trying to grow so you can grow; and then be satisfied if you don't?"
Maybe not. Maybe I am extrapolating a bit much there.
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