archive for 12.2006

what it’s about

posted by adam on 12.18.2006

I’m lucky enough to be a part of a church that isn’t very churchy. We manage to talk about God and relationship with him while taking care to avoid language that doesn’t really mean anything. It’s refreshing.
Yesterday at church, we spent some time talking about and thinking about this time of year. I’ll be honest: […]

relationship, church, holidays | 4 comments »

success

posted by adam on 12.13.2006

Talking to a friend today, I mentioned Jim Cymbala’s book, Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire. In his book, Cymbala describes a transformation that occurred in his church as the result of a simple declaration:
“Early in the [prayer] service I said, ‘Brothers and sisters, I really feel that I’ve heard from God about the future of our […]

prayer, books, devotion | no comments »

garbage

posted by adam on 12.09.2006

I used to listen to talk radio. Conservative talk radio, to be more specific. I haven’t really been a listener in a while. At some point I began to realize that the polarizing stance of the conservative voice was just too, well, polarizing.
(The issue of conservative vs. liberal politics is big and difficult and not […]

culture, politics | 2 comments »

cleaning house

posted by adam on 12.06.2006

About 10 days ago my wife and I made a significant purchase: we bought an iPod. We’ve been saving for one for some time and it’s something I’ve really been wanting. Since then I have spent entirely too much time playing with it—loading music, making playlists and learning the ins and outs of the thing.
All […]

books, dependence, quote | 1 comment »

mystery and silence

posted by adam on 12.04.2006

This morning on my 30 commute to work I listened to two short sermons by Randy Harris, a professor of theology at ACU. He was speaking about mystery and silence. You can download his sermons for free here:
God in the Darkness 1
God in the Darkness 2
Harris talks about our tendency to shy away from mystery […]

spiritual disciplines, podcasts | no comments »