The Phoenix as Symbol
The phoenix was a bird from ancient Egyptian mythology that flew so close to the sun that it was consumed by fire and fell to the ground, only to rise later, to fly again, reborn out of the ashes.
The phoenix symbolizes us on our journey with God. As time has gone on, [...]

Questions I Have on the Contextualization of the Gospel
How do we contextualize (to place a word or idea in a particular context) the gospel to different people, living in different places, living in different cultures? It is obvious that I have to take a different approach to sharing the gospel with someone in Africa or [...]

What I’m Listening To This Week: Dave Crowder, Passion - Our Love Is Loud, Ben Harper - Welcome to the Cruel World, Ben Harper, Ben Harper - Fight For Your Mind, Ben Harper - The Will to Live, and Jack Johnson
What I’m Reading This Week: The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society by Leslie Newbigin, Romans, [...]

Excerpt from James and the Giant Peach
“It’s too late to tell stories now,” the Old-Green-Grasshopper announced. “It’s time to go to sleep.”
“I refuse to sleep in my boots!” the Centipede cried. “How many more are there to come off James?”
“I think I’ve done twenty so far,” James told him.
“Then that leaves eighty to go,” the [...]

I think I’ve finally found the loop hole. The way I’m going to make it happen. After this semester I’ll have a little over 55 hours left or 17 classes. If I continue taking 5 a semester. That means I can feasibly knock it out in 3 semesters. Or by the Spring of 2004. But [...]

Where would I go to search after You? Where would I start? Did I choose You? No! You chose me. You came to me. Your understanding and mind are so beyond me. I was groping around in the dark. I was blind. How could I know what to look for? How would I describe You? [...]

What I’m Listening To This Week: Jack Johnson, Coldplay, Ryan Adams, The Rentals, Vines/Strokes/Hives Mix
What I’m Reading This Week: The Gospel In A Pluralistic Society by Leslie Newbigin and Romans

It�s really frustrating and sad to sit, watch, and listen to someone who does not have a clue about what our purpose is. As individuals, as a church, as schools. I know I�m a screw-up. I have sin flowing through my veins. And I battle non-stop with sin and guilt and conviction. But I thank [...]

I built a fort this weekend. Behind the couch, where the wall meets the piano and the treadmill runs perpendicular to the couch, I built a fort. Three blankets and one sheet strategically placed and delicately crafted. My fort took shape. I call it the Pythagorean Theorum because there are three sections. The entrance is [...]

i borrow matt’s jeep. roll the back window up. drop the windows in the front and put in some u2. electrical storm starts to play in the two speakers above my head. and i start to drive. i stick my hand out the window and the cool air runs through them effortlessly. my hair is [...]