I love watching people who I care about do the things that they are passionate about. And more than watching, I love involving myself.
Perhaps that explains my recent fascination with high school basketball. It’s strange. When I was in high school, I never attended a single basketball game, and I had no desire to do [...]
Archive for February, 2009
On Passion and High School Basketball
Posted in Faith, Lent, Life, Reflections, youth ministry, tagged basketball, Faith, following Christ, involvement, passion, questions, reflection, relationship, worship dance, youth ministry on February 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Dear Facebook,
Posted in Faith, Fun, Lent, Life, tagged facebook, Friends, friendship, god, Lent, love, lyrics, Missy Higgins, open letter, pictures, relationships, Tetris, Where I Stood on February 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For the past four years, I have allowed you to consume my life. And I’m afraid that our relationship has gone too far. I have allowed my self-worth to be dictated by wall-posts, comments and friend requests. I have allowed you to make me feel popular whenever I browse through my 4823923 friends, when in [...]
Ash Wednesday Reflections
Posted in Faith, Lent, Life, Reflections, tagged Ash Wednesday, discipline, facebook, Faith, heart, instant messenger, internet, Joel, Lent, sacrifice, Twitter, worship on February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This year marks the first in quite a number that I have not been able to attend an Ash Wednesday service (mainly because all of the churches I would attend for a service only have one at 7pm which falls right in the middle of my night class). While I miss the symbolic act of [...]
The Beginning of a Journey
Posted in Faith, Lent, Life, tagged AIM, always available, communication, confession, facebook, family, Friends, fully present, Lent, relationships, Scott, struggles, Twitter, youth ministry on February 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The liturgical season of Lent has always been one of my favorite seasons of the church year. This year, I’m particularly excited for the Lenten journey to which God has called me. Ben recently wrote a wonderful post about Giving Up, Giving Out, and Taking In noting that:
…the season of Lent is not just about [...]
Kind of a Mess
Posted in Faith, Life, Reflections, tagged academics, blogatical, Carlos Whittaker, distractions, doubts, Faith, identity, Life, messy, prayer, priorities, questions, seminary on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I feel like my life has really become quite the mess lately. I’m disorganized, behind on work, grieving, unmotivated, and running on “fumes” spiritually. I have really had trouble focusing in classes this quarter. I constantly feel like I’m a half-step behind everyone. I honestly need some time to pursue my identity in Christ and [...]
The Change
Posted in Faith, Reflections, music, tagged Aaron Wardle, angst, Christian music, Christianity, Faith, family vacation, following Christ, passionate, Pentwater, steadfast, Steven Curtis Chapman, teenagers, the change, wwjd on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As I was on my way to class tonight, Steven Curtis Chapman’s song The Change came on the radio. It’s funny, because every time I hear that song, I realize more and more how cliche of a song it is. But, no matter how cliche it is, it never fails to bring back memories of [...]
The Hope of Spring
Posted in Faith, Reflections, tagged eternity, hope, spring on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes in the bleak mid-winter it’s easy to forget that spring is coming. Whether the ground hog says six more weeks of winter or six more weeks until spring, it’s still six weeks. It’s really easy to sink into a mid-winter depression – especially here in Cleveland, a city known for it’s epidemic of seasonal [...]
On Life Experience
Posted in Faith, Life, Reflections, tagged elders, Life, Life Experience, ministry, pastors, reflection, school, youth ministry on February 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am very fortunate to be living and learning in the company of people who come from all walks of life. I am in classes with people who are parents, people who are right out of undergrad, people who have been pastors for years, people who are working a part-time food service job just to [...]
