win win.

No

Now it came about when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing opposite him with his sword drawn in his hand, and Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us or for our adversaries?”

He said, “No; rather I indeed come now as captain of the host of the LORD.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed down, and said to him, “What has my lord to say to his servant?”

The captain of the LORD’S host said to Joshua, “Remove your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

Poem for Ed Higgins

Thinking And Such

 

At once I realized

Stress will be the death of me

And stuff fantasized

Alone in my bed

Moving lights out the window

Songs stuck in my head

The geometry

Baking soda, vinegar

It’s nothing to see

Nervous, cardboard stiff

Awaiting for the blast off

Minor guitar riff

One hand two hand grab

Rustle wrestle choke choke choke

To the cement slab

Cold feeling water

Ocean hills kick me around

Gasp, gulp, die, slaughter

The stuff I fear much

Never monsters in closets

But thinking and such.

Music in my ears… September

As Cities Burn  ”Come Now, Sleep”

It Prevails  ”Capture & Embrace”

Brightwood  ”Wake”

Above The Golden State  ”Self titled”

City and Colour  ”Bring Me Your Love”

I found this the other day…

http://www.good.is/post/transparency-how-much-water-do-you-use/

pretty interesting

Bicycle

summer.

This morning was awesome.  I rode my bike to class.  I cut worship lyrics sheets and hosted a chapel with Dwight Kimberly.  I walked and talked a bit with a friend named Mark Benjamin.  The conversation had to do with this summer.  Lately, I have been thinking about this summer and what that means for me.  I don’t truly know what I am going to do.  These things are in my mind.

Biking everyday and everywhere:

I might take summer classes:

Camping in Sisters to do this:Wear these everyday:

Do this for fun and not for a class:

Be the crew leader again at Trout Creek Bible Camp:

My mom told me I should rest this summer and not be busy:

Build my pedalboard finally:

Start up a music group with Sara Watkins.  Her brother Sean Watkins got together to make Fiction Family with Jon Foreman.  Chris Thile is doing fine in Punch Brothers.  I think Sara may be interested in doing something musical with me.  Violin and guitar = perfect (1 of infinity perfect combinations):

Enjoying this guy with friends and family will happen every summer:

“I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.”

Broken

This morning I was thinking and reflecting on God the Father. It made me think of how hard it is to live on this earth while loving Him. The pain and rejection that this world and the flesh spread throughout those who love Him is ridiculous. “Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.” 2 Timothy 2:3,4. I get caught up in everyday life… everyday, and it hurts to know that I am not quite up to par. After living in three different situations I still find myself in the same place. I lived in Sellwood most of last school year. I was a freshman at Portland State and I was sure that life was headed in the same direction as my schooling. My days were routine. I would wake up at 7ish and I would either ride my bike or take the bus downtown everyday to my classes. I would then commute for an hour to work where I would work. I would leave when the sun was down and head back to my house. That right there was life, I didn’t even need to think and it would happen. I lost touch with my friends, family and sadly enough God. I felt empty and abandoned by those who I considered close. It hurt. It sucked and still sucks. I still have this feeling to this day. I fell on my knees one early morning in Sellwood while smoking a cigarette and as the tears rolled down my face, I felt loved. I can’t to this day say exactly what had happened in words but it happened. It felt like I was finally broken enough to realize that I am nothing to the world and that God made me something to Him and somebody to others. I could truly feel His Spirit within me. I had joy in the brand new day. “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21. I knew that whatever I did, God the Father was my #1 fan and my source of encouragement. Overflowing amounts of joy penetrate my whole being when I think about my Father and that I am well pleasing in His sight! Its hard to even grasp God’s compassion, love, and grace. “How blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who walk in the law of the LORD. How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, who seek Him with all their heart. They also do no unrighteousness; They walk in His ways.” Psalm 119:1-3. Understanding comes with seeking. “And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ; having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God” Philippians 1:9-11. In continuing to grow and pursue Him, I know that life is awesome and will be better in the future. I know this for myself, I will love God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. He and Him who He sent deserves my heart, soul, mind, strength, and all the glory I could ever give to Him or anyone. Everyday I pray that my wife will be like minded. Still to this day I still feel poor and broken but I know that He cares. He will bless me through my commitment to Him.

life

Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Audio on the Emerging Church

“In 2004 Dr. Gerry Breshears, professor at Western Seminary, gave a presentation on the Emerging Church at that time during the Reformission Conference in Seattle, WA. In this audio piece we see Dr. Breshears critique the key players in the Emerging Church Movement up to 2004. The great thing about this mp3 that may be different then some other analysis is that Breshears looks through different writings to expose the theologies that tend to drive this movement. Although the audio is long it is because Brashears is taking questions along with his session. With that said we encourage the listener to stay attentive as the majority of the questions were not picked up on the audio.”

-theresurgence

Gerry Breshears on the Emerging Church