I was reading an interview with Francis Chan in the book "The Thin Line: A Review of Leadership Thoughts and Practices" (really good book btw) and thought I would take a minute and check out Chan's blog. The blog hasn't been updated in over 2 years, but the one day I looked at, had this video he recorded. Nothing special, but it's him talking about the passage I mentioned earlier today in Proverbs 30 about daily bread. Coincidence that I watched it?
Nah. I don't believe in coincidences.
Check it.
Proverbs 30:7-9
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
reminder
Jerry Bien-Aime
one of our church's sponsored Haitian children, with his Christmas shoebox.
what a reminder during this busy Christmas season. not much else to say.
"give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread"
Proverbs 30:8
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Friday, my day off: pancakes, cameras, beach. :)
Today I ran more than I’ve ever run in my entire life.
That’s a cool feeling. It’s always exciting to do something completely new. At least I think so. I’ll get a few more of those days during the rest of my training. Ha…may not feel so “cool”!
So I’ve been thinking about a few different things. Ready for em?
Structure
So, by nature I’m not the most “structured” person. I don’t like planning things out and I’m a little cluttered. I hate routine. Throughout college I lived in an unorganized little chaos, but it worked really well for me. Everything got done, I spent time with those I care about, I did well in school, etc etc.
But recently I’ve been learning a lot about being organized and planning (within reason) and having a little structure in my life. Here’s my conclusion:
I’m all for living spontaneously. Fly by the seat of your pants, take chances, blah blah. But when it comes to other people, I think we need a little structure. Let me explain.
When you work with others, live with others, have a family, whatever the case, I think you need a little organization. In order to best love someone or show them respect you must be mindful of their time and their resources.
I guess what I’m saying is I think a little bit of my disorganization or clutteredness can be somewhat selfish. If I really want to put others first, I’ll plan or get things sorted out so I can work effectively with them. It’s just funny. I think when we begin to ask God to show us areas we can improve in or show us ways to really love others – often times they can be things we just dismiss as “oh that’s just my personality” or “it just makes me who I am”. Which is good and fine to an extent…but just because I may have impatient tendencies (for example) doesn’t mean I want to be an impatient person.
Yeah? Yeah.
I mean let’s face it, I’ll never be an Ashley A. and I’ll probably still lose my dayplanner, and I’ll never have a color-coordinated closet…but every little bit counts. Right? ;)
Other thought:
So this isn’t my thought, but these next statements have really been messing with me:
(speaking of Israel)
“He wanted his people to ‘loose the chains of injustice’ and not just go to church on Sunday. He wanted His people to ‘clothe the naked’ and not just attend midweek prayer meeting. He wanted His people to ‘spend themselves on behalf of the hungry,’ and not just sing praise music.
Personal piety and formal worship are essential to the Christian life, but they must lead to lives that ‘act justly and love mercy’ (Micah 6:8).”
Trying to understand what this looks like day to day.
Looking forward to being home with my family this week.
I miss them.
Today I ran more than I’ve ever run in my entire life.
That’s a cool feeling. It’s always exciting to do something completely new. At least I think so. I’ll get a few more of those days during the rest of my training. Ha…may not feel so “cool”!
So I’ve been thinking about a few different things. Ready for em?
Structure
So, by nature I’m not the most “structured” person. I don’t like planning things out and I’m a little cluttered. I hate routine. Throughout college I lived in an unorganized little chaos, but it worked really well for me. Everything got done, I spent time with those I care about, I did well in school, etc etc.
But recently I’ve been learning a lot about being organized and planning (within reason) and having a little structure in my life. Here’s my conclusion:
I’m all for living spontaneously. Fly by the seat of your pants, take chances, blah blah. But when it comes to other people, I think we need a little structure. Let me explain.
When you work with others, live with others, have a family, whatever the case, I think you need a little organization. In order to best love someone or show them respect you must be mindful of their time and their resources.
I guess what I’m saying is I think a little bit of my disorganization or clutteredness can be somewhat selfish. If I really want to put others first, I’ll plan or get things sorted out so I can work effectively with them. It’s just funny. I think when we begin to ask God to show us areas we can improve in or show us ways to really love others – often times they can be things we just dismiss as “oh that’s just my personality” or “it just makes me who I am”. Which is good and fine to an extent…but just because I may have impatient tendencies (for example) doesn’t mean I want to be an impatient person.
Yeah? Yeah.
I mean let’s face it, I’ll never be an Ashley A. and I’ll probably still lose my dayplanner, and I’ll never have a color-coordinated closet…but every little bit counts. Right? ;)
Other thought:
So this isn’t my thought, but these next statements have really been messing with me:
(speaking of Israel)
“He wanted his people to ‘loose the chains of injustice’ and not just go to church on Sunday. He wanted His people to ‘clothe the naked’ and not just attend midweek prayer meeting. He wanted His people to ‘spend themselves on behalf of the hungry,’ and not just sing praise music.
Personal piety and formal worship are essential to the Christian life, but they must lead to lives that ‘act justly and love mercy’ (Micah 6:8).”
Trying to understand what this looks like day to day.
Looking forward to being home with my family this week.
I miss them.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
tackle tuesday
because I haven't updated in a while, here's an update for you
- christmas is next week. you knew that, whether or not i told you.
- things are busy. but good. im very thankful
- training for the marathon in february. almost got hit by a car today, so all-in-all i'd say its going pretty well.
- currently listening to n*sync holiday pandora station
- things are still progressing for my departure for Kenya in March. if you think about it, please say a prayer for support raising. (james 1:6)
if you'd like information on how you can help, please email me!
- coming home dec 23!
- had a really, really nice time in SC this past weekend with my best friends.
- started a really good book, you should check it out
"When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor. . .and Ourselves"
Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;
you make my lot secure.
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance
Psalm 16:5-6
- christmas is next week. you knew that, whether or not i told you.
- things are busy. but good. im very thankful
- training for the marathon in february. almost got hit by a car today, so all-in-all i'd say its going pretty well.
- currently listening to n*sync holiday pandora station
- things are still progressing for my departure for Kenya in March. if you think about it, please say a prayer for support raising. (james 1:6)
if you'd like information on how you can help, please email me!
- coming home dec 23!
- had a really, really nice time in SC this past weekend with my best friends.
- started a really good book, you should check it out
"When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor. . .and Ourselves"
Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;
you make my lot secure.
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance
Psalm 16:5-6
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