This is something I am apart of in March. It will be fun and I am looking forward to hanging out with friends, meeting new friends, and talking all things Small Groups.
WEB LINK: 2006 Small Group Pastor’s Deconference
My 24 Character…
Velvet Elvis
I just finished reading Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell. It was a quick and interesting read and made me continue to think about my faith and working it out in our every changing world. I liked the book, not because it was profoundly challenging, but because it put some substance and articulation to a lot of what I have been already thinking about. Granted, there are things I don’t agree with, which is fine, but for what it is, I think it is definitely worth the read. In terms of critique, I find some of his interpretations of scripture troubling…not necessarily the bad kind of “troubling”…just the “I never thought about it like that before and I need to find out more” kind of “troubling” (an example would be his interpretation of Binding and Loosing).
Socom 3
So I rented Socom 3 and played it for three hours last night. It is fun and extremely better then Socom 2. Nothing beats running around pretending, like a kid, that I am the leader of a special military unit (Note: I am not the best military strategist. That is probably an understatement, as my teammates are rountinely killed under my command. As a result, I think I serve my country best by staying out of the military.).
Post-School Reading
School is over and I finally get a reprieve from reading school assigned books and doing papers. I am looking forward to these next few days and being able to read books I want. I have several on the “to read” pile that I have been looking forward to and will no doubt make some comments on them in the bloggs to follow.