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.
Stolen
So my guitar’s been stolen…right out of my office. Crazy and bizzare and extremely annoying. When your office is broken into, it is more then just replacing your stuff – it is the feeling of being violated but what can you do – life will go on. The problem is, I have so much homework and studying to do before tomorrow that this is a distraction and annoyance I need like a whole in the head. One the positive side, I get to go guitar shopping and get a new guitar. But when you need it for Sunday and you don’t have time to buy one before then, it makes it even more annoying. I guess I can always play air guitar – no one can steal that one and I would look cool on stage with my pretend guitar. P.S. Mike, I wish you were here you go guitar shopping with me.
Christmas Tree
So on Saturday morning my oldest son Nathanial (he’s five) and I (a bit older then five) went out to buy our Christmas tree. I thought I would give him the great responsibility of picking out the Christmas tree this year. Well, he picked the biggest tree we have ever had. It isn’t just a little bigger but it is gigantic – it’s HUGE. He is proud of it and I have to admit, although extremely large, it is a nice looking tree. I think from now on Nathanial is going to be our “tree selector extraordinaire.”
Viva Loca
These days and for the next few weeks I’ll be living the “Viva Loca”(cue the Mariachi band) with school, committee and church stuff wrap up for the year. Things are exciting but it will be busy and no doubt stressful. I am looking forward to Christmas this year and just relaxing – or trying to anyway…
Preaching Re-imagined
I bought and finished the book “Preaching Re-imagined” by Doug Pagitt this week and it was one of the most challenging books I have read on preaching. I am not saying I agree with every thing Doug says but he make some valid points and compelling critiques on preaching as speaking and offers what I think is a viable alternative (although I still have questions and concerns with it). He echoes a lot of the sentiments that I have felt and others I know have expressed when it comes to the typical way of preaching and speaking. I have a lot of questions about how “progressional preaching” would actually function and work and hope that I would watch it in action some day. Regardless, he makes several great points and even if you disagree with his solution his critique of the current style/process of preaching as speaking is compelling and worth reading.