Date Picking
July 30, 2009
On your left are green
and still-to-be picked dates.
What follows are picked but still to be relished dates:
· July 31st to August 2nd ConneXions Camping at East Lake (we will head for LaPine State Park for class beginning at 9:30 AM)
· August 1st ConneXions Class at LaPine State Park (Outdoor Church, no services at the Bend Church).
· August 6th Core ConneXions Leadership quarterly meeting with Elders (welcome to bring up issues over camp breakfast August 2nd or pass them on – craigangriffin@hotmail.com)
· August 8th First Serve (worship in song, prayer, and sharing words of life)
· August 21st Expressions (your chance to share your musical, artistic and poetic gifts)
· August 22nd First Serve (worship in song, prayer, and sharing words of life)
Please correct me if the above are incomplete or inaccurate…the summer’s been crazy. – Craigan
Aug 1st: Trudging…
July 30, 2009
Ever take a hike where….well…you didn’t expect snow at that elevation or darkness to come on so soon? You’re cold. Your feet are wet. You’re hungry. Your not sure of the way. You didn’t bring any food, or matches, or a knife. You keep thinking…why didn’t I plan ahead?
How about a summer hike…where you didn’t bring quite enough water. The afternoon ended up a lot warmer than you thought. Your mouth is dry Read more
Atheist Says Africa Needs God
July 26, 2009
Missionaries, not aid money, are the solution to Africa’s biggest problem – the crushing passivity of the people’s mindset…(more)
Article by Matthew Parris, TimesOnline.
photo by T U R K A I R O
Unity does not equal Uniformity
July 26, 2009
O.K., so I gave away the thesis in my title, but some things bear repeating–unity does not equal uniformity. If this does not compute for you, try thinking of it in reverse, uniformity does not equal unity. Read more
Heaven’s Whoever Policy
July 22, 2009
ConneXions Class, 7/25/09
“For God so loved the world that he gave is only begotten son, that WHOEVER believes on him shall not perish but have eternal life”, John 3:16
“WHOEVER”
The word sledgehammers racial fences and dynamites social classes. It bypasses gender borders and surpasses ancient traditions. Whoever makes it clear: God exports his grace worldwide. For those who attempt to restrict it, Jesus has a word: WHOEVER!
Just how important is this word, this whoever. And how does that affect me, you, and us?
We’ll find out.
Taste and See with us this Sabbath.
The Spirituality of Parenting
July 22, 2009
I was going to blog about this heart-warming SOF podcast, when I saw that my dear friend, Daneen Akers, had already written about it on her blog–in her inimitable style. So, I’m passing on the link to her post. You don’t want to miss this. Or the rest of her blog for that matter, which is warm and wonderful and makes peace with life’s Big Questions, by allowing them to be.
“Hungry” | First Serve 7/25
July 22, 2009
Sermon: “Hungry”
Speaker: Becky Colvin
Where in your life are you unsatisfied? God is speaking through that unmet need.
Law and Disorder
July 19, 2009
So I boarded this plane at LAX. And the experience discouraged me. It was a reminder of how we may never be able to live in a world without rules or rule makers.
The stewardess pelted us with instructions:
“Please put one and only one item in the overhead compartment. Please place items so they take up as little room as possible. Please use only the overhead bin above your seat; please Read more
God in the Twitterverse Century
July 12, 2009
I saw an old girlfriend on Facebook. Under “relationship status” she’d written, “It’s complicated”.
“Hmmm”, I thought, “glad that’s not me.”
But is my life really any simpler? I mean relationships are complicated. All the dense, spaghetti-like interactions we have with each other are enough to send an introvert like me running to the library–permanently. Read more
Shells
July 8, 2009
Do you often find yourself saying, “I’m so busy” or “I just have so much to do”? It’s easy to get overwhelmed with appointments, gatherings, to-do lists. But what are we really doing with our time? Many of us are running from place to place and it seems like life is just passing us by. We’re doing so many things, a little bit of everything, and yet it doesn’t feel like much of a life. But most of us find it hard to say no. We feel obligated. There are so many good things to do. So many good causes to join. But while we’re busy doing all these good things, are we missing out on something great? Maybe saying no would be easier if we knew what it meant to say yes.
Join us for ConneXions Class to discuss this short film. 7/11/09
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