| [..who i am..] |
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| I am trying to be the best husband to Jessica and father to Connor I can possibly be. In the daytime (and after they go to sleep) I am the Innovative Creative Arts Pastor at Powell Church in Knoxville, TN. I love songwriting, creating stupid videos, apple computers, and pie. |
| [..blogs that i read..] |
| journey to claire |
| real live preacher |
| bill wolf |
| cult of mac |
| adam mayfield |
| bob carlton |
| adam feldman |
| futility closet |
| jeph hurst |
| jason edelen |
| jon reid |
| church marketing sucks |
| kem meyer |
| anthony coppedge |
| betsy wolf |
| mark nelson |
| multi-site arts |
| [..graphic & video resources..] |
| sxc.hu |
| igniter media |
| sermon spice |
| highway video |
| worship house |
| digital juice |
| church marketing lab |
| [..music & artists..] |
| gregadkinsmusic.com |
| greg on Myspace |
| new city cafe |
| bill mallonee |
| the innocence mission |
| andrew peterson |
| andrew osenga |
| over the rhine |
| nickel creek |
| david wilcox |
| rich mullins |
| hem |
| andy gullahorn |
| jill phillips |
| arthur alligood |
| dave potts |
| [..my so called music career..] |
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| [..52 songs in 52 weeks..] |
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| [..where i serve..] |
| powell church |
| [..disclaimer..] |
| I am on staff at Powell Church in Knoxville, TN but the opinions, thoughts, comments, and humor on this page are solely my own. Wade in at your own risk and be warned, I'm a bit of a goofball. |
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Hey, where my peeps at? This is becoming quite the barren wasteland these days.
I know, it's my fault... I don't write much anymore and when I do, it's just some link to a funny video or something. It's interesting... I feel like the community aspect of my blog is dying away... at the same time, the hits just keep on coming in huge numbers. February is on pace to be the biggest month ever with over 6000 unique hits... that's a lot of people! I guess as this whole "emerging church" thing starts to hit middle america and the mainstream, my site, because of the title, comes up near the top of the list on a lot of search engines. That's okay I guess... but it seems like most people are stopping by nowadays to snag some quick resources. I'm cool with that, but I miss the "old" days of a year ago. I've got to do a better job of writing...It's just that... I'm running out of steam on this whole emergent church thing. I mean, yeah, I know it's there, and I know changes are happening, but it's gotten to the point that it's impossible to put a finger on it. I'm not smart enough I guess to figure it all out and I'm certainly not up to being any type of "thinker" (as some of you have me listed on your blog-rolls) on the subject. I would love to be able to write for you guys some deep theology that will get the conversation going but honestly, I just wouldn't know where to start.
What I do know is this: I know that my faith has been shaken in the past few years and is in a better place because of it. I know that how I see the church and her role in this world has changed a lot and I'm better for it. But I also know that I am totally unqualified to really talk with any authority on any of this stuff... and I guess that's what this site is supposed to be about. The journey... the struggle... the failures. I'm an "emerging minister", not an "emerged" one... but the problem is, I'm mostly all alone. I serve in a church that if most of you out there visited would say is just like your church... same "modern" way of doing things that you're used to. And I'm fine with that... I love these people and I have no pretense to say that I've come up with some better way of doing things. However, I do sense the change in the air... not so much a revolution of the faith as a changing of the leaves... a hint of a chill in the air that says a new season might be creeping upon us. I don't have a label for it... a name... a slogan... but I want so badly to be a part of whatever it is that God is going to do with my generation.
Here are some things that frighten me: I'm afraid of my desire to be cool. I'm afraid of my desire to be cutting edge. I'm afraid of my desire to be seen as someone who is well read. I'm afraid that we will make the same mistakes as the generations before us. I'm afraid that I will sell out to this movement, only to find myself just as lost as I feel sometimes now. I'm afraid that I will grow up and resist the change that my son's generation will come up with. I'm afraid that I will get so caught up in my theology and so obsessed with change that I will forget to just love people. I'm afraid that I will try and make my issues everyone's issues. I'm afraid that I won't love people as much who disagree with my theology.
Basically, I'm scared to death half the time... and I guess that's a good thing. Perhaps that's a very good thing.
Does any of this make any sense at all?
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Check out this site for a collection of Famous Fonts. You can download fonts from movie titles, band names, publications, TV Show titles, and more, all free. Great stuff!Great story on Donald Miller
Fans of Donald Miller might want to read this excellent article from a Portland newspaper. Pretty intersting stuff. Willamette Week Online COVER STORY: Confessions of a Dangerous MindFunny Napoleon Dynamite Spoof
Check this out... put together by traveling drama troupe, The Skit Guys!You have to watch this video!
New Life church in Washington DC has a really funny series of videos on their website. Their newest is a parody of "Baby got Back" about a girl who likes gigantic Bibles... it is absolutely hilarious! They also have a really funny Les Mis takeoff.For those of you who have lived in and around Knoxville for a good while, the infamous Tim Jones is on staff at this church as the "Staff Funny Guy" according to the website... knowing Tim a little, that sounds about right. Anyway, find the video here and prepare to laugh.
This is in my town right now...
I saw a commercial for this on TV tonight and did a double take... It's called the Colossal Colon and it is a gigantic human colon that kids can crawl into and play in. The TV commercial said "Fun for the whole family! Kids will love to crawl in the colon and adults will love it too! Come see the Colossal Colon!".Am I the only one who this strikes as being absolutely hilarious?
