From the monthly archives:

April 2005

Quote: Bono

by Mark on April 13, 2005

Quote:

“Did you come here to play Jesus? Cuz I did.”

- Bono – live in LA (rewriting U2′s song One)

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Taking Action and Action Taken

April 11, 2005

Taking Action and Action TakenI’m consumed by making things happen. I want to be productive. I want to move on tasks to produce my desired results. I live this way often. I feel in control when I live like this.Jesus lived this way. He took action. The world bent around him when we walked into [...]

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Our Greatest Gift

April 11, 2005

Our Greatest GiftA book by Henri Nouwen came to mind this week. It’s entitled “Our Greatest Gift: A Meditaion on Dying and Caring” Perhaps it was brought on by the merging experiences of the past few weeks of the Pope’s passing and my very good friend Jimmy’s mother struggling with cancer. Here are some quotes [...]

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The Ministry of Paying Attention

April 11, 2005

The Ministry of Paying Attention At BVC we have a card for first time visitors. It is a lot like cards other churches use. A “visitor” fills out the form. Then the information is passed to all the staff, as a way (I’m assuming) to stay in touch with who is coming through our doors [...]

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Back to GR

April 7, 2005

Back to GRIt’s been a crazy week. NYC was a good experience.The night before I left town someone broke into the church and trashed the place.My 55 gallon fish tank got busted in the breakin and flooded my office and part of the gym outside my door. Some great folks at BVC were able to [...]

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The Pope

April 1, 2005

The PopeI have recently grown more appreciative of this Pope. Growing up protestant the only time you mention the Pope is when you are saying somethign derogatory. There certainly has been enough evidence in history to show that a Pope can misuse his authority and power.I’d like to go out the way he is. His [...]

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Ms. Wheelchair stands up, loses crown

April 1, 2005

Ms. Wheelchair stands up, loses crown Candidates for the crown have to “mostly be seen in the public using their wheelchairs or scooters,” said Judy Hoit, Ms. Wheelchair America’s treasurer. “Otherwise you’ve got women who are in their wheelchairs all the time and they get offended if they see someone standing up. We can’t have [...]

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In NYC

April 1, 2005

In NYC Got to NYC tonight.staying in White Plains actually.I’m here for an Evangelical Covenant event that goes through Monday.

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