I’m taking the rest of the year off from blogging. I may take some time to update the blog roll and other links.
I watched “The Last Samurai” earlier today. I really enjoyed it. For whatever reason, it reminded me of the following quote which is kicking my butt right now:
“Whenever I meet […]
wadehodges.com Archives: December 2003
A friend of mine recently read 12 Steps for the Recovering Pharisee (Like Me). He emailed me the chapter titles. Thanks Jim.
1. We admit that our single most unmitigated pleasure is to judge other people.2. Have come to believe that our means of obtaining greatness is to make everyone lower than ourselves […]
In Preaching Biblical Wisdom in a Self-Help Society Alyce McKenzie writes:
I bumped into an acquaintance from church recently browsing in the self-help section of the local Barnes and Nobles bookstore. She was scanning book spines with titles I wish I’d thought of like Getting Over Getting Older, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, Pulling Your […]
Last week Shannon gave me an article by Tim Baker which was in the September/October issue of Youthworker magazine and is entitled “Building a Bridge: The Frustration between Theory and Practice.”
Here’s the gist of the article:
I’m struggling with trying to stay current (and look toward the future) of my youth ministry, while at the […]
Andrew Jones has given me a new phrase to add to my vocabulary: Residual Church
“Residual Church: The existing church that remains, that has existed and functioned previously and the impact of which still remains. The early church in the Book of Acts (emerging at the time) was influenced by the synagogue structure, secular […]
Interested in buying me a gift? Would you like to see me expand my knowledge by reading a book from time to time? Want to inspire my imagination with a good movie?
Check out my Amazon wish list. I’ve just finished updating it.
The preliminary draft of what we’re calling (for now) “The Garnett Vision” is available to all Garnett members interested in reading it and offering feedback. I know there are at least 2.5 people form Garnett who read this blog, so if you want a copy of it, email me and I’ll send it to […]
My good friend Sam Middlebrook has a new worship album coming out and a new website to go along with it.
Sam is one of my favorite worship leaders in the world. One of my most memorable worship experiences involves Sam standing there with bare feet, playing his guitar, and singing his head […]
Last night Heather and I went with some friends to the Merton Banquet sponsored by the Monos Community in Tulsa. We participated in vespers, then had a gourmet meal, and then heard a lecture on the writings of Thomas Merton. We had a great time.
In the latest issue of the Mars Hill Review, there is an article by John Sexton entitled “The Argument from Story.”
The journal’s summary of the article is as follows:
The author reviews the classic arguments given by philosophers for the existence of God and proposes another argument that apologists have overlooked: the argument from story. In […]
A friend of mine recently read 12 Steps for the Recovering Pharisee (Like Me). He emailed me the chapter titles. Thanks Jim.
1. We admit that our single most unmitigated pleasure is to judge other people.2. Have come to believe that our means of obtaining greatness is to make everyone lower than ourselves […]
In Preaching Biblical Wisdom in a Self-Help Society Alyce McKenzie writes:
I bumped into an acquaintance from church recently browsing in the self-help section of the local Barnes and Nobles bookstore. She was scanning book spines with titles I wish I’d thought of like Getting Over Getting Older, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, Pulling Your […]
Last week Shannon gave me an article by Tim Baker which was in the September/October issue of Youthworker magazine and is entitled “Building a Bridge: The Frustration between Theory and Practice.”
Here’s the gist of the article:
I’m struggling with trying to stay current (and look toward the future) of my youth ministry, while at the […]
Andrew Jones has given me a new phrase to add to my vocabulary: Residual Church
“Residual Church: The existing church that remains, that has existed and functioned previously and the impact of which still remains. The early church in the Book of Acts (emerging at the time) was influenced by the synagogue structure, secular […]
Interested in buying me a gift? Would you like to see me expand my knowledge by reading a book from time to time? Want to inspire my imagination with a good movie?
Check out my Amazon wish list. I’ve just finished updating it.
The preliminary draft of what we’re calling (for now) “The Garnett Vision” is available to all Garnett members interested in reading it and offering feedback. I know there are at least 2.5 people form Garnett who read this blog, so if you want a copy of it, email me and I’ll send it to […]
My good friend Sam Middlebrook has a new worship album coming out and a new website to go along with it.
Sam is one of my favorite worship leaders in the world. One of my most memorable worship experiences involves Sam standing there with bare feet, playing his guitar, and singing his head […]
Last night Heather and I went with some friends to the Merton Banquet sponsored by the Monos Community in Tulsa. We participated in vespers, then had a gourmet meal, and then heard a lecture on the writings of Thomas Merton. We had a great time.
In the latest issue of the Mars Hill Review, there is an article by John Sexton entitled “The Argument from Story.”
The journal’s summary of the article is as follows:
The author reviews the classic arguments given by philosophers for the existence of God and proposes another argument that apologists have overlooked: the argument from story. In […]
