What would Kurt Cobain do….?I just had coffee with a friend who said to me, “Don’t you wish Albany would become the next Seattle?” This was the second time this week I heard that exact question from someone. It seems many of us would like to see the Albany/Troy area become creative, progressive and influential. That’s not a bad thing, especially [...]
House Of The Mint Mosaic Trio4 good things to check out (in no particular order):
1} Mint Kit Kat – it was found in the vending machine at Loudonville Community Church by an investigative youngster, although I heard it was the last one in the machine……
2} John Mayer Trio “TRY” - A new band for “Wonderland” singer/guitarist, John Mayer, made up [...]
The Spiritual ThermometerUp in front, with lights bright and a dark room, it’s so hard to know what’s going on in the corporate worship. I find it hard to take the spiritual temperature of the participants. Worship leaders sometime make the mistake of judging the spiritual climate of a room by the number of hand-raisers, kneelers, and [...]
Show me the impact…..Here is a statement I read today. What do you think about this?
“…There is nothing that has a bigger impact on the people of your congregation than what happens in your weekly worship gatherings. Of course, Christian community and discipleship encompass much more than corporate worship, such as spiritual disciplines, small-group fellowship, ministry teams, missional [...]
That Hideous MachineI’ve been taking in some good books and music lately. I keep a Book Log spreadsheet each year and challenge myself to increase the number of books each year. I also review the list each year (this year it will finish out around 28-30 books) and evaluate how balanced the genres/topics were. They tend to be [...]
i am here; it is now
dear blogsphere…i have a bronchial infection. I cough up colors not found in the Sherwin Williams paint wheel. They would have names like ‘reaper flesh’, ‘dull puss’, and ‘brown lung’.
I am having tea [a very strong earl grey] and re-reading with amazement the last chapter of Luke. Things get mystical and powerful in unexpected explosions [...]
Comfortable..Dennis even sang…..Last night felt like we had settled in. There was a comfort to it that is hard to explain. I love to look around 40 minutes before the service and see so many people busy doing their thing. Then, at 5:00, as I walk out from the prayer room and step into the sanctuary, I [...]
Anticipation…it’s making me wait…It’s amazing to think we’ve been going 4 weeks now. I have to say I love my job. Even the stress of it is part of the process (and certainly better than rolling Sherwin Williams #6345 Interactive Cream (Flat) on another living room wall….). I anticipate a lot of things coming down the road.
I anticipate [...]
Something to blog aboutSomething to blog about?
So, Phil promised deep dark secrets. Not sure I have any to blog on. Here are the terribly mundane pieces of my world. The kids and I have been working on new strategies for reliving Diane of dishes since September. All is progressing well.
I made a traditional Italian [...]