tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38244815577724984442024-03-13T00:31:52.459-05:00That's Not MayonnaiseRamblings and contributions on how to improve chicken salad...and the church in America.bRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824481557772498444.post-7413781560591407802010-09-30T10:28:00.009-05:002010-09-30T10:59:42.803-05:00Fight LustLust will never go away this side of the Eternal City. The empty satisfaction that the things of this world lure us with every moment of everyday are a reminder that we are creatures awaiting to be eternally satisfied. This is clear in the Apostle John's first letter,For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes not bRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824481557772498444.post-13869344156235992662010-03-16T14:07:00.007-05:002010-03-16T14:45:20.567-05:00Local NativesI recently came across some great tunes by a band called Local Natives and I've been taken in by their album Gorilla Manor. The song, "Shapeshifter" has some great lyrics.... Why does the soul hallucinate? I've got control, I shift my shapeIf flesh and bone do not containThe mirrors don't reflect my face The song "Wide Eyes" is another one that stands out lyrically, as it seems to present bRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824481557772498444.post-72085276431029803622008-05-29T20:33:00.002-05:002008-05-29T20:40:28.311-05:00Cultural christianityFunny...yet, sadly when you use the term "Christ-follower" to identify yourself, you may get a strange look from your "Christian" friends. Yet another sign that cultural christianity is becoming more and more pervasive throughout the U.S.bRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824481557772498444.post-32404190203859921692008-05-28T16:52:00.009-05:002008-05-29T08:37:44.455-05:00"Being" Missional"To be or not to be, that is the question." Famous lines of the Great Bard, Shakespeare. A concept that is worth spending some time in self reflection over. What is it that we are to "be?" One may quickly recognize that "to be" is an active verb, meaning there is no place for passivity when we are "to be" _________.Many of us spend so much time, money, and energy "being" something whether it is abRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824481557772498444.post-17080122624830041412007-08-21T14:26:00.001-05:002007-08-21T15:02:03.858-05:00where did all the daylight go? Last night, my wife observed something subtle, yet something that effects everyone on the planet: the days are getting shorter. No, I'm not saying that time itself is decreasing, but if you take a moment to step outside this evening, you'll notice that the sun is beginning to set a bit earlier. Wow, what a revelation! It's nothing new, it's to be expected right? But we often forget this subtle bRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824481557772498444.post-29175624679332265272007-08-09T18:08:00.001-05:002007-08-10T09:28:50.622-05:00"Missional Church": A Fad Worth Following?I recently had a conversation with a friend who works with a church in Austin, TX that is seeking to establish a missional mindset among their new and growing congregation. In seeking this endeavor, my friend told me that a professor at a prominent seminary in the U.S. had responded somewhat pessimistically concerning the recent "missional church" movement, stating that it is merely a fad that bRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824481557772498444.post-44821343239368739782007-08-01T22:07:00.000-05:002007-08-01T23:03:32.304-05:00Hammers are made for hammering As a young boy, I remember receiving my first tool kit, the hammer was my favorite tool and boy was I eager to utilize it. One afternoon, I remember sitting out on the edge of the sidewalk in front of our house with my new tool of choice, the hammer, and began chiseling away at the concrete. Before I knew it, I had decimated more of my hammer than the section of concrete I was whacking profuselybRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824481557772498444.post-54696737731868927922007-07-25T14:12:00.000-05:002007-07-25T15:53:17.685-05:00Rubbing noses with a mountain If you've ever looked at a picture of the mountains, you can't help but gain a sense of awe for their beauty. And if your like me, often times thinking you're more special than you really are, you look at those mountains and say, "I could summit that." But, as the host of one of my favorite TV shows, Bear Grylls of Man vs. Wild, often says, "You can never tell how big a mountain is until you rubbRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824481557772498444.post-935507479508386042007-07-14T18:11:00.000-05:002007-07-16T16:41:45.458-05:00Agonistic Preaching I recently read an essay by Lee A. Wyatt from Confident Witness-Changing World: Rediscovering the Gospel in North America, in which he describes a model for preaching in a postmodern context. The model he terms, "agonistic preaching." The word 'agonistic' is derived from the Greek word agon meaning to struggle, fight, or compete. He claims that the Grand Story (metanarrative), that is, God's bRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824481557772498444.post-39575577341644717442007-07-11T09:22:00.000-05:002007-07-11T14:27:44.278-05:00Bashed by Benedict Recently, Pope Benedict has made public his feelings toward Protestant communities of faith: they are not Christian. It has long been the stance of the Roman Catholic Church that she and she alone is the true church, the Mother Church. One only needs to view St. Peter's Square (see picture at left) to interpret the Catholic understanding of the Church (take note of the curved colonnades bRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824481557772498444.post-69882173013390253462007-06-26T14:16:00.000-05:002007-06-26T14:49:34.751-05:00chicken salad....mmmmI thought I'd try to be funny and write about chicken salad. Chicken salad in and of itself is not funny, but I tried to find a way to make it funny by sticking it in the description of my blog, which of course has nothing to do with chicken salad. I felt somewhat deceptive though, in claiming that my blog is devoted to improving chicken salad, when I really have no intention of attracting bRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824481557772498444.post-57172866627421744382007-06-21T11:29:00.000-05:002007-06-21T15:47:40.540-05:00grace obligated...?I recently started reading a novel by Philip Caputo entitled, Acts of Faith. The story is based on the atrocities taking place in Sudan, as seen through the eyes of a mercenary "with a conscience" who leads an organization that flies in humanitarian relief to starving Sudanese. The book opens with Fitzhugh (the mercenary pilot) being interviewed by an American journalist, and he says, "...there bRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824481557772498444.post-28128039033110192202007-06-20T18:16:00.001-05:002007-06-20T18:16:17.995-05:00Denison Marrs - Transatlantic intro and Every StarThis is one of my all time favortie bands. The first 5 minutes of this are excellent!bRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824481557772498444.post-63894113205304691562007-06-18T14:42:00.000-05:002007-06-19T18:45:20.078-05:00Fortress of Purity"How can a young man keep his way pure?" Ps. 119:9-16 addresses the seemingly elusive quest for anyone who has an ounce of endorphins racing through their post-pubescent brain.I've often wondered, 'What the heck does it mean to be "pure"?' This is a topic that comes up anytime a group of guys seeking to follow Jesus get together and talk about something more worth while than Fantasy Football or bRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824481557772498444.post-43995970406306486492007-06-14T09:50:00.000-05:002007-06-14T10:22:06.567-05:00would Jesus drink my coffee?Since I find myself becoming more and more addicted to coffee, I looked into this whole fair trade issue because I've heard that coffee farmers are severly effected by this. There is a documentary out called Black Gold that I would really like to see but can't figure out how (no listings in Dallas). If anyone has seen it or might know how I could see it, let me know.As believers, people who are bRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824481557772498444.post-47143711180994292152007-06-11T13:31:00.000-05:002007-06-19T18:45:47.819-05:00...so what does that mean? Well I've joined the blogosphere and the first thing that came to mind when I had to fill in the title of your blog spot was "That's Not Mayonnaise." So what does it mean? I recently finished an extremely eye-opening course on The History of Christianity in America at the seminary I attend, taught by Dr. Jeff Bingham. In it, we were exposed to the atmosphere of the times in America during the bRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013722785636148692noreply@blogger.com3