28
Jun
What can I say, birds like me
While taking a family walk through the neighborhood…a bird in the street took a liking to us and followed us all the way home (probably a 1/2 mile). We brought it home and fed it worms and cherries. It hung out for a couple hours. It then flew away. Then, a few minutes later it returned for more grub. A total of about 4 hours were spent with “Chirp” before he/she decided to return from whence it came (or into a cat’s mouth somewhere). Anyway, here are some pics and video of our family adventure.
UPDATE: Sherry awoke to the sounds of chirping and found our bird under our cherry tree. It followed Sherry around to get worms and strawberrys. This really is weird.
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| Chirpy the Robin |
7
Jun
Ordinary life with gospel intentionality
Any attempt at dividing life into sacred and secular is too far. We live in real times, places and circumstances/cultures that requires us to connect the gospel to real normal life. While there are extraordinary times, places and circumstances, learning to live the Good News in relationship to God, ourselves and others is just simply what it means to live the Christian life. Steve Timmis, of The Crowded House, recently twittered a series of of statements on living ordinary life with gospel intentionality that really caught my attention and feel like sharing:
- Living ordinary life with gospel intentionality means … buying from local shops.
- Living ordinary life with gospel intentionality means … frequenting a local coffee shop or pub.
- Living ordinary life with gospel intentionality means … playing for a local sports team.
- Living ordinary life with gospel intentionality means … always tipping generously in local restaurants.
- Living ordinary life with gospel intentionality means … being the kind of neighbour everyone wants to have as a neighbour.
- Living ordinary life with gospel intentionality means … volunteering at a local charity shop along with a couple of others from church.
- Living ordinary life with gospel intentionality means … doing ordinary things in community.
- Living ordinary life with gospel intentionality means … opening your home to, and sharing your food with others.
- Living ordinary life with gospel intentionality means … walking the same route to work at the same time or catching the same train each day.
- Living ordinary life with gospel intentionality means … we do EVERYTHING for the sake of the gospel!
[HT: Tim Chester]
5
Jun
Jesus, King of the Brews
Nothing generally shocks (or irritates, disappoints, frustrates, etc.) people more often about me than discovering the fact that I consume alcoholic beverages. For my Christian friends the shock comes because 9/10 of them have been taught that consuming alcoholic beverages is a sin at worst and a bad idea at best. They often take it one step further and think it wrong for those in leadership position in the church, even if they themselves drink. For my non-Christian friends the shock comes because the Jesus they’ve been exposed to is too ‘religious’ and have learned that he would condemn such behavior.
Fortunately, Jesus understands my pain: “The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’” (from Matthew 11:19) In fact, it’s interesting (if not outright ironic) that Jesus’ very first miracle was to turn water into wine; not just any wine but 150-ish gallons of good wine after the wedding party had already drank all the Boone’s Farm. Not only does this demonstrate Jesus’ position on alcohol but his position on religion as a means to please God. (more…)
29
May
Life of a Zombie
I was raised in a Christian home by a single mother of two fatherless boys with different fathers. My mother suffered from Panic Disorder and Manic Depression that left her a prisoner in our home, and also chaining us into the same cell. My mother was a strong and dominating person who placed a high value on her faith. Subsequently, we were deeply ingrained into the life of a Christian family, spending most nights sitting in musty church pews, listening to the sweaty Baptist pastor shouting above the amens of flying like darts from every direction. (more…)
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