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Here’s a video that my friend Shawn and I made to promote our church’s new “social-network” website.
CHECK IT OUT!

Hello friends,

I am looking for resources concerning spiritual disciplines. We are going to be starting a sermon series on spiritual disciplines and I am looking for books, websites, other messages, stories, really anything pertaining to spiritual disciplines (prayer, meditation, fasting, study, solitude, etc.)

Leave me some comments. Link to anything you’ve got. Even if you have a certain discipline you do that may not make it into any resource I’d like to hear about it.

Word.

If you haven’t seen this YOU MUST WATCH IT NOW!

You can see more about Photosynth at the Photosynth website.

Also check out TED.com

Word.

Well friends,
I have a question for you all to help me with. I preached a sermon last week that you can check out here. In that sermon, which was on the topic of suffering, I mentioned that Jesus can sympathize with us in our sufferings because he obviously led a life of suffering, which culminated with him suffering and dying on the cross. I also mentioned that he suffered emotionally when he was forsaken by God on the cross.

A member of our community came up to me this week and challenged me on the fact that God could forsake his Son. This person said that God was incapable of forsaking his own Son in that God would no longer be tree-in-one, and thus becoming two, separate Gods.

I mentioned Romans and the propitiation of Gods wrath on Jesus, thus forsaking him on the cross, but in the moment I didn’t formulate a good response. Now that I have had time to think about it I am interested to know what you think about this theological issue.

Did God forsake Jesus on the cross?

Now, this discussion can go in a variety of directions. Atonement, characteristics of God, the trinity, hypostatic union, etc. Take it where you will and I’ll chime in where I can. In all of this let’s keep in mind that we are not experts of the land, but only familiar with the territory.

Word.

It’s out today. Will you see it?
It is Expelled.

I’m going to start giving my recommendations for new music as it comes out on thursdays (that gives me two days to listen to the albums!)

Thrice - The Alchemy Index, Vol. 3 & 4: Air & Earth

Here’s a video of Dustin Kensrue playing “Come All You Weary”

Hello friends,

I told some that I was preaching this past Sunday night instead of leading worship. Here is my sermon. Please let me know what you think. This was my first time preaching to adults, so…

VIDEO:

AUDIO:

Suffering Well - Chris Martin

Word.

I went to the Rockies home opener yesterday. Not a good showing for the Rox, but a beautiful day for baseball. Here are some promised pictures.

Word.

Here’s a question to all the readers out there:

WHAT ARE YOU READING?

I’m looking for some new books to spark my interests. Ideas?

Word.

Well,
the Colorado Rockies begin their season AGAIN tonight.

I am pleased!

I’ll be at the home opener this friday and I’ll post some pictures this weekend!

Could the Rocks win the pennant again?

I hope so!

Word.