December 2010
17 posts
greater things: philippines 2011
This winter I have the privilege of going to the nation of the Philippines with my home tribe, New Philadelphia (www.newphilly.cc). We’ll be heading to General Santos City (Gen San), tuna capital of the world, and also a place that is hungry for revival!
A team of us will leave on Jan 24th, and we will spend the entire week loving on the orphan, ministering to many different churches,...
related to relating
Today I spent some time at Times Sq Mall chillin, and meditating on the past year. For me personally, 2010 has definitely been a year of growth - especially coming into the identity as a son. More than living like a son, I began over this past year to understand my position as a son.
A change in identity (or a realization of your identity) is at first always positional in nature. Understanding...
freshazimiz →
i’m feelin like sneakers tonight, like sneakers tonight! …. or buying Logic. yikes!
From jaesonma.com:
Thinking about love…
The past week has been tough. I can’t share in details, but God has definitely been making me eat some serious humble pie. For all of you wondering am I continuing with 365 days of love… yes everyday in deeper ways then I know. Yet, I realize it is in the challenges of life that we find our character. It is in the problems that we discover new...
First night of Collide was off the hook! Tonight: Round 2.
empathy and intimacy
“Empathy is the key to intimacy.. The reason many relationships lack intimacy is because they lack empathy towards one another…” - P Benjamin Robinson
Boomshackala. I had only spent one hour at P. Christian’s apartment when P. Ben dropped that bomb.
Empathy is defined by Webster as “the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and...
the blessing of doubt..
Today I found myself panicking.
“What if this doesn’t go right? What if this situation doesnt turn my way? What is gonna happen now, God?” The thoughts hit me like a ton of bricks. I began to picture the worst possible outcome, and eventually began to convince myself that the circumstance that I just imagined was my actual reality.
Despair, doubt, and loneliness walked in the front door, and...
“To be a star you must follow your own path and shine your own light, and never...”
– Jeff Capel, coach of Oklahoma’s Bball team, writing UNC player Harrison Barnes
(via ESPN)
