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Monday, May 12, 2008

Saturday, May 19, 2007

  • insomnia chronicles is moving.

    Friends, after prayerful consideration and lots of research, I have decided to start posting my blog at a new location.  Ahhhh! 

    Yeah, I threatened to quit completely when my xanga reached 100,000 visits - well that happened yesterday - but instead of quitting, I'm simply moving to something new ... my own commencement perhaps.

    I have chosen "typepad" as my new format.  Here's my reasons:  it offers me the opportunity to list my posts in catergories that are easy  to search - plus, I can also list what I'm reading, listening to, etc and share my friends & mentors blogs (via links).  It's still kind of an experiment for me - who knows maybe I'll crash & come running back to xanga.  Know this: I'll still keep this site so that I can read your stuff and leave comments.

    Soooo, off to typepad.  By the way, I'll be listing some of my previous posts as well as new ones in order to bring my new friends up to speed and also add searchable categories to my old posts for easy navigation.

    Please check out my new site and let me know what you think.  It's not too posh (yet) but it's functional.  Just click the following link and you're there!

    Currently Reading: The Duct Tape Bible

Thursday, May 17, 2007

  • ... more than duct tape.

    I often wonder: "Is the church broken?"  ... and, IF it is broken, "who or what broke it?"

    Now, obviously the problem rests with individuals - since we, ourselves, are the "temple" - yet the problem becomes all the more complicated as we become organized into a corporate entity.  Certainly, there is strength in numbers (if correct) but that means there is also danger in numbers (if incorrect). 

    I suppose every generation of church leaders, pastors and passionate servants have been grieved by the complacency of the previous generation.  Today's leaders in this are called emergent, postmodern and relevant - and they are committed to saving the church or reinventing it.

    Yet, ironically, the church seems to out survive all of those trying to save it.

    Yes, someday our kids may be referring to Rick Warren, Erwin McManus, Rob Bell, Craig Groeshel, and, yeah, Chilly Chilton as old-school, out-of-touch, religious has-beens... ouch.

    And the church?   It will still be alive.

    Now, I'm not suggesting that we don't seek to improve or fix what's broken - but simply be honest enough to admit that we are not the saviors of the church - Jesus died and rose for that honor - He's always interceding for it - and His prayers are PERFECT.

    I think lots of things need to change, and I'm called to provoke such changes.  God created me and others to think differently, to be culturally sensitive, and missionally motivated. I have a purpose and task - I will be judged for how I did.  But, I don't need another new book - I need more of the old, true & perfect book.  It's more relevant than any other title or writer. And, its author made me... and you... and the church.

    just me rambling at 2:48am...  
    chilly


Wednesday, May 16, 2007

  • i woke up this morning and pulled my youngest son, chase truth, into bed with me.  we snuggled. 

    i prayed late last night and I was lifted by my Father, I AM, into His loving arms.  we snuggled.

    yeah, i get it.  do you?

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

  • The principle of simplicity

    • Materialism is an obsession with material things.
    • Asceticism is the denial of the good gifts of the Creator.
    • Pharisaism is binding ourselves and other people with rules.
    Instead, we should stick to principles. The principle of simplicity is clear. Simplicity is the first cousin of contentment. Its motto is, 'We brought nothing into this world, and we can certainly carry nothing out.'

    It recognizes that we are pilgrims.

    It concentrates on what we *need*, and measures this by what we *use*. It rejoices in the good things of creation, but hates waste and greed and clutter. It knows how easily the seed of the Word is smothered by the 'cares and riches of this life'.

    It wants to be free of distractions, in order to love and serve God and others.

    Currently Reading: Authentic Christianity