The Wanderer

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63115227901725012272011-07-08T06:06:43.962-04:00The WandererThanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581179729557076846noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6311522790172501227.post-29625856532549196432009-08-15T01:05:00.001-04:002009-08-15T01:07:30.159-04:00Some thoughts I like from Brian Andreas

I don't know how longI can do this, he said,I think the universehas different plans for me& we sat there in silence& I thought to myselfthat this is the thingwe all come to& this is the thing we all fight& if we are luckyenough to lose,our livesbecome beautifulwith mysteryagain& I sat there silentbecause that is notsomethingthat can be said. different plans______________

Thanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581179729557076846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6311522790172501227.post-19873099544853817872009-08-03T01:22:00.000-04:002009-08-03T01:23:02.072-04:00Kingdom of Heaven

"What is God trying to tell us about the kingdom of heaven through Jesus' use of simile?" This question was posed after reviewing all the instances in Matthew where Jesus talks about the "kingdom of heaven."Parables. Stories. People relate to stories. You can understand the point of a story without really having to put the moral into words. Kingdom of heaven. Something of great value. A little

Thanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581179729557076846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6311522790172501227.post-15714536061983563432009-07-31T01:27:00.000-04:002009-07-31T01:28:04.250-04:00Life is ... ?

"In the last analysis all moments are key moments. Life itself is grace." - Frederick BuechnerI agree with Buechner. Well, about the key moments, but I don't understand what he means by life being grace. We receive grace daily, but saying life is grace is like saying life is redemption, or life is sanctification, or life is ... a noun? I don't like life being a noun. Life is a verb. Life is

Thanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581179729557076846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6311522790172501227.post-46390723392852132742009-06-05T16:35:00.000-04:002009-06-05T16:36:18.582-04:00Bird With a Broken Wing

Some stories are meant to be told rather than written; they are far better heard than read. This is such a story. It was told to me by Frank Nantz.Frank Nantz, a friend and member of the church I serve as pastor, is in battle with pancreatic cancer. As we sat together in a hospital room before his last surgery, he asked me to write this down. I wish you, the reader could hear Frank narrate this

Thanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581179729557076846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6311522790172501227.post-62596320894765717362009-03-30T23:11:00.003-04:002009-04-14T23:03:57.377-04:00Materialism

Here's a short presentation I made as an assignment for a leadership group in the campus ministry I'm involved with at Georgia Tech. The pictures and video from Haiti were taken by my good friend Nolan, when he was there in February of 2008.

Thanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581179729557076846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6311522790172501227.post-83993529647259534342009-01-22T00:05:00.001-05:002009-01-22T00:05:24.633-05:00More Food for Thought

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and not clothed." - President D.D. Eisenhower Sorry I don't have time to expound upon this further. Hopefully I'll have time one day soon to sit down and share more of my thoughts.

Thanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581179729557076846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6311522790172501227.post-56780647123476844062009-01-14T00:58:00.000-05:002009-01-14T00:59:48.435-05:00from Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger

Written by Ronald J. Sider and published in 2005."Present economic relationships in the worldwide body of Christ are unbiblical and sinful; they hinder evangelism and desecrate the body and blood of Jesus Christ. The dollar value of the food North Americans throw in the garbage each year equals about one-fifth of the total annual income of all the Christians in Africa...Like the rich Corinthian

Thanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581179729557076846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6311522790172501227.post-81020534981831051432008-12-22T16:14:00.002-05:002008-12-22T16:21:10.571-05:00As the Deer, Part IV

But God still loves you. If you doubt it, take a look outside your window and consider this glorious planet He has given you. Better yet, spend some time to take a walk through nature on a sunny day and listen to the sounds of the woods, or ride your bike through the rain and feel the replenishing power of water, or spend a day or two in the wild places of this earth and wonder at the power and

Thanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581179729557076846noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6311522790172501227.post-50008294124315677132008-12-21T14:23:00.000-05:002008-12-21T14:24:08.929-05:00As the Deer, Part III

The Bible tells us that there is more to the story. The story of mankind seeking validation and finding it in the wrong places is a very old story, one that goes all the way back to the beginning of creation. Take a moment to pull out a Bible and refresh yourself with the first chapter of Genesis. As we look through this chapter – the six days of creation and the seventh day of rest – we see

Thanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581179729557076846noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6311522790172501227.post-11217988153228238662008-12-18T23:36:00.001-05:002008-12-18T23:38:43.862-05:00As the Deer, Part II

Imagine that you are on that lifeboat. Everyone begins to realize that the boat cannot stay afloat under its current load and somebody is going to have to take one for the team. So what are you going to do? You produce a list of reasons why everyone else should want to keep you on the boat: I’m a good paddler! I’m a doctor! I can tell really good stories to keep you entertained! I have three

Thanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581179729557076846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6311522790172501227.post-64221839498950569052008-12-18T00:52:00.002-05:002008-12-18T00:58:48.066-05:00As the Deer, Part I

*The following is the text of a sermon that I delivered on July 20, 2008 at the evening service of the Church of Christ at Gold Hill Road in Fort Mill, SC. Since its pretty long, I'll post installments over the next few days.I suggest reading these verses first, as they lay the groundwork: Genesis 2:4-8, 20-25,Psalm 42:1AS THE DEER“The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds

Thanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581179729557076846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6311522790172501227.post-60979765724008153622008-12-16T15:34:00.000-05:002008-12-16T15:34:00.947-05:00"I am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger"

I am a poor wayfaring strangerWhile trav'ling through this world of woe,Yet there's no sickness, toil, nor dangerIn that bright world to which I go.I'm going there is see my Father,I'm going there no more to roam.I'm only going over Jordan,I'm only going over home.I know dark clouds will gather 'round me,I know my way is rough and steep,But golden field lie out before meWhere God's redeeming

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