tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.comments2018-05-18T04:52:31.647-07:00Shipwrecked PilgrimChris De Haanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03097951153522549637noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-47177971023666214632018-05-18T04:52:31.647-07:002018-05-18T04:52:31.647-07:00You are so awesome! I do not think I've read t...<br />You are so awesome! I do not think I've read through a single thing like this before. So good to find another person with a few unique thoughts on this subject. Really.. many thanks for starting this up. This web site is one thing that is needed on the internet, someone with some originality! <a href="https://loginmaker.org/gmail/" rel="nofollow">gmail.com login</a>Travis Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01580537840569996983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-86333081181231876492017-07-20T10:19:24.622-07:002017-07-20T10:19:24.622-07:00Need help: Down payment for house
https://www.you...Need help: Down payment for house<br /><br />https://www.youcaring.com/johncrandell-879700Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11361605827336773561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-24223359229077566212016-01-21T22:28:17.683-07:002016-01-21T22:28:17.683-07:00Astonishment happens when reality greatly exceeds ...Astonishment happens when reality greatly exceeds our expectations, which most often conforms to what we routinely experience. I suspose it's just like an accident where everyone who was involved has a disparate account because no one is really paying close enough attention- perhaps the key to being astonished is to notice, to truly stare and become absorbed with the detail of what we are experiencing with the full spectrum of implications. Kind of like Sherlock in the Hulu/TV series "Elementary." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-27937759606332563722015-04-13T08:08:48.038-07:002015-04-13T08:08:48.038-07:00beautiful, thanks for sharing!beautiful, thanks for sharing!Kirsten Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490708956388819592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-53336378475213458672014-08-29T21:10:59.056-07:002014-08-29T21:10:59.056-07:00My mind is too blown by the fact that your daughte...My mind is too blown by the fact that your daughter is old enough to live away from home now to adequately process the rest of this entry.Sam Sundquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168137243961193026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-88444934504558272162014-06-22T15:50:35.197-07:002014-06-22T15:50:35.197-07:00Thank you for sharing this article from Ruth Barto...Thank you for sharing this article from Ruth Barton. The section on "Worry" and "What the World Needs Now" especially spoke to me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272327109658244409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-39349996969490119612014-06-16T12:06:06.713-07:002014-06-16T12:06:06.713-07:00LOVE Ruth Haley Barton!LOVE Ruth Haley Barton!Kirsten Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490708956388819592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-68889277576672196822014-05-24T08:28:54.876-07:002014-05-24T08:28:54.876-07:00One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; anothe...One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. Proverbs 11:24-25<br /> <br />So there have been a lot of frantic texts last night and this morning asking for a money order to be sent immediately. And I responded with what I thought was warm wise grace offering options and ideas and reason. <br /> <br />But. I who know better, again and again, had yet another ah ha moment. Why not ask God? Pause. Listen. What a concept. Once again.<br /> <br />And the Spirit drove me to Chris’s blog: The Shipwrecked Pilgrim. <br />I have come to realize that the restlessness is actually there Holy Spirit letting me know that I have allowed to much in, too much clutter in my heart and mind and soul - the restlessness I feel in my quiet moments are a warning as well as an invitation... an invitation to stillness and rest and fullness and peace and eventually work that is empowered by the Spirit.<br /><br />So today - stop long enough to feel the restlessness and the invitation. It is only when we hit the brakes and lunge forward that we notice how fast we are going and often how far away we have gotten.<br /> <br />I have been the Checklist Queen this last week. My grades are in, my bags are packed, I am ready to go. I took Alan’s bike out for a practice spin this morning. I found the Nikon COOLPIX S210 8.0 digital camera for Matteo’s cousin at the fourth thrift store on Speedway yesterday afternoon. I am even working on my second summer book on the second day of summer vacation. Check check check. <br /><br />Clutter.<br /> <br />But stillness and rest?<br /> <br />Ah.<br /> <br />Flip back to that wisdom stuff I am working on. And of course. Ask and you will receive.<br /> <br />Gives freely. No restrictions. No clauses in fine print. No judgment calls.<br /> <br />Gives freely.<br /> <br />And to Whom am I giving? To Him who withholds no good thing. So that I may be a child of my Father who is in heaven. For He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.<br /> <br />And sometimes I fuss a little at Alan as the water splashes down and around the pots and trees and baskets and garden beds and pools in the grassy sections. Especially once a month when Tucson Waters asks me to settle accounts.<br /> <br />But man, is it beautiful. The flowers cascading off of the Ray-inspired stage, the baskets of sweet peaches. The veritable forest of red and orange-stemmed kale. The jasmine twisting around the metal arch.<br /> <br />Well-watered. I am indeed well-watered.<br /> <br />Old Nicole is posting maps on Facebook for everyone to see.<br /> <br />And this give and it shall be given unto you verse, the shared life verse that is not so much about stuff or time, but about mercy. Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.<br /> <br />Pause.<br /> <br />Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.<br /> <br />I texted back: What can I do to help?<br />christyvoelkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12074059577169825242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-10790565542469279292014-05-24T07:19:01.677-07:002014-05-24T07:19:01.677-07:00A good word. Thank you.A good word. Thank you.christyvoelkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12074059577169825242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-15316831594985627302013-11-24T12:54:42.196-07:002013-11-24T12:54:42.196-07:00Sorry for your cold, I hope the Phillips children ...Sorry for your cold, I hope the Phillips children didn't infect your whole house :( thanks for these thoughts. Kirstenhttp://www.thekirstentree.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-91145818496850305462013-10-19T19:01:50.491-07:002013-10-19T19:01:50.491-07:00Brother.. as I prayed for my pastor for tomorrow I...Brother.. as I prayed for my pastor for tomorrow I have included you that your heart will encompass Him and He will invade your heart, mind and spirit in an astonishing way, that His manifest Presence will overpower you.<br /><br />Mike Bmike bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-29968578060979425122013-09-25T20:25:36.340-07:002013-09-25T20:25:36.340-07:00Thank you my brother. Getting into the deeper pit...Thank you my brother. Getting into the deeper pit ain't that fun but He has never failed to meet me there. We miss you my friend.<br /><br />Mike & Shirleymike buchanannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-79607264817751150722013-04-23T09:27:55.413-07:002013-04-23T09:27:55.413-07:00Both this and Kirsten's post are such a wonder...Both this and Kirsten's post are such a wonderful follow-up to our services this weekend. I'm thankful to have church leaders, worship leaders, and a church body all willing to become undignified and let our posture reflect our souls. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592734422315782877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-30625145269205061052013-04-17T19:53:04.663-07:002013-04-17T19:53:04.663-07:00"but inside I am often uncertain, confused an..."but inside I am often uncertain, confused and way too often just responding to the needs and demands of any given moment" <br />I can totally relate, thanks for this!Kirsten Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490708956388819592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-58793749145408867482012-11-29T20:25:24.989-07:002012-11-29T20:25:24.989-07:00thank you my brother. i have the tendency to get ...thank you my brother. i have the tendency to get really upset and angry, neither of which are from HimMike Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-91788010855473177712012-10-19T21:40:14.912-07:002012-10-19T21:40:14.912-07:00I remember years ago you were peaching and somehow...I remember years ago you were peaching and somehow got into the story of you as a kid crawling in the caves. it made my skin tingle then and this 'stage' story did it again. i hate confined places and have had dreams of being 'almost stuck' in a variety of places.Mike Buchanan - Seattlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-63105614722292692612012-09-15T10:58:24.320-07:002012-09-15T10:58:24.320-07:00beautiful postbeautiful postThe Inspired Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14229523810975472059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-70722168112099526582012-07-22T21:33:08.354-07:002012-07-22T21:33:08.354-07:00and how subtle is he whitering... like a frog in t...and how subtle is he whitering... like a frog in the water pot. lest we hear the Truth from the Pulpit of our Master we will sureley be parched.<br /><br />mike bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-42604843406963033292012-07-21T09:50:03.545-07:002012-07-21T09:50:03.545-07:00Great post. And thanks for keeping the grass wate...Great post. And thanks for keeping the grass watered because my daughter loves to run around in it!Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10890112541963802518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-77245005533013418292012-07-21T05:51:32.986-07:002012-07-21T05:51:32.986-07:00Thank you… a verse from today’s lectio divina:
B...Thank you… a verse from today’s lectio divina: <br />Before the mountains were brought forth, or the land and earth were born, from age to age you are God. You turn back to dust and say, “Go back, O child of the earth.” For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past and like a watch in the night. You sweep us away like a dream; we fade away suddenly like the grass. In the morning it is green and flourishes; in the evening it is dried up and withered.<br />now has a vivid image attached.christyvoelkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12074059577169825242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-47442384184170437472012-05-30T06:11:16.146-07:002012-05-30T06:11:16.146-07:00This teaching has been timely for me. I have been...This teaching has been timely for me. I have been so weary with work lately. I can see God's presence in the people I serve and work with but the "stacks" and projects are overwhelming to me. I went into my day yesterday encouraged to have a fresh perspective. So many challenges yesterday! I ended up grumpy and discouraged. God woke me up at 3:30 this morning and I have been reading in Colossians 3, Romans 12, Isaiah 53 and Acts 17:28 and I am encouraged. I want to continue to wrestle with this and to know God's perspective about work. I truly believe that all we "do" is sacred but I want to live it out and work "heartily" - from my soul for the Lord and experience His "times of refreshment".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-84784274889900687712012-03-12T08:14:01.247-07:002012-03-12T08:14:01.247-07:00I'll have to check this book out! Great sermo...I'll have to check this book out! Great sermon on Sunday Chris, it really spoke to me.Kirsten Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490708956388819592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-10597538749891372482012-03-08T20:43:41.274-07:002012-03-08T20:43:41.274-07:00He has great taste in literature!He has great taste in literature!Chris De Haanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097951153522549637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-85898047693492666192012-03-08T20:28:25.947-07:002012-03-08T20:28:25.947-07:00Jonah has asked me to read him Harold and the Purp...Jonah has asked me to read him Harold and the Purple Crayon everyday this past week, so this was especially fun to read :)Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592734422315782877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165329701152852617.post-82360793988361928322012-02-15T08:16:42.028-07:002012-02-15T08:16:42.028-07:00Praise the LORD from the earth, you sea-monsters a...Praise the LORD from the earth, you sea-monsters and all deeps; Fire and hail, snow and fog, tempestuous wind, doing His will. Psalm 148:6<br /><br />Pastor Chris has been pounding on the same nail for a long year, at least. Which is good, because obviously, we don’t get it: We were made for worship. And so often worship is too closely linked in the minds of believers as standing together in a building singing songs. And there are problems with that ... some of us don’t sing so well, things drift in and out of my mind the whole time that are not at all about Him, and overall those four or five songs can be a pretty rough experience. I know. I live with a “worship leader” and my friends are “worship leaders” and after service we all sit around a big table at Bisonwiches and wrestle over what was that all about. Some people like Nicole are really able to enter into this time with a whole and undivided heart, but most of us, I suspect, end up feeling a little guilty and a little left out of the show. And the whole title “worship leader” of course reinforces this idea that the singing part is the be all, end all. In his blog, Chris quotes Isaac Watts who also found hymn singing a bit rough, back in 1707: To see the dull Indifference, the negligent and the thoughtless Air that sits upon the Faces of a whole Assembly, while the Psalm is on their Lips, might tempt even a charitable Observer to suspect the Fervency of inward Religion; and ‘tis much to be feared that the Minds of most of the Worshippers are absent or unconcerned. And then there is the childish understanding that still lingers under the surface for most of us... that heaven is going to be standing around singing songs for all eternity as we somehow tangle with a harp that we don’t really understand or particularly like. And that is that. The whole idea is a bit disconcerting, for this we were created?<br /><br />Yesterday I was struck by an almost overwhelming understanding, or at least a glimpse of the truth that Resting is worship. In its fullest and most practical sense. When Peter had his eyes on Jesus, he was saying, literally with every bone and fiber and neuron of his body, “I believe that You are God all-powerful.” Worship. When I don’t fret about food and drink and clothes or tomorrow, I am saying, “I believe that You are God all-powerful.” Worship. And Mary. Not worrying about societal norms or what other people were thinking or trying to make them happy. Worship. <br /><br />And this psalm isn’t exactly saying that obedience is worship, although I suppose it is, but really can fire and fog and wind obey? Or do they simply do what they were created to do- and this um, movement is an act of worship, declaring, “You are the God who after creation declared it good.” This probably falls under the Eric Liddell quote: I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure.<br /><br />And lastly, another worship that doesn’t involve rhythm or key. Love. By walking in love, as He first loved us, every cup of water offered is an act of worship. I am saying, “You are LORD my Savior.” And resting, “You are all-powerful.” I am not. I don’t have to figure things out or judge or fret. And, for what I am created to be, a child of God. Once again, from Chris’s blog: There is no such thing as an insignificant moment, hour, day or life for a believer. The most routine and "seemingly" unimportant days of my life are all shaped and marked by a magnificent Savior and a glorious purpose ... my life- yes, my very normal, routine life- points to and magnifies His grace.<br /><br />We were made for worship.Christy Voelkelnoreply@blogger.com