Archive - May, 2010

Here to Stay…

May 12, 2010 in Blogs with 22 Comments

I’ve dabbled in the blogging world for a while now. At times I love it. At times I loathe it. The loathing it part is generally because I haven’t always cared for the feel or format. But even more so, it has frustrated me because putting yourself out there for the world to see comes with price. I’ve written about this before. You can read those posts here, here, and here. Fortunately, I am not alone. I’ve spoken with a lot of people who’ve suffered similar frustrations.

Suffice to say, something in me has changed. I don’t know what it is, but I actually feel like I have developed some authentic passion for my life in Christ. It’s not some residual passion that came from elsewhere on the outside. This thing is internal and I love it and I want to keep it.

Moreover, I have discovered a blog format that I really, really like. My friends at Theobloggers have been such big helps. Brad Palmore has exhibited the patience of Job with me for over a year now. I owe him a lot for his help and guidance. Brad is actually the one who convinced me to pull the trigger on the MACR program, as well. Too, Joey Cope (Distinct Impressions) and the MACR program have only served to fuel my passion to improve my writing while writing more. This is the perfect place!

So I am here to stay! I doubt I will post everyday, but I will be posting significantly more content.

Those of you who are regulars around here, thank you for bearing with me as I try to get things figured out.

Hoarders

May 10, 2010 in Christian Life with 4 Comments

Hoard: noun “A stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded.”(Oxford American Dictionary)

Maybe you’ve seen the A&E show, Hoarders, or possibly caught an episode of TLC’s,  Hoarding: Buried Alive. Both chronicle the lives of obsessive/compulsive hoarders. Neither is an easy show to watch. The pathological obsessions people have with “things” is unbelievably unnerving.

What I’ve noticed, though, is that the most disturbing aspect of this compulsive disorder, at least in my mind, is what is being hoarded. The things that become valued aren’t necessarily what you would expect. It would be one thing to hoard food, or family heirlooms, but food wrappers, cardboard boxes and paper cups? Something just doesn’t seem right.

But then I got to thinking about how difficult it is to cut ties with all the junk that eats away at us. You know what I mean: anger, bitterness, a grudge, and above all, the need for power and control. These are things that ever-so-slowly erode the heart, only making it harder to cut loose because of the tendency to cling to them. It isn’t all that different from those who destroy their lives, as well as they lives of the ones the love, through hoarding.

Dump Day

May 4, 2010 in Ministry, Updates with 3 Comments

Tomorrow is a big day! It is Dump Day. A most amazing friend of mine, Trey Morgan,  is raising money to feed the people of Tegucigalpa, Honduras who rummage through “the dump” looking for food. Trey is immensely passionate about this. In the past, he has raised thousands of dollars on his blog for this effort. I feel honored that Trey has asked me to pray ardently about going with him to Honduras in December. It is something I am currently doing.

Today, a post is up on Trey’s blog that includes a documentary video about this great Christian humanitarian effort. See it for yourself. Also, there are a number of those close to Trey who are going to fast for 30 hours beginning tonight and use the money that they would have spent on food to contribute to the Dump Day effort. Your participation would be greatly appreciated.
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