Entries from May 2009

May 31, 2009

Catching Up to be Gone

I’ve been away from the blog for a couple of weeks now.  No good reason, time just seems to be flying by.  I thought I’d share a few quick updates regarding things I’ve been doing and enjoying over the last weeks:

I’m loving the new DMB and have been enjoying it on Pandora.  I’m looking forward [...]

May 13, 2009

The Church and the Grocery Store

I’m helping lead a retreat this weekend for young adult leaders in the Kansas East Conference.  Part of our discussion will use this video as a starting point.

I hadn’t seen it until this week, but am struck by it’s message.  It has also caused me to reflect on a couple of [...]

May 5, 2009

40 Days of Prayer for the United Methodist Church

I am very excited to be a part of a prayer campaign for renewal in the United Methodist Church.  The campaign grew out of an idea that Ben Simpson had in March and has evolved into something that is very exciting and has a great deal of potential.  Beginning on May 18th, a prayer will [...]

May 4, 2009

He Lives – For Warren, RIP

Less than a month ago I had the privilege of helping lead an Easter worship service that was a joint venture between Resurrection and Grand Avenue Temple.
This evening I learned of the tragic death of one of the participants in that service.  Warren, a member of Grand Avenue Temple, a man who was currently homeless [...]

May 3, 2009

My First 10k

I ran my first 10k on Saturday.  It was the Heart and Sole classic put on by the Olathe Running Club.  It was a beautiful morning and a nice race.  It was good to run with Ben and Andrew.  Here’s a pic of us before the race.

The 10k course was two laps around the 5k, [...]

May 1, 2009

Avoiding Swine Flu

I received the following in an email this morning.  If you’re trying to avoid swine flu, don’t do this.