For those of you who would like to see just how much my wife and I enjoy dancing together, here is the video of our routine for the Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois fundraiser.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
To Explore and Amaze
If I go back and read previous email announcements, newspaper articles, newsletter entries and such that I have written to promote the activities of our church, I find that I like to use the word "explore." I like the idea of exploring faith as a group activity. I like the idea of exploring what God is doing in the world. I like the idea of exploring new ways to be the Church.
Exploring is a great activity. It has a sound of expectation and hope. It has a sound of excitement and adventure. When we were kids, we did not visit the woods behind our neighborhood... we explored it. I suppose it is that childlike bias within me that has shaped so many of our church publications.
I think words are important. I think they say a lot about who we are and where we are going. I'm glad that "explore" is a subliminal favorite. I want to be that kind of Christian. I want to be part of a faith community that explores.
Another word that I say way too often is "amazing." That one gets a lot of air time in my conversations and sermons... I know that. Just can't help it. I'm sure there is a bunch to unpack about that as well. I'd love to hear what are the "most used words" for other people. With the capture of ideas and wonderings over Facebook and Twitter, we should be able to find an app out there that will analyze our postings and tell us what our favorite words are. Now that would be interesting!
I hope your day is filled with exploring amazing things.
Exploring is a great activity. It has a sound of expectation and hope. It has a sound of excitement and adventure. When we were kids, we did not visit the woods behind our neighborhood... we explored it. I suppose it is that childlike bias within me that has shaped so many of our church publications.
I think words are important. I think they say a lot about who we are and where we are going. I'm glad that "explore" is a subliminal favorite. I want to be that kind of Christian. I want to be part of a faith community that explores.
Another word that I say way too often is "amazing." That one gets a lot of air time in my conversations and sermons... I know that. Just can't help it. I'm sure there is a bunch to unpack about that as well. I'd love to hear what are the "most used words" for other people. With the capture of ideas and wonderings over Facebook and Twitter, we should be able to find an app out there that will analyze our postings and tell us what our favorite words are. Now that would be interesting!
I hope your day is filled with exploring amazing things.
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