Tuesday is for Close Calls
I’m not sure why this guy was video taping his trip, but what are the odds of this?
Don’t take it personally…
Let me just refer you to one of my favorite blogs for today’s delayed post. Seth Godin always seems to see things from a perspective that challenge predominant assumptions and perspectives.
This post on criticism is a classic example of that.
Now I’m wondering, “When I criticize how much of the reason for the criticism is focused on me?” And, “Can I criticize without it being about me?”
Tuesday is for Shallow Small Group
Small groups are growing churches answer to discipleship. There are numerous theories on how to do small groups, and when I was given the task in 2005 of developing the small group ministry at Harmony I tried most of them. Simply put, good small groups require hard work. If people are going to become more Christlike, which should be the ultimate goal of a small group, then getting people to uncover their crap takes time and effort. Neither of these is the comfort obsessed culture willing to give us, and so we not only battle Satan, but the powers and principalities that govern our American life. The following short video is supposed to be funny, but for many people who fear the vulnerability that becoming a disciple of Jesus requires I think this is really what they pursue…The Shallow Small Group.
Hey, I know you feel like you are risking your very life by dealing with the sin you have committed and the sin of others that you have endured, but if you really want to experience healing and wholeness then the faster you go deep the faster you grow deep. If you are in a small group be the first to confess, and if you aren’t find one where people will walk you into and through the depths.