Let’s blog about sex

As part of the forthcoming IdeaCamp Las Vegas event, !CSEX, (Sept. 27-28, 2010) the network is hosting a series of blog posts dealing with sexual issues to get the conversation started in anticipation of the September event.

In the next six weeks bloggers will share their thoughts on six different areas:
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Jesus, Lord of Heaven, your love has no bounds

The song that sparked Tuesday’s questions:

It’s sure easy to sing these words but I really doubt we believe them — and perhaps even more disturbing — we don’t live like we believe them.

If Jesus’ love really has no bounds, shouldn’t our love have no bounds?

And if our love has no bounds, I think that means we’ve got some serious changing to do…

What do you think?

Declutter your schedule

Multi-tasking at work
multitasking | Photo by Jonathan Blundell

If you’re anything like me, your schedule can be either be one of the greatest aids in your day, or one of the biggest detriments in my day.

If we’re not careful our schedule can easily keep us away from the things that really matter to us.

But before we continue, take a moment and consider what really matters to you.

No, really!

Stop reading this blog post and make a list of 4 or 5 things that matter most to you.
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Looking back and moving forward

Traffic cone
Traffic cone | Photo by Jonasb

It’s been nearly two months now since Laurie and I left the plains of Red Oak for the fields of Forney.

As part of the move, we of course carried with us a number of dear memories and relationships that we made during our four years with encounter.

Luckily, we don’t leave these things behind when we move — we carry them with us.

Yesterday, Brian and I were trying to remember when it was that he shared an illustration that’s stuck with me and others ever since.

Setting out four construction cones around him, Brian drove home the point that we should be building spaces of grace wherever we go — especially as followers of The Way.
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