NPR shared a memorial about Donald Bordelon Monday morning. A man reporters met while covering the tragedy in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
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Open mic
From time to time I like to check in and find out who my readers are and why they come to my little spot on the Interwebs.
So its open mic blog.
Tell me a little bit about yourself. Who are you? What do you like doing?
Mic check – one two, one two.
This is your chance to tell the world whatever you so choose… express yourself, share a passion, plug your band, etc.
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A mixed up family tree
I’ve picked up an interest in genealogy over recent years. I’ve been tracking what I find on Geni.com as well as our own family Wiki site.
It’s interesting to track where you’ve come from.
Some interesting folks in our family tree include:
President James Madison, Jr
Wyatt Earp
Gen Edmund P Gaines – Gen. War Of 1812 and man who arrested Aaron Burr on charges of treason
Robert/Richard Gaines – who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence
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Heather’s story
I’d love to share this story at some point as part of our actual podcast but I figure — why wait? It’s already out there for everyone to listen to, download, listen, share it and talk about it. It’s worth it.
Pastor Ryan shares ::
Our God is a God of Justice and I believe once we understand that, we will no longer be okay with the things that aren’t okay…
…Another thing that’s been pressing on me lately is just how relentless God is. He wants us and He will stop at nothing to reach us. So often our arms are jammed so tightly into our sides that we won’t let Him embrace us, but He doesn’t quit. He doesn’t give up on us. Ever.
That was evident with Heather’s story as she shared it with our body last weekend.
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[audio:http://www.vineyardwestside.com/podcasts/HeatherStory.mp3]Some Beautiful updates
I don’t normally plug our podcast here too much (at least I don’t think so) but thought I’d give you a heads up on some great interviews we’ve had recently and a few that are upcoming.
Be sure and check out somethingbeautifulpodcast.com to listen to all our past, present and future shows.
This week on the show we have the first part of my interview with Greg Garrett. Garrett’s an English professor at Baylor University and also a lay-pastor at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas. He recently wrote a great book – “Stories from the Edge A Theology of Grief” based on the summer he spent as a chaplain in Austin, Texas. I talked to Greg about how he dealt with his own personal “demons” and how he was led into the chaplaincy and some of what he learned in the process. Great stuff.
Also, last week we talked with Mark Batterson, pastor of National Community Church in Washington DC. Batterson recently released his second book, “Wild Goose Chase” and we talked about the book, the adventure of chasing the Holy Spirit and how Batterson has seen it play out in his own life.
Coming up we have the second half of my interview with Greg Garrett, as well as an interview with Frank Viola and a two part interview with Trucker Frank (aka Frank Schutzwhol).
I think they’re all stories worth talking about (whether you agree or disagree with the particular story) so be sure and check them out and let us know what you think.
Also, if you have a story, poem, or message that you think our listeners would love to hear — send it to us. You can send it as text only or if you’d like to record it in your own words you can send an mp3. Send all your submissions to :: somethingbeautifulpodcast (at) gmail (dot) com.