faith posts collected at Nashville is Talking

Blowing Crap Up

nitwit1 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:26:00 -0500

It’s what the founding father’s would want.

Behind The Mask

nitwit1 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:11:01 -0500

I liked not liking Darth Vader. The way he wheezed. The way he picked up subordinates by the throat with his mind powers. The way he surrounded himself with British actors and dim lighting.

Then George Lucas had him take off his mask. There, under the shroud of evil, was an old man, a father struggling to breathe, asking his son for forgiveness.

Dan Phillips Video Blog

nitwit1 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:11:00 -0500

This is my first attempt at video blogging, hopefully the first of many tries. I hope you enjoy it.

Misty water-color church signs...

nitwit1 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:57:00 -0500

Happy 4th of July!

nitwit1 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:28:03 -0500

Brandi and I are spending the day getting ready for our annual party. For years we’ve hosted a 4th of July party with friends. Each year our backyard fireworks show gets bigger and better. I may try to get some video for you tonight.

Comcast, Airport Express & Twitter

nitwit1 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:32:45 -0500

i have written about online corporate reputations before. and i’ve talked about how twitter has helped saved lives.

Reflections for the week

nitwit1 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:46:00 -0500

I did not add reflections as recommended, but here I go. There have been
highlights: notes from readers who read this blog, reading 1 Thes. (I am
on chapter 2), and the near possibility(?) Of adding video to this blog.
And thanks to my son-in-law for building my new computer.

And some moments have been tough. Sitting and reading the Psalms (23,

Caryle Marney

nitwit1 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:26:00 -0500

I once heard Caryle Marney preach. I really like this prayer before he
died.

http://www.reallivepreacher.com/node/217#comment-1390

chasing dreams

nitwit1 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:55:20 -0500

the first time i breathed a breath of nashville air was less than a year ago. i was up for ministrycom, a communications conference, and during the couple of days we were here, i fell in love with it. after i got home, i told chris that we had to visit sometime on vacation.

My Son Is Blogging

nitwit1 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:23:38 -0500

Well it’s official! My seven year old Jett has his own blog. You can check it out HERE.

Summer Lovin’

nitwit1 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:57:00 -0500

"Mommy, can you help me write something?” Gresham (age five) asked.

“What do you want to write?” Becky asked.

“How do you spell ‘Averi’?”

“A-V-E-R-I”

“Is?”

“I-S”

“Hot?”

“What?”

He agrees: Your wife is always right.

nitwit1 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:47:00 -0500

Lost and Found?

nitwit1 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:52:13 -0500

The Failing Experiment: A brief thought on July 4th

nitwit1 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:40:31 -0500

About four years ago I was reading the paper in a small town in Minnesota. I read an article by Congressman Mark Kennedy entitled: “The Great Experiment” which discussed the sacrifices many soldiers had made to make this country what it is today. I felt the need to reply in this letter to the editor that you see below.

Remember

nitwit1 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:17:00 -0500

I’m the speaker guy at church this Sunday. And I’m scared. I haven’t read the bible aiming to teach it to someone else in many months and it’s uncomfortable, nerve racking really. It’s especially difficult because I don’t get to choose what I’m speaking about. I’ve been asked to speak about Joshua - the guy that “fit” the battle of Jericho, remember?

Merton, Ali, and the Dalai Lama

nitwit1 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:09:00 -0500

This is an interesting YouTube video of the three made at Mammouth Cave and based on Compassion:

a video on you tube of Merton, Ali, and the Dalai Lama

Except for that one time...you were alone then.

nitwit1 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:07:00 -0500

Christians and Politics

nitwit1 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:54:35 -0500

The Danger of doing Good: Forming Stereotypes

nitwit1 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:00:44 -0500

(photo credit [photo not of me])

Orthodox Bible

nitwit1 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:36:00 -0500

From : The Orthodox Study Bible. This statement was meaningful to me:

"He who is humble in his thoughts and engaged in spiritual work, when he
reads the Holy Scriptures, will apply everything to himself and not to
his neighbor." We are to look in scripture for a personal application.
"What does it mean to me?" Christ is speaking to us. We must listen!

forgot to mention : on vacation

nitwit1 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:05:16 -0500

Of life, laughter and liturgy . . . documents

nitwit1 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:29:00 -0500

I received a note today on my blog from Jane Stranz in France. This is a
sermon she preached on Sunday. The person from Zimbawe (click on her
link) moved me very much. The sermon is excellent, Hanging on to hope !

http://stranzdocs.blogspot.com/

Each of us touches many lives. I have been involved this week with an

Of life, laughter and liturgy . . . documents

nitwit1 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:39:00 -0500

http://stranzdocs.blogspot.com/

Each of us touches many lives. I have been involved this week with an

Eh?

nitwit1 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:40:00 -0500

Happy Flag Day to all my Canadian readers. All one of you.

Where are the rest of you reading from?

i haven’t died

nitwit1 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:37:58 -0500

i haven’t died. i promise. we are still waiting for our internet to be hooked up at home (thursday…as i cross my fingers) and my computer for work should arrive tomorrow (again, crossing my fingers - it was supposed to be in today!)

This Is MY Kind Of Worship!

nitwit1 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:09:15 -0500

I saw this on my new friend, Dave Shaw’s blog. I love it. Could this be coming to Cross Point soon?

Thumbs up or down?

Bark Blower

nitwit1 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:03:00 -0500

I have never seen a bark blower before.

Faith Inaction

nitwit1 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:42:57 -0500

Barack Obama's "faith adviser" was in Nashville a few days ago to try to convince conservative Christians that Obama's in their corner.

Dante’s Caucus

nitwit1 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:40:37 -0500

Organization

nitwit1 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:07:00 -0500