I could totally see my friend Andy doing this to the stairs leading to his new studio.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
That Will Leave a Mark UPDATE
So, yesterday when I posted the videos I realized that they were at the wrong size to be fully seen. I have resized them, so if you'd like to see all of what was happening on the right side of the screen, take another look. You should be able to see just about all of what was going on in the videos now. Enjoy––again!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
That Will Leave a Mark
A few weeks ago Jean and I were at Catalyst. The theme of the conference this year was "On Your Mark." Well, at the beginning of many sessions we were treated with two videos by Tripp & Tyler of "Don't Be That Guy Films," and two very creative people who attend Northpoint. Those guys are the most hilarious people. Below, are the 10 "That Will Leave a Mark" clips (2 per segment). They get funnier as they go. Enjoy!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Tips from a Baker
When we lived in Michigan I loved spending Halloween with my friend Kevin Baker. He has a heart for people. He would set up a portable firepit and have hot chocolate for the parents to stop and warm up. He did this for two reasons: to love, and to be able to have a conversation with them.
Last year, being in Seattle, I missed hanging with him. For a week or more he talked about having the hot chocolate delivered. I could only imagine that it came in a truck like the one pictured. Just add several million hot chocolate packets to the water truck and let it mix while it travels down the road to Kevin's. We missed hanging with them. We called their house and Jean got to talk with Miss Kari for a while last Halloween night.
This year, my friend will be in China for Halloween. And, this year I decided to pick up his torch. I went on Craig's List and purchased this firepit for $35 (a sweet value considering THE THING IS HUGE!). We tried it out last night by roasting hotdogs and making smores. I am looking forward to lighting this thing up Halloween, and having some hot chocolate ready for two reasons: to love, and to be able to have a conversation.
Kevin: I love ya like a play cousin!
Last year, being in Seattle, I missed hanging with him. For a week or more he talked about having the hot chocolate delivered. I could only imagine that it came in a truck like the one pictured. Just add several million hot chocolate packets to the water truck and let it mix while it travels down the road to Kevin's. We missed hanging with them. We called their house and Jean got to talk with Miss Kari for a while last Halloween night.
This year, my friend will be in China for Halloween. And, this year I decided to pick up his torch. I went on Craig's List and purchased this firepit for $35 (a sweet value considering THE THING IS HUGE!). We tried it out last night by roasting hotdogs and making smores. I am looking forward to lighting this thing up Halloween, and having some hot chocolate ready for two reasons: to love, and to be able to have a conversation.Kevin: I love ya like a play cousin!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
A Journey With Your Best Friend
This movie looks great! I am looking forward to seeing it. Best friends taking a journey together.
If you were taking a journey with your best friend, what would it be? Of course, marriage is a journey, but that isn't the answer I'm looking for (just like in Sunday School, the right answer isn't always JESUS!). Think crazy big! What would a journey with your bestest friend look like?
If you were taking a journey with your best friend, what would it be? Of course, marriage is a journey, but that isn't the answer I'm looking for (just like in Sunday School, the right answer isn't always JESUS!). Think crazy big! What would a journey with your bestest friend look like?
Paddle to Seattle Trailer from Ben Gottfried on Vimeo.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
What is Motivating You?
The Motivation No One Likes to Credit is a very good and interesting must read. Be sure to read the entire post. Don't let the photo of Michael Jackson with Fred Astaire detour you from what the post is truly about.
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Airplane
The first day of Catalyst is over. It was a great day. It was a great day to be with Jean and talk through the great things going on in her life. So good.
I do need to share a story about the airplane. Yesterday we get on the plane in Seattle, and just as I'm walking on the plane, two maintenance guys are walking off––one carrying a roll of duct tape. I wonder what he fixed with that. Never mind, I really don't want to know . . .
I do need to share a story about the airplane. Yesterday we get on the plane in Seattle, and just as I'm walking on the plane, two maintenance guys are walking off––one carrying a roll of duct tape. I wonder what he fixed with that. Never mind, I really don't want to know . . .
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Happy Catalyst Eve
Happy Catalyst Eve! If you look forward to events, this is the ONE event that to look forward to every year. (Christmas, birthdays, and even Valentine's Day don't count as events––but Canadian Thanksgiving might.)
I feel like I'm at a good spot for Catalyst this year. Less deconstruction and more reconstruction. Though I will miss seeing a few of my friends who aren't traveling in, I will be with my best friend. I am so looking forward to being with her. Getting to hear her heart, both in ministry, and especially in life. It will be a great time away with her. Short, but great.
I feel like I'm at a good spot for Catalyst this year. Less deconstruction and more reconstruction. Though I will miss seeing a few of my friends who aren't traveling in, I will be with my best friend. I am so looking forward to being with her. Getting to hear her heart, both in ministry, and especially in life. It will be a great time away with her. Short, but great.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Nails on a Chalkboard
My most disliked phrase from those in ministry is some version of the words, "God showed up." Whether it is, "I need God to show up," or "God showed up huge." It is just grating. If you Googled the phrase, "I need God to show up," you get 98,500,000 results. When did we get the notion that God was absent, or somewhere else?
Psalm 139, especially verses 7 through 12, is a Psalm of God's inescapable presence:
7Where shall I go from your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from your presence?
8If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
9If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10even there your hand shall lead me,
and your right hand shall hold me.
11If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light about me be night,"
12even the darkness is not dark to you;
the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with you.
We can't find a place to go where God isn't already there. Waiting. He doesn't need to show up. His Godness is always present wherever we run to or run from. He is not waiting for us to show up. Wherever we are, He is there with us. Perhaps he is just waiting for us to show up with more of our being, expecting communion.
Psalm 139, especially verses 7 through 12, is a Psalm of God's inescapable presence:
7Where shall I go from your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from your presence?
8If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
9If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10even there your hand shall lead me,
and your right hand shall hold me.
11If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light about me be night,"
12even the darkness is not dark to you;
the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with you.
We can't find a place to go where God isn't already there. Waiting. He doesn't need to show up. His Godness is always present wherever we run to or run from. He is not waiting for us to show up. Wherever we are, He is there with us. Perhaps he is just waiting for us to show up with more of our being, expecting communion.
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