I received a package in the mail yesterday afternoon from Catalyst. Inside the package I found a moleskin journal and an envelope of names. I opened the brown leather journal and read the challenge. I had 24 hours to perform one of the 30 projects described in the first few pages of the journal, and [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 31, 2008
Thank You Sir, May I Please Have Another - CrossFit Week #2
I am amazed that the two previous CrossFit posts are now the most read posts on my blog. A lot of people seem interested in this exercise philosophy. So to pad my blog hits with additional CrossFit searches, here is a list of the exercises I did over the ten days.
Monday 7/21/2008 – 400 yard [...]
July 30, 2008
What’s Acceptable? What’s Possible?
About three weeks ago someone in my Sunday School class asked a simple question that has stuck with me. We were studying the Beatitudes and talking about how completely counter-culture Christ is calling us to live. In the discussion, this person asked
“I wonder what behavior we accept today that twenty years from now we will [...]
July 26, 2008
My 97 Seconds of Fame – The Public Transportation Interview
Public transportation has been a topic in the media lately here in Huntsville. The main question that is being asked is, “Given the surge in gas prices, why hasn’t Huntsville seen the jump in public transportation participation that other major cities have seen?” Great question. Many current local political leaders and many candidates running for [...]
July 24, 2008
Next Book
I am searching for a new book to read. The last five books I have read have been incredible, but its time for some fiction. My last five books include
The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post-Religious Right America by Jim Wallis
The Hidden Power of Electronic Culture: How Media Shapes Faith, The Gospel, and [...]
July 20, 2008
Broken Body - CrossFit Week #1
The first week of CrossFit is complete, and I am very sore! It is amazing how much my muscles have atrophied spending years working in front of a computer. I am in pretty good aerobic shape and have found out that I am in terrible anaerobic shape. Here is a description of the workouts this [...]
July 15, 2008
Urban Renewal
Urban Renewal is a topic that I have become very interested in. During the Fermi “Q” Conference last April, the lab that I chose to go on was titled “Sustainable South Bronx”. We rode the subway from Manhattan to the South Bronx. Comparing the sites going into the subway right next to Madison Square Garden [...]
July 13, 2008
Helping the Homeless in Huntsville
The Youth at our church participated in Missions Week all last week. Missions week is a week of where the youth spend the night together (guys in the gym, girls on the youth hall) and during the day participate in local mission opportunities in our community. Tony (youth minister) invited one of his close friends, [...]
July 9, 2008
CrossFit Challenge
My brother, Kevin, has challenged me to give CrossFit a try. Those of you that know my brother, know that our genetic makeup is completely different (Same parents - way different bodies and minds). Kevin has always been a big dude – I am longer and lankier. He was a state champion wrestler in high [...]
July 7, 2008
Christian Response to War
Duncan posed a good question on his blog about the role of Christians living in a nation at war. Great question. Over the past few year I have heard many different people wrestle with this topic. Here is my response to Duncan’s questions.
A week ago I read a passage in Jim Wallis’s new book on [...]
