Oldie but a Greatie

Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly,
Thou has brought me to the valley of vision,
Where I live in the depths but see Thee in the heights;
Hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold Thy glory.

Let me learn by paradox
That the way down is the way up,
That to be low is to be high,
That the broken heart is the healed heart,
That the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit,
That the repenting soul is the victorious soul,
That to having nothing is to possess all,
That to bear the cross is to wear the crown
That to give is to receive,
That the valley is the place of vision.

Lord, in the daytime stars can be seen from deepest wells,
And the deeper the wells the brighter thy stars shine;

Let me find thy light in my darkness,
Thy life in my death,
Thy joy in my sorrow,
Thy grace in my sin,
Thy riches in my poverty,
Thy glory in my valley.

[The Valley of Vision]

Google say what

Don't ask why, but I was typing in "Is it safe to swallow a goldfish"

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After I continued typing in my search term it got worse. But I won't paste that here.

QuickE

I am now in Ann Arbor, MI attending The Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

I have an apartment.

I live alone. Well, I have a fish. His name is Sushi. He is dark blue.

The most important things I brought from home:
1) my books:
(a) on my desk - ESV Study Bible by God; Instruments In the Redeemer's Hands by Paul Tripp
(b) on my night stand - ESV Thinline by God; The Valley of Vision (Collection of Puritan Prayers)
(c) just realized that all the books mentioned above were not paid for by me
2) tennis gear
3) Crocheted octopus

Favorite new purchases, not including Sushi:
1) Bike ($50 off CraigsList) In comparison, it costs $50-80 a month to rent a bike from a local bike shop
2) Ottoman ($10 from Target). I've wanted an Ottoman for years but could never afford one.
3) Wall Street Journal subscription. It makes me feel smarter just holding it.

Things I miss the most (excluding people):
1) preparing lessons for Sunday School
2) teaching Sunday School
3) Monday Night Tennis

Still to do:
1) select Church...(or does the Church pick me?)
2) MMA and/or learn how to cook
3) live for Christ alone

peace geese

More Math

• genuine action > generous sentiment
• real change> twitter-worthy socially-minded sound bites
• compelling communication driving collaboration> isolated intellectual discussion
• solid foundation> clever innovation

big difference between "we should talk about this / we need to engage in this conversation" and "i'm going to take responsibility to lead change and follow through"

Perhaps we are overly concerned with creating our own personal brand, trying to differentiate ourselves from the masses.

I don't think we should be so occupied with differentiation. We should be occupied with conformity to Christ.

In Michigan a 3X3

Done

• Moved in
• Purchased fish. Name = Sushi
• Signed up for Gym

Near Term To Do's

• Overcome Financeaphobia
  
• Find Church / Plant Church (hmm...)
  
• Get a Reputation --> Christian Hedonist

By the Time I Leave Ann Arbor

• Delight in God more
  
• Witness to peers
  
• Be a light to Ann Arbor
  

*Bonus*

• Be compelled to go anywhere, do anything, at any cost, for the sake of the Glory of God
  

Leadership Requirements

Found this to be really interesting.

Originally written for church planters, much of it is useful for evaluating pastoral candidates and other church leaders.

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