An Invitation
I want to start this entry with a disclaimer – This post is written in the middle of my thought process. I haven’t drawn any firm conclusions yet. The purpose for the entry is to get some of this stuff out of my head and on to my computer screen. I also want to welcome you into this discussion with me. So read, think about it, and respond if you feel so led. This past weekend my church went on a retreat to Luther Park Retreat Center in Danbury, WI (I highly recommend Luther Park for smaller...
Read MorePrayer
I have been reminded recently of the power of prayer. A part of my life consists of being an Intervarsity Student Fellowship volunteer at Normandale Community College. The leadership of IV at Normandale is made up of all volunteers actually because there isn’t an IV staff person there. Since September of 06, the leaders of IV & Campus Crusade, along with leaders of two or three churches interested in students at Normandale have gathered the first Friday morning of every month to pray. As far as I...
Read MoreMarch Madness
I’ve opened the Consumed Pool to any interested participants. All are welcome to play. We don’t care what your strategy is! Pick all the higher seeds, choose the team with the best uniforms, go crazy with the upsets, whatever. I’ll give you a little hint though, pick OSU to win it all and you will go far! CBS Sportsline does a great job with their brackets. It is very user friendly. To get in, go to this link: Consumed NCAA Bracket Password: abs If you don’t have a user name with CBS...
Read MoreEmergent
Over the last several months I have received E-mails & phone calls and have had i-chat & face-to-face conversations about Emergent. Questions like this seem to always be asked: What do you think about Emergent? Is Consumed Ministries a part of Emergent? Do you think Emergent waters down the Gospel? Etc., etc., etc. For whatever reason (most likely laziness so now I can just refer people to this post when I’m questioned) I decided to blog about this topic. I want to start by saying something —...
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