Become What You’re Not, Zeal, And A New Blogging Feature
I know it’s possible to set up my RSS Feeder so that anyone who reads my blog can see exactly what blogs I’m reading on a daily basis. This feature bothers me just a bit because I frequently don’t agree with the content of all the blogs that I read. Sometimes it’s good to read people who totally disagree with you to get a better perspective. This has caused me to dream up a new feature on this blog, one I like to call “Blogs I Wish I Wrote.” In “Blogs I Wish I Wrote” I will feature either a snippet of a profound or humourous blog or a link to one, which, while reading, I say to myself “Man, I wish I was the guy who wrote that.”
Today’s “Blog I Wish I Wrote” comes all the way from South Africa, where Jono, a man I had the priviledge of living with for a year, shares in two short paragraphs the mystery of how God can command us to be what we are not. I would quote it here, but the whole post is so profound and short, that to post only part would not due it justice but to post all of it would be stealing. Instead, I point you to “One Necessary Thing and Some Other Stuff” by Jonathan and encourage you to read and ponder that which the Lord is sharing with him.
Thursday Night Brain Dump
I haven’t posted in a week or so. The cruelty of blogging is that when you have the most stuff going on to write about you have the least time to blog about it. This Thursday night brain dump is for those who are slightly curious about what is going on in Travis’ world.
Sunday was both my birthday and an awesome day. I had an amazing divine connection with a guy who spends his days mobilizing reproducible churches to reach the lost in North America.
Christy and I wanted to be in Kansas City this last part of this week, but with no new car and an ailing older car, the trip was not possible. This is the first time we’ve missed Tribal Gathering in years and its kind of a bummer.
I’ve been up trying to read through a new book about to be published called “Come Rest.” I’ve been asked to write a little blurb as a recommendation and when I do, I will post it here to give the book some publicity.
Discipleship actually works. Especially when its real, intentional, and simple.
I still have a lot of stuff I’m hoping to post here, including “The Apostolic Nature of House Churches” and “An Appeal,” which is why I wrote about Todd Bentley and Lakeland in the first place. Watch for more coming soon.
The Joys of Being A Dad
Just a quick note tonight. I’ve been trying to teach Ariel how to join with us in the spiritual things that we do. Christy lived with a woman named Ana who taught her four young girls that prayer, prophecy, and the supernatural were just part of every day Christianity and because of that her girls (including the four year old) would regularly participate with their mom in supernatural ministry. Getting my daughter in that same flow in prayer and worship remains a high priority for me. However, with my not-quite-two year old, I’ve also been working at her not being distracting to others during the prayer meeting.
So, before we started worship and prayer, I said to her in front of everyone: “Ariel, we’re going to start praying. We really want you to pray with us. Do you want to pray?” “Yeah!” was her reply. If you’ve ever met my daugther, you’ll understand the excitement and joy that came with that one word. But what came next was about two minutes of her jabbering on in her own little language while she imitated little hand motions and actions we sometimes use during prayer. For the first time I knew she really connected with the idea of being part of what we were doing, even if she only understood it a little bit. It was awesome.
Can I just say that there is no greater joy than to be a dad and see your daughter (or son) wanting to pursue God like you pursue God. I’m not perfect (actually I’m far from it) but I’m paving a way for my daughter that was never paved for me. I’ve said this before, but I have no idea what it looks like to grow up in a family truly centered on Christ, but I’m excited to see the kind of lives that my kids will lead when my race has been run. I know this will be more painful and less cute in the future, but the fruit will definitely be worth it. I love being a dad!
Cluster Map
Pursuing Glory 