Archive for August, 2009
(Pause)
In: Other| greenhouse
21 Aug 2009We’re in a race to the finish line.
Which is sort of just the starting line.
And so the blog’s gonna be light on content over the next few weeks. Lots of finishing touches - sermons to polish, volunteers to firm up, spotlights to create, sharpies to buy.
This Sunday, we’re running a sort-of dress rehearsal that [...]
Soul: Winter Garden
13 Aug 2009I’m spending a day doing sermon prep for the sneak preview and the first two weeks of Greenhouse. Up nine escalators in three locations, at the top of Harold Washington Library is one of Chicago’s most serene spaces, the Winter Garden, so named because in the winter it would feel like a springtime garden [...]
Take Your (Allotted) Time (TED Commandment 10)
In: Church
12 Aug 2009Continuing our series on what preachers can learn from the TED conferences’ guidelines, which they’ve affectionately dubbed “The TED Commandments”.
Finishing what we started. Today, the final TED Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Steal the Time of Them that Follow Thee.
There’s a lot wrapped up in this commandment: There’s a lot of ground to cover, [...]
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My Good Buddy Jesus
In: Jesus
11 Aug 2009Yesterday we were in a museum with a large Jesus statue.
And as the mother posed next to it, she asked her son, who was taking the picture, “Did you get Jesus in it?”
There is a reality we can live in that renders these sorts of interactions foolish. There is a reality where Jesus as [...]
Building a Greenhouse: Threads
In: Church| greenhouse
7 Aug 2009We want Greenhouse to be the kind of church where whatever we do on Sunday afternoons affects the rest of our week. Many of our conversations have been about ways to connect our community to one direction and theme for a season at a time, and help it to seep into all the corners [...]
No Reading Allowed (TED Commandment 9)
In: Church
5 Aug 2009Continuing our series on what preachers can learn from the TED conferences’ guidelines, which they’ve affectionately dubbed “The TED Commandments”.
Eek… has it been a month since I paused the TED Series? Let’s finish this sucker out. Today, commandment number nine, Thou Shalt Not Read thy Speech.
Why do we create and deliver sermons? [...]
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Soul Roundup
In: Soul
2 Aug 2009Hope you enjoyed two weeks of soul. My vacation & ultra-busy week leading up to vacation is over, so I’m back to posting (mostly) original material as of Monday. Got lots of Greenhouse & preaching stuff to finish up, and maybe a couple more Soul-ful surprises between now and then.
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Soul: Music from a Tree
2 Aug 2009This is the last of my two weeks of soul. But there will be more in the future. If you have something kind of awesome to share, send it my way. I’ll give you credit and linkage, where applicable.
Today: Creation collides with curiosity to create compelling compositions.
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