What I learned today...

Today was the first day of Catalyst. It was amazing. I am continuing to see how much I learn just from taking a break and being poured into for a day by other leaders instead of doing all the pouring. I had a chance to see what God has in store for me over the next year.

The thing that I take away from this day is actually a verse of scripture. Can you believe it??!! A verse from a new and futuristic conference? Yes. Francis Chan, the man, delivered what I think is one of the best sermons I have ever heard.

1 Corinthians 16:13 - It's time to be a man!!

Also- Shane Claiborne is very inspirational. Listening to him and his MANIFESTO makes me think that I really do have a chance to get a book published some day. Sorry, I think I would just like to see him and Driscoll go for a few rounds.

HAHAHAHA....anyway, more updates coming later.

B.

Also- I love my wife, she just made me cookies!!

Great Talk

If you are like me and you enjoy not so much being combative, but listening to other people who are then you will def. like Mark Driscoll's sermon that he gave at the convergent conference at southeastern seminary. just go to itunes, podcast directory, then search for southeastern and he will be down towards the bottom of the page. it is awesome. i think you will like it very much.

I'm Back Baby

What is up?!! It has been a while since I have sat down in my computer chair and starting writing again. But now I have spent time alone with God and had my spirit refreshed. I'm ready to go, ready to write. God has truly fallen fresh on me and in my heart.

Check back soon for some new updates.

For Now...

So it has been a while since I last posted a blog, and that has been no accident. I have felt pretty busy lately and the whole blog thing has been moved to the back burner. On top of that, I never want to be one of those guys who just writes to read his own thoughts....trust me, they aren't that important. What is important is giving myself completely to my God, wife, family, and church. This takes up a decent amount of time anyway. So until I have something that is worthwhile to say, I will continue to seek God, to hear His voice while mine, for the time being, remains silent.

If you do need to get in contact with me, you may do so in the following way:

email: jer1610@hotmail.com

Thanks.

Blessings,

Brett

vanity oh vanity

i have been thinking a lot lately about how much vanity must be involved to be part of the blogosphere. how else could one find it appropriate to say to the world, "here are my thoughts, you need these...enjoy!" what is it that drives us, as humans, to think that somehow we are, or ought to be, this important. i have read countless people's blogs of many professions (ministerial and otherwise) and wondered how they had so much time to sit at a computer. i have read others' and found myself marveling at the amount of narcisism that must exist in these persons' self awareness.

then i began to think about what it is that we do as ministers. we stand in front of a crowd, (hopefully) and trust that we have been in communion with the Almighty so that we may minister to those who need ministering to. i know that there is much more to ministry than speaking. (trust me, i work with middle schoolers) but i have been thinking about this very much.

do i simply want to be heard?

what makes me so different?

what makes me so special?

filled with the spirit

i have been thinking about what it means to be filled with the spirit lately. i want to badly for all the decisions that i make in my life..

anyone have any thoughts??

back to normal (right...)

i am so excited about getting back to speak at our MS program tonight. it has been a hectic 10 days. i have spoken at our kids worship services, high school, and college, and had to miss a couple of our programs, but hopefully tonight we can get back in a good routine again. i'm excited to get to hang with my kids tonight. talking about being excited, i can't wait to see the look on their faces when we reveal what we are going to be doing this fall. just gonna have to wait and see.