Sleep is OverRated:

Mikayla Renee Riddle was born Feb 14th @5:38am via C-Section.
That's right. Valentines Day!
Pam and I are very excited about our new addition.
There are pictures at the liquidthinking site .
I've had the privelege to spend some one-on-one time with her in the early mornings.

Bad Advice to Youth Pastors about Youth Pastors:

When a new youth pastors starts her new job at the church down the street. Ignore her. Don't call.* Don't take her to lunch.

Invite her to your pathetic network so that you can talk about her later and call her names.

After you meet her, be sure to draw quick conclusions about her character and background.

Start a network pool based on how long you think she'll last at first church.

If the youth worker is female, make sure you crack some guy humor, and present her with the boys club facade.

If the youth worker is female. Hit on her.

If the youth worker is male. Hit on him.

Be as arrogant as possible and talk trash about other pastors on your staff.

And most importantly:
Steal as many of the other youth pastors kids as possible. Especially the the popular, goodlooking and talented kids.

*It's okay to call if you are inviting her kids to your cool rock concert or outreach event.

FW:

Why is it that I get so many FW's from Christians that deal with things these individual christians are afraid of. More often than not, the individual is uniformed about the issue and simply reads something in the email that they resonate with and then they FW it to all of creation!

On behalf of thinking christians everywhere. I'm telling you to stop.
I do not say this lightly. Maybe this is worthy of a

STOP in the NAME OF JESUS!


Send me stuff I don't need to visit snopes.com to research.
Here is an easy way to determine whether you should pass it on.
Let this post be your guide.

If it deals with:
Spongebob
Chuck Colson
James Dobson
the end times
the mark of the beast
microchip conspiracies against christians
the evils of the Democrats or the Republicans
defending family values

Breakpoint and Desperate Housewives

This article was forwarded to me:Breakpoint with Chuck Colson

I do like his comment on "This is obviously the stuff of soap operas, yet there's an important, if inadvertent, cultural point made: It really is difficult for American women to see marriage and motherhood as a calling these days."

I also agree that the women in this are seeking meaning. I would argue that the show does in fact point in directions that are healthy in ways only hollywood could. however it's message is not about christ... there is a lot of truth spoken in this show that we can claim and understand.

and.
using Desperate housewives as an arguement for homeschooling seems laughable and ridiculous. "Housewives" show women desperate to survive and find meaning and authenticity in a world that is more and more pretend. The pace of life and mountains of unwritten expectations placed on these women and their lack of support is what is killing the characters in this TV show. It's a hit for a reason. I think women can relate. I see in my neighborhood. The shiney happy people, who live perfect lives. Who are prompt in mowing and setting up and taking down the appropriate seasonal holiday outdoor decor.

I also do not claim to be an expert.
I just find it interested that a Southern Baptist Man is commenting on this show. Talk about taking the plank out of your own eye! Any man associating with a church declaring the "utter servitude of women to men", then giving women advice about homeschooling, which is unformed and irresponsible.

Desperate housewives is a cry for help to me. It is a cry for the church to understand where many women are coming from and tell them the truth. They are not alone. They don't have to listen to the voices of our culture that tell them their gardening wardrobe needs to match their rubber grip on their pruning shears and that they don't need to always serve cuisine.

But my question is... will the church respond? To counter a culture of aloneness it means we have to let our guard down. It means we must not live in isolation ourselves. It means that real community is a large part of what salvation is to them.

Just a thought or two....
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