en-us http://www.intensedebate.com/users/291574 Comments by surferdrew http://www.collidemagazine.com/article/249/putting-skin-on-our-skeletons#IDComment39330546 Ben...thanks for this post. Great reminder for us all, including those of us who were fortunate enough to take narrative preaching classes in seminary and never learned how to write 3 points and a poem. Good metaphor of "putting flesh onto a skeleton," and I especially appreciate you pointing out that the Word of God is alive. So often we miss this and we say that good preaching is all about bringing the text of Scripture to life. It can't get more bogus than that! The Word has already become flesh in the person of Jesus and my role as a preacher is to tell stories (not to bring life to a dead text) but to point to the Living Word that is actively inviting us into his Father's Story. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:58:49 +0000 http://www.collidemagazine.com/article/249/putting-skin-on-our-skeletons#IDComment39330546 http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/06/reality-and-information-a-a-coldplay-concert/#IDComment25576747 John, Great post bro! It reminds me of McLuhan's premise that "technology is an extension of our humanity" not the other way around (even though we sometimes become a slave to the technologies that we use). To play devil's advocate: if we are seeing a breakdown in the barrier between the online and offline worlds, do you think that eventually our description of reality WILL include what we have commonly referred to as the "online" world. In other words, are we seeing the breakdown of "virtual" reality because so many slide in and out of both the on and offline worlds? I just hope we don't become the humans in Wall-E. :) Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:26:14 +0000 http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/06/reality-and-information-a-a-coldplay-concert/#IDComment25576747 http://www.tonystewardblog.com/2009/04/29/the-gluttony-of-story/#IDComment20276717 Great decision-making and thanks for the post that lets us into your life and your struggle in this area. I've personally been struggling with a "Gluttony of Information" that has resulted from my insatiable appetite for knowledge and the need to be "in the know." While I don't watch much TV, I read a book a week, blogs daily, headlines hourly, and tweets constantly. I am on information overload, which in a way, is a Gluttony of Story albeit in different forms. I've always defined gluttony as "consuming more than you create and give away." I've become bloated on information in the same way that you've become bloated on stories. Time for us to start creating and giving away with all the reserves we have stored up in us! I don't think you are being anti-media/tech...just being proactive in how you use media/tech so it doesn't start using you. In doing so, you are giving others permission to do the same. Way to go. Praying for ya! Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:14:34 +0000 http://www.tonystewardblog.com/2009/04/29/the-gluttony-of-story/#IDComment20276717 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561827 no milk....ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:14:51 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561827 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561821 i'm getting hungry...i think i'm going to eat some cereal Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:14:18 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561821 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561812 silence Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:13:23 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561812 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561790 i think we're past 2000 now....John keeping us in suspense Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:11:29 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561790 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561762 so if my calculations are correct.... Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:10:05 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561762 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561742 good thing i'm on the west coast Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:08:57 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561742 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561726 rhett keeps telling me Thesis is where its at... Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:08:07 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561726 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561715 j/k Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:07:09 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561715 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561711 captain crunch or life cereal...that's what my first post will be on Thesis Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:07:03 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561711 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561702 balderdash! Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:06:11 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561702 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561685 it's like trying to call into KIIS FM to get Kanye West tix...redial! Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:05:11 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561685 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561671 hey yo!!! Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:04:28 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561671 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561516 Go fish... Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:00:22 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561516 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561476 Yahtzee!!!! ? Sat, 3 Jan 2009 05:56:58 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561476 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561463 Yahtzee!!!! Sat, 3 Jan 2009 05:56:13 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561463 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561440 I'll throw in a Cafe Brazil gift certificate... :) Sat, 3 Jan 2009 05:54:17 +0000 http://human3rror.com/2009/01/02/thesis-theme-is-seo-hotness-win-a-copy-from-me-contest/#IDComment13561440 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/should-your-worship-leader-go-to-your-church/#IDComment13204529 In our consumeristic-westernized worldview, the gathering of God's people together by Jesus and sent out to be witnesses to Him throughout the world has been reduced to "a place where we GO TO in order to get feed through teaching and worship. If our understanding of church is just a place to GO TO...then it doesn't matter if the worship leader or teaching pastor or staff for that matter GO TO the church as well...just as long as they are able to "feed the flock." In fact, if they attend other churches they might be able to "deliver a better product" (to use familiar consumeristic language). But if our understanding of the church is WHO WE ARE, then I think it is essential that everyone...from the person who cleans the toilets to the person who leads worship be invested into the community. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:01:23 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/should-your-worship-leader-go-to-your-church/#IDComment13204529