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Six-Pack (60)
Welcome to the latest edition of the Six-Pack, delivered right to you! No need to grab it from your snow-covered front step or venture to the mailbox. It’s arrived!
This week’s collection features the usual mix of ministry, faith, and anything else that piqued interest. I think you’ll be pleased, provoked, and pushed.
If six ever feels overwhelming, start with my two *Picks of the Week*, and move out from there.
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Today’s edition:
1) The One Thing You Have to Stop Doing if You Ever Want a Harvest (*PICK OF THE WEEK*)
Ann Voskamp: That woman can write. And this piece displays that small message by beautifully communicating a far larger one.
2) 23 Things We Learned from “The Matrix” Commentary
Matrix fans will need to read this. Others? Maybe.
3) The Innovation of Loneliness (*PICK OF THE WEEK*)
This short video is a powerful and thoughtful exploration of how our “Facebook world” is changing who we are and how we function.
4) Turning Around a Church is Really Tough
With most churches plateaued or declining, most pastors I know need to read articles like this.
5) John Mark Comer and the Multi-Site Church
Scot McKnight highlights a recent conversation on the need for sound theological thought within our pragmatic decision-making processes, using multi-site churches as a case study.
6) Baylor’s Extraordinary Season and Lives Changed
Baylor is still alive in this year’s March Madness bracket. But after a horrendous 2-8 start to their season, the real story unfolded off the court in this tale of transformation, with a Canadian connection.
May your week ahead be filled with life, as you seek the One from whom it flows!
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- Which link above was today’s best-of-the-best?
- Why that one?
Direct others to the best of the bunch with a quick comment.
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Thursday Thanks (1-5)
Beginning today, I’ll use this space each Thursday to list five things (items, experiences, people, whatever) for which I’ve been recently grateful. Consider it my “blessings count”. Ann Voskamp’s famous challenge to list 1000 gifts seemed daunting — I’m committing to 500, a two-year venture here on the blog. Better get at it!
1) Muscles
Last weekend was our church hockey league’s wind-up tournament. Playing three games in a day in an annual reminder that I am twice as old as I should be to be undertaking such challenges. But the stiffness that night was one of those feelings that confirms that you’re alive, and feeling alive is always a good thing!
2) March Madness
Today marks the beginning of the high point on this sports-lover’s calendar. While I watch a lot less of it than I used to, this three-week event never fails to provide some of the drama and energy that are unique to College basketball’s tournament format.
3) Toy Trains
My daughters’ Christmas gift was a wooden train set. We’ve since added a few more pieces to the set to up the “creativity factor”. My inner child finds pleasure in working with my two oldest girls to lay out new routes, while working together to protect our handiwork against the baby’s best Godzilla impersonation.
4) Kindle
My experimental, second-hand purchase of this unnecessary item has been a success. I love the bargains that can be found on great books (in electronic formats), and I’m enjoying a particularly pleasurable read about the Holy Spirit these days.
5) Spring
It’s not here yet, but it’s flirting with us. And after weeks of way-below-zero temperatures, that is some mighty fine flirting. The citizens of the Canadian prairies are in the mood for some such flirting!
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- Did any of this week’s list especially strike a chord with you?
- What’s one thing you’re particularly grateful for this week?
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MJ Dunks on Mutombo
Every NBA fan who watched through the “Jordan era” will enjoy this brief little piece of backroom history.
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- What classic hoops memory sticks out in your mind?
- Which past player would you love to see playing in the NBA of today?
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Gift
A Singapore film-maker released this short piece, and it’s getting a lot of attention.
YOUR TURN: Your input makes this post better!
- What’s one “gift” you received from your parents?
- What’s one “gift” you’re trying to give your kids?
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