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January 19, 2009January 22, 2010

What a phenomenal speech from a phenomenal man. Here’s my favorite part, a part that I find universally applicable to any situation where someone or some group is trying to overcome oppression:

“But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.”

Thank you, Dr. King.

And now, as we prepare to inaugurate our first President of color, let’s be sure to continue to judge him and all others not by the color of skin, but the content of character.

I’m praying for you, President Obama. But my faith is not in you.

Proverbs 21:1

January 17, 2009January 22, 2010

Still amazing, no matter how many times I watch it. A 7’2” Frenchman tries to take a charge from Vince Carter. Vince, however, jumps OVER him. I’ll post this to my blog about once per year.

January 15, 2009January 22, 2010

Being the Hands of Christ.

Sometimes I wish I were a feeler. I live much of my life blissfully unaware that there are things that need to be felt. Every once in a while I get a glimpse into what my life would be like if I didn’t default to cognition in place of emotion. Yesterday was one of those times.

I teach a class at church, along with 4 other people in what is called “round table” teaching. It is a great opportunity to enter into community with other teachers and really live life with them, even if only for a couple hours per week. Last night at our round table one of the teachers was expressing how she craves tangibility in her relationship with God. She deeply desires a physical connection with Him, and hasn’t been experiencing that lately. We gathered around her, put our hands on her shoulders and arms, and became the hands of Christ to her, as we prayed that God would refresh her and renew her.

As we were praying, God began to work into my heart the gospel, again. In the hustle to go about my day, and to think through all the things that needed doing, I had forgotten that Jesus paid it all. I had failed to bring before him my concerns, my problems, and my joys. I am so quick to default to performance-based churchianity, where I am only as valuable as my ability to produce results. Consequently, I am easily overwhelmed by my own inability to control my environment. It’s tough to produce results when you can’t even guarantee a paycheck for your wife and child.

That’s when it hit me, in a wave of emotion that forced a tear from my eye: I got a glimpse into the life of a feeler! But more than that, I was comforted by Jesus. As I became the hands of Christ for a sister in need, He reminded me that He hadn’t left the throne. He provides just what we need, just when we need it.

January 13, 2009August 20, 2010

My Stripped Poster

Link: My Stripped Poster

Here’s a link to the PDF file of my stripped flyer. I worked hard to learn Photoshop to make it… and I think it turned out pretty good! You’ll need a PDF reader to see it.

January 13, 2009January 22, 2010

Twitter Wordle. Twordle.

If you don’t use Twitter, here’s a sampling of what you’ve missed from my (Ben’s) Twitter feed. It’s a wordle representing all the things I Tweet about!