January 21, 2010

Dr. Lyon Addresses the Church

Dr. Lyon has a video up on the Board of General Superintendents in which she speaks to the Wesleyan Church on the need in Haiti.  Sadly, it is put up in a custom flash player (as a .flv file type), and isn’t much use for the local church as is…

So, I decided to pull it, convert it, and make it available to the world! Below are two links for the converted file – one is a .mp4 file (for use on Mac software) and the other is a .wmv file (for you Windows folks).  I also threw it up on Youtube.

Fellow Wesleyans: this would be a great video to use during announcements this Sunday!

Right-Click the link to download the appropriate file:

Download the .MP4 file


Download the .WMV file

It’s also on Youtube:

~Matthew

November 5, 2009

“Grow Longer, Fuller Lashes…”

This commercial drives me up the wall every time I see it. Thanks to Consumer Reports for picking it apart and introducing the world to the reality of Latisse:

October 6, 2009

I Just Saw A Vision…

….of myself in 30 years!

September 30, 2009

September 29, 2009

Reading

Each quarter, the pastor’s report we fill out asks us what we’ve been reading.  Here’s my list of books I’m working through:

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Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung

One of the best books I’ve ever read was co-authored by Kevin DeYoung (Why We’re Not Emergent (by two guys who should be)). I was quite excited when I found this work.  The theory is that we often times think our lives are a series of paths that we must choose the “Best” route or else we will fall out of God’s will. We use God as a magic 8 ball expecting him to show us the right way to go, and stand still – motionless – until He reveals the right way.

Kevin DeYoung argues that this approach is not the biblical way – God has already shown us His plan for our lives: to love Him with our whole hearts and to obey.

This book will become a sermon series one day.

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Crazy Love by Francis Chan

This book has been on my reading list for a while now. Theory: God’s sacrificial love for us is “crazy”. What’s our response to that love?

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Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser

This is my “non-religious” work for this quarter. I’ve heard a lot about this book in the mainstream media, and I spotted it at a second hand store for a quarter. I had to pick it up.

I’m a couple chapters in and am enjoying it so far – However, all that I’ve heard about this book is how it will turn your stomach – not sure how I’ll feel when I reach that part…

I’ll be giving away a copy of the book that challenged me the most after I’ve completed this quarter’s report – keep reading for details.

~Matthew

September 28, 2009

oops…

So, I was trying to change my blog’s server and…I lost it all. Thinking of this as a “fresh start”.