New Home

Well, if you haven’t noticed, I haven’t been a blogging fool this month.  There has been a lot going on.  As of tomorrow, Amanda and I will be proud new home owners.  Since this is our fist time, we have been busy learning a lot about how to buy a home.  With packing, (which my wife did most of, because she rocks) and phone calls and other such things, I’ve been fairly busy and haven’t been able to blog. This is what it looks like from the front!

In addition to moving to a new house, I thought it would be a great time to move to a new blog!  Why?  I don’t know.  Here’s the thing, it’s been a while since my little brain has messed with html/php and other such code.  Along with that, learning the wordpress platform, so it’s been taking me a while.  Within the next few weeks I’ll be packing up all my posts from “adam’s blog” and moving them to a new site, which cannot yet be named.    I must keep you waiting.  I can tell you, it will be fun, there will be some new “initiatives”, and I think you will like it.

As for now, I will be out of the blogging world for a few days due to a move, switching internet stuff, and unpacking a lot of boxes.

peace,

-A

Simple

I started reading Simple Church today. I think this will be a thought provoking book.

Already I’m thinking about how to make my life more simple. I feel like the book is coming at a good time for me.

How are you living simply? Do you want to live simply?

Peace,
-A

wow

I found this over at Carlos‘ blog today.

How weird is that?

-A

the Sacred Echo – review

So a few months ago Maragaret Feinberg posted on her blog about her new book coming out next month, “the Sacred Echo”.  She had said anyone wanting to get an ARC copy to email her and then they could read and review the book on their blog.

Well, I emailed Margaret and got the book, then it took me to many months to start it!  I’m not sure what I do that.  Anyways, I did start it and finish it.  It’s a great book!

I would say the short of it is how we communicate with God and how He communicates to us.  The thing is, it really shakes around misconceptions we have about prayer.  Margaret does a great job at communicating the echo’s of truth that has been communicated to her through story and life experiences.  It is a breath of fresh air, and in some ways very freeing.

Personally, the book came at a great time in my life while I’m wondering about and questioning prayer, how it works, why, etc.  I feel encouraged by Margaret’s simple way of handling prayer (her prayer list), but I don’t want to say to much, because you should read the book!

This is a great book and highly recommend it! It is being released in August of 2008.  Be expecting to see it pop up more as more people get their hands on it!  Check it out.

peace,

-A

(I think this may be my first “book review” on this blog, a new milestone!)

iPhone WordPress App

Today wordpress released thier iPhone app for thier blogging platform. This makes me really happy.

Here’s to all the posts to come, from my iPhone.
Have a good day!

-A

Church, beer, cigars…

Tonight I had one of the most spiritual/holy moments in the longest time, while eating a nice steak dinner, having a drink, and sharing some cigars.

Tonight I got to celebrate a friends birthday, and in return he celebrated us.  After we had dinner we moved outside to the porch and just relaxed.  We got to watch a big storm roll in from the distance.  We sat there and talked about life, and God.

Imagine a span of 25 to 65 years old, 6 guys, around a table.  We just sat there and discussed God’s grace.  The role it plays in our lives, and how humbled we are by it.  It was encouraging to hear some more “well-aged” men saying, there is so little they understand.

It truly was a holy moment, that I could have sat there for a long time, because God was there with us, relaxing with us.

I am humbled to be a part of that group tonight, filled with emotion and excitement of what’s to come.

Most of all, I’m extremely impressed with my friend.  Tonight was a testament to his life and how God is using him.  Thanks, and happy birthday.

-A

Hello blog world…

Dear Blog World,

I miss you, but I will be having a crazy week.  So I’m sorry I won’t be able to share my fun thoughts, ponderings, or any other events that I’ve been wanting to share.

I promise good content to come.  Yes, and I also know that the one year anniversery of this blog is very close, if not past.  It should be celebrated.

If you want to know what I’m doing, I’ll keep you posted on Twitter.

-A

With/For

“…God doesn’t want me to work for him out of a sense of obligation, but out of a sense of gratitude”.  -Margaret Feinberg

“When we work with God instead of for God, our sweat creates an intimacy.  In fact, it becomes an act of adoration and worship”.

Wow, am I working for or with God?  Seems to have a huge implication.

-A

Wet

Tonight I ran with Amanda in the rain.

Here’s why that is significant:

1) I’m not good at running

2) Amanda is

3) I’m not a big fan of getting wet.

So, if I ran in the rain, with my wife, that has to count for something right? At least losing a few pounds! Just out of effort!?!? Right?

Someone back me up….

-A

I’m a part of something big…

and so are 8 million other people.  I can’t believe they emailed me a certificate!  I don’t know if it is cool or not.

-A