The time is here!  Let me start by saying this has been a good blog for me for a little over a year now.  Over the past year I’ve been thinking of different ways to make my blog different.  I started toying with the ideas of creating a community that would engage and helping push each other forward in life.

Out of all of these thoughts came ExtraOrdinary Online.  Now, I don’t want to go into to much detail about what it means, there is a whole page on the new site explaining why.  I do want to say though, that this blog will cease to exist.  I will not be using “adam’s blog” anymore for any of my updates.  With that said, for those of you who use blog readers, please update your links! Below is a screenshot of where you can get the new link for blog readers on my site, it’s located on the right hand side.  Also, you can subscribe by email, I’m figuring my family wil be more likely do that.

Blog Links

Well, I really hope that you come and visit the new site sometime today, it still has a few rough edges I’m working on, but it’s ready to go.

Hope to see you over at www.extraordinaryonline.com!

peace,

-A

Make sure you check in here tomorrow.  If time allows, you will all get to see my new blog!  I’m really excited about this, I hope it doesn’t disappoint.

peace,

-A

So, I had the privilege again to review another new book that is being released.  I had a little bit of a time crunch on this one to get it read/reviewed on time because it comes out tomorrow!

Anyways, the book I read is Mark Batterson’s new book called Wild Goose Chase.  This is a great book.  I read it in about four to five sittings.  It’s an easy read, but has a lot of depth to go back to and dig and find.

Without giving to much away, Batterson discusses the idea of the Holy Spirit being like a Wild Goose.  He sets this up in the first chapter.  The following chapters are different “spiritual cages” we get trapped in while we are/should be chasing after the Wild Goose.

These different hold ups he writes about share a lot of insight into the very things we struggle with.  For example, the idea of being held back on our chase because of assumptions.  When we start assuming what God can and cannot do, we are going to get stuck. This is a very shallow view of what he says about assumptions, but he really unpacks how it effects us and our view of God and the Holy Spirit.

Overall the book is very encouraging and inspiring, and at the same time has some very practical questions at the end of each section to help you unpack how the issue may be effecting you in your life.  The book would be great for a group study or even for someone who is looking to for ways to help spiritual growth areas in their life.  To find more resources and info about the book, you can visit the book site here.

You can find the book at amazon.com tomorrow when it is released.

I really recommend you checking this book out, I feel like it is a good catalyst for bringing back the adventure of following God.  And if you want someone to discuss it with, feel free to send me a message!

peace,

-A

I think this is pretty cool.  I wonder how to start something like this around Lancaster for Young Adults.  Time to get brain storming working…

Check out the video.

peace,

-A

So this week Amanda and I are on vacation with my family down in Deep Creek, Maryland. It has been a great time so far.

The craziest part is how cool it’s been. Since the nice front came through it has been in the 60’s yesterday and maybe today. So a little to cold to swim yet.

What I’ve really enjoyed is reading books and just thinking through all the different life changes over the past year, and those to be coming.

That’s all for now. Check out our view below.

Peace,
-A

So, what will you do on 08/08/08?  Apparently some people are going to get married.  I’m hopefully going to take a sweet pic sometime during the day to add to this flickr group.

Have a fun 08-08-08 day.  Maybe computers will crash around the world do to the redundancy in the code to produce 08-08-08.  Ok, now i’m just saying stupid stuff, must be an indicator to head to bed!

peace,

-A

So this is where they park our cars…

So, Carlos posted on his blog today about Mega-Church myths.  Since I’m working at a church that is considered a mega-church in our area, and hearing some of these same accusations, I thought I would link over to his blog.  It’s a good read, check out the myths he busts.

-A

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

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