1) i was not registered. al was. i was his fill in. i can say, i was proud to wear the doseger name. al is a cool guy, i don't mind filling his shoes for one day. plus, i got a kick out of it.2) i would like to learn to cook some kind of couscous salad.
3) i've never heard the term "post-modern" so many times ever, much less within a 24 hour period. hmm, i wonder what the actual defintion is? post-modern: of or relating to art, architecture, or literature that reacts against earlier modernist principles, as by reintroducing traditional or classical elements of style or by carrying modernist styles or practices to extremes.
4) i have never seen so many religious tattoos. this is kind of vague, basically guys had doves, crosses, the face of jesus, the entire gospel story tattooed on their body. it was pretty cool. in part because tattoos have only just started to become more acceptable within the church community. and the fact that its combined with their actual faith. AND that they're THAT committed that they permify it on their person (yes, i realize permify is not a word).
5) growing older doesn't have to mean selling out, giving up, or becoming the status quo.
6) mermaid mugs in the morning can be a little awkward.
7) never trust a men until he marries you (this was advise given to me).
8) bare-ing all makes life so much easier because there's nothing to hide – everyone already knows!
9) spice food actually makes my lips go so red that i look like i'm wearing lipstick.
10) pomegranate pear juice tastes like candy. yummy.
11) my grandpa (on my dad's side) was from hamilton. now i've actually been there. i didn't mind it, sure it was a little shabby, but rent and real-estate is so cheap who cares!
we try but we didn't belong.
13 comments:
A few responses:
1. I apologize for the any discomfort my mermaids may have caused you.
2. You did a better job of being Al then even he can muster somedays! Bravo.
3. I'm glad you and I got to spend some time in the car on the way to the Hammer.
hahaha. number 6 was more referring to garry, it was less awkward for me.
someone commented yesterday "al! the years have been very kind!"
yes, i'm also glad we had a chance to visit. the drive went very quickly, too bad for the interruptions via the walkie-talkies...
Correction: Never trust a man until he buys you tea!
hahaha, i guess that means you're trustworthy :)
thanks again mike!!
Postmodernism. The Church goes through these fads on an ongoing basis. We're very much like the world in that we have to have something to focus on to keep things moving institutionally.
I guess we can be thankful that it is something as respectable as intellectual thought - although it would be nicer if we came up with something ourselves rather than borrowing from the secular focus of the day.
In the past, the institutional church has been obsessed with less admirable things. I try not to be too cynical about these fads because they usually result in some positives for the church. What amazes me is the number of folks who get wrapped up in the current "new thing" as if we've finally found the answer.
I think the best approach to these things is to keep them in historical perspective. They're good and helpful. But let's not get too distracted. Five years from now, the conferences will be focussed on something else. (Does anyone remember Natural Church Development?)
hmm... I wonder if the 'secular' world and 'sacred' world are as separate as we think. we all live in the same place, and I think some of the fads that we see actually do stem from real changes in thinking. some fads are just trendy remember those stupid plastic soothers teenage girls wore in the 90s? but others are real, and it's only natural that everyone would experience some of these big changes.
having said this, i work in education, where i think there is a paper-company-sponsored buzz-word of the month. ridiculous.
of course, the more things change...
i was registered?
if they made a hip major motion picture depicting my life i would like you to play me. woody from toy story would play jared.
hahaha. that sounds great. count me in. except i've heard that woody's a little demanding and difficult to work with.
Glad you could come and fill the shoes, good to see you enjoyed yourself there and had a good experience.
And thank you for being willing to share your blog address with a stranger!
Yes, Cultivate was certainly wonderful - for me, mainly because the people were wonderful.
bob & beckie... i like how much discussion was stirred on this one. funny how no one really got into the "pluto debate". shows how little people care about that i guess.
nathan, you did a super job. sorry that my blog entry doesn't do it justice. explaining my experience there is much better in person, its stirred much discussion amongst friends and family.
gideon, believe me i don't give out my blog address to just anyone. i was only hesitant because i know what kind of garbage i talk about sometimes. you can consider yourself priviledged, even my family doesn't have my blog address.
What blog address?
: )
you know what i'm talk'n bout. thumbs up.
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