This week we wrapped up our discussion series "Chasing the Goose" with a talk on the cage of failure. As a bonus I shared how we can all go on a real goose chase.
Rochester has 18 goose statue placed throughout the city this summer (June - Oct).
They may be inside or outside various places around town.
So the hunt is on.
Take the following 18 hints and go on a real goose chase. Real failure is not an option:)
Share how many you found along the way.
Take pictures to prove you found them.
The Goosinator
Goose in the Garden
Payball!
Home Federal Goosey Bank
RCTC Goose
Extra, extra read all about it Goose
Honk, if you love Rochester Goose
Bird and Bard
Calliope - The Muse Goose
The American Dream
Flying Ace
Mother Earth Goose
UMR: Bringing the world to Rochester
Mother Goose takes to Gander
Reflections of Mayo
Family-History-Community-Unity
History Center Goose
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
At the Movies
It's time for our annual discussion series "at the movies".
Each August we explore several film from this year, looking at what they may be saying to us and then what the scriptures may have to say in light of the films.
We pay at least $8.00 to laugh, cry, cheer or sometimes ponder life as we watch films at a theater. We all have our favorites.
So here is your chance to help me plan a discussion series.
What films caught your attention this year?
What themes, messages, ideas have been projected through these films.
Don't hold back... I really want your feedback.
Comedy, action, adventure, horror, science-fiction, docudrama. They are all fair game.
Give your thoughts and ideas then be sure to invite a friend and join us starting Sunday, August 2nd for the first of our 2009 At the movies series.
Each August we explore several film from this year, looking at what they may be saying to us and then what the scriptures may have to say in light of the films.
We pay at least $8.00 to laugh, cry, cheer or sometimes ponder life as we watch films at a theater. We all have our favorites.
So here is your chance to help me plan a discussion series.
What films caught your attention this year?
What themes, messages, ideas have been projected through these films.
Don't hold back... I really want your feedback.
Comedy, action, adventure, horror, science-fiction, docudrama. They are all fair game.
Give your thoughts and ideas then be sure to invite a friend and join us starting Sunday, August 2nd for the first of our 2009 At the movies series.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Really all this for MJ?
The past several days the world appears to have gone crazy celebrating the life of Micheal Jackson. A man that made a living singing and writing songs. No one will ever deny his talent. I'd even say, "God given gift". Yet how that gift was wasted.
What happened to the young boy that sang as a part of the Jackson 5 and seemed so happy?
As MJ life went it become a human train wreck.
He was fearful of almost everything it seemed... except making more and more money.
There were serious doubts about his behavior with kids and "neverland".
There was his plastic surgeries that morphed his face into something.., indescribable.
And his death is another "rock and roll" mystery story.
The world is celebrating a life gone wrong. Celebrating at the cost of millions of dollars while our economy is in a serious mess. He is being celebrated and used by his own father to promote a new record label and make millions more. Doesn't anyone see something wrong in all of this?
Doesn't anyone see how sad this all is?
There are far more important matters to focus on, give money to and celebrate than the life of a socially messed up man and the millions he made promoting that messed up way of life. I am choosing to ignore it all.
No 20/20 TV specials, no MTV highlights of his career... nothing.
MJ was a man, a lost, broken, hurting man. For that I feel a great loss.
But I will not join in and celebrate that brokenness gone wild.
No my hope and prayer is that the world will come to it's senses, see the brokenness of this life and WAKE UP. He is not the first to show us how loving the world can kill us... and he won't be the last. I only wish.... many, many, many would wake up and look to the real KING... Jesus Christ.
In a nut shell... the "king of this world", Satan. Had himself a big party this week... and a great many people of the world join right in. How sad!
What happened to the young boy that sang as a part of the Jackson 5 and seemed so happy?
As MJ life went it become a human train wreck.
He was fearful of almost everything it seemed... except making more and more money.
There were serious doubts about his behavior with kids and "neverland".
There was his plastic surgeries that morphed his face into something.., indescribable.
And his death is another "rock and roll" mystery story.
The world is celebrating a life gone wrong. Celebrating at the cost of millions of dollars while our economy is in a serious mess. He is being celebrated and used by his own father to promote a new record label and make millions more. Doesn't anyone see something wrong in all of this?
Doesn't anyone see how sad this all is?
There are far more important matters to focus on, give money to and celebrate than the life of a socially messed up man and the millions he made promoting that messed up way of life. I am choosing to ignore it all.
No 20/20 TV specials, no MTV highlights of his career... nothing.
MJ was a man, a lost, broken, hurting man. For that I feel a great loss.
But I will not join in and celebrate that brokenness gone wild.
No my hope and prayer is that the world will come to it's senses, see the brokenness of this life and WAKE UP. He is not the first to show us how loving the world can kill us... and he won't be the last. I only wish.... many, many, many would wake up and look to the real KING... Jesus Christ.
In a nut shell... the "king of this world", Satan. Had himself a big party this week... and a great many people of the world join right in. How sad!
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