kenosis

January 10, 2012 in Bible, Reading with 3 Comments

This is a continuation of my series of posts on new words that I learn from my reading.

kenosis

noun: the doctrine that Christ relinquished His divine attributes so as to experience human suffering

usage (in concept): “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!” Philippians 2:5-8

I read it in this book: Insurrection by Peter Rollins

5 Dysfunctions of a Team

January 9, 2012 in Reading with 8 Comments

Our team at Central is going through Patrick Lencioni’s book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. Most of the book is a leadership story that encapsulates the principles in the book. The story itself is definitely what makes the book good. The explanation afterward is somewhat dry but it makes sure that each of the concepts is explained.

Here are some of my favorite quotes from it:

“If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.”

This is an amazing idea to think about. Whatever industry you are in, teamwork can make all the difference at whether you succeed.

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Standard – Trampled

January 4, 2012 in Music with 5 Comments

It may come as a shock to many of my readers, but in my younger days I spent much of my time playing music. I never excelled at anything, but I dabbled in quite a few instruments. Between high school and college I was in three different bands with three  different styles of music. Recently I went back and revisited a project I worked on in college with my friend Gary Wallace.

Gary and I called our group Standard and we recorded a handful of songs on my laptop. Below you can listen to our song titled “Trampled.” For me, it’s a fun trip down memory lane listening to this but I’m not sure what reaction you will have! If I don’t end up regretting posting this one I may even post more in the days to come. ;)

As you can see from the graphic below (from one of our promo flyers), our claim to fame is that we opened up for Tyrone Wells.

Where Do You Think Best?

January 3, 2012 in Humor with 3 Comments

Here is how it works for me (just replace “singing” with “write next sermon”):

My Reading List of 2011

January 2, 2012 in Reading with 4 Comments

In 2011 I read through 38 books. Apart from the Bible, my favorite book was Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. My least favorite was Bizarre Books by Russell Ash and Brian Lake. Here is my list with my rating for each (5 being the best) and a brief review. Make sure you also check out my lists from previous years, as well as my recommendations on how to become a better reader.

FYI… at anytime you can find my up-to-date reading list by clicking on the “reading list” link at the top right of my blog. This post is a summation of my running list from 2011.

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