On the Prowl

Just a quick note. If I happened to have lent you my Jesus and the victory of God, would you let me know. If you have it and read it, reading it, didn't crack it (most likely) not  big deal, Im just trying to figure out which direction it went.  Thanks...

Nerd Fest

So I paid tribute to Dave old school. A buddy was off to the Comic and Entertainment Expo so I got to go. Unfortunately, I couldn’t track down my Spok ears or any superhero costumes and when I wanted to live my dreams through my children (I thought they would like to wear theirs) T shot that idea down quickly (I guess I need not spread the nerdness). Anyway, a couple of highlights were coming spitting distance from Kevin Sorbo, Smallville’s Micheal Rosenbaum and Sulu.  Secondly I didn’t tell Jonah and Nathaniel anything except we were going to the comic convention, aka “comic dump” in Jonahs words.  So when Jonah saw the full sized Stormtrooper coming toward him in the crowd the look was priceless. He slowed down and his eyes got as big as saucers, he then totally lost himself as the Stormtrooper walked by. He then turned a gave a “hey, did you just see what I saw” look. It was worth the price of admission.  After wandering around dodging Klingon’s, Jedi’s and Manga characters we did get to spend some time along the artist row. Without raising a huge debate on high or low culture, of pop art verses traditional, I have to say there was some great art, some real beautiful pieces. If you want to venture into the question of what does art do? How it speaks to truth etc. My buddy Ben wrote up a article here. Anyway, now that some I got my fill of Nerdness its time for some Old school Dave. 

Skilz

So I finally signed up for a .mac account I know It doesn't give you the massive space Hostpapa or Dreamhost might give but I don't have to ftp anything and everything works smoothly and seamlessly with my Apps. Iweb might not have a lot of frills, but it gets the job done quick while still looking pretty smooth. 

Anyway, keep checking up on the fam over at the side under My other Photos or just click here. check back often as we will continue to update.  

The Past Weeks

So Easter has come and gone crazy to think it was a couple weeks ago. I have been enjoying our Romans bible study even though it has be a hard trip. You think you know something quite well and then someone like NT Wright throws a wrench into everything and makes what is supposed to be a simple little run through a well read book into a complicated deep mess that, well, actually begins to make sense. However running through Romans caused me to see the Resurrection again a little differently and therefore caused me to experience Easter a bit differently as well.  Anyway seeing Paul's discussion on the gospel revealing Gods righteousness in light of his promise to Israel by creating this new thing of Jew plus Gentile under Jesus has made this thing a whole lot more tangible and  real today.  To unpack it a bit more, we see the Good News, proclamation that Jesus is Lord and has been victorious through the resurrection, revealing God Righteousness, Gods plan to 1. fulfill His covenant promise to his people while still 2. punish evil (all evil including the evil preformed by His people not living up to the covenant). So far clear as mud right? So how does He do that, bless His people and punish them as well? Anyway, He did that throughout the atoning work of Jesus, the once for all sacrifice and by creating a new Jew plus Gentile seed of Abraham through faith, In which they can finally live up to Torah and look forward to the promises that go beyond what was expected. Not a national kingdom, with a plot of earth and victory over its oppressors, as they return from exile, rather it is the promise of the world (New heaven and New earth) with victory over sin and death (the source of all the oppression). And a weird kicker is, Israel, its disobedience and temporary punishment was the tool in which God used to bring about this blessing to the world and in turn will be the very thing that also bring them out of that punishment and into greater promises than ever before. So I think I just covered roughly Romans 1-11. 

So my Easter was different as I was not ONLY focused on a personal atonement, but rather now how through the atoning work of the the cross and the victory over death (the Lordship of Jesus) I'm now graphed into the covenant faithfulness of God. Part of a people or kingdom (in Jesus' words - one that is eternal mind you, aka never ending even after death) with  a job to do, to proclaim this Good News, and reflect that (preset and not yet) future h

ope of Jesus. My vocation now falls in the "you are blessed and are to be a bless

ing to the world". So here's the thing, I can't even begin to explain it on paper without massive run on sentences that are loaded with extra meaning, how do you go about speaking this without making everyone confused (as I have been) or thinking your talking another gospel? Let me just add, when I begin to see this a little different and really begin to think about what it means, the question that hits me is that if this is true then I... we... have been selling everything WAY short. And my per-potion-ate living in response hasn't begun to come close to its 

depth.   I don't kno

w I get gitty and overwhelmed all that the same time. Love to hear how you wrestle through it as well.