Archive for the ‘From Luke’ Category
Links of the Week. 5.28.10
Something I Hope Happens.
Movie about Keith Green?
Something Fairly Cool.
Is there anything more compelling than excellent poetry?
Something I Wish Existed.
Coolest idea for meetings ever.
have a great week.
Links of the Week. 5.7.10
Something Good To Remember When Writing a Sermon or Song.
There are only so many ways to say things.
Something Funny if You Know Why It is Funny.
First, Contemporary. Then Relevant. Now, Contemporvant.
Something Beautiful.
If you ever speak for God in front of people this essay should be required reading.
have a great week.
LMac
Links of the Week. 4.22.10
Something I Can’t Stop Thinking About…
Francis Chan is leaving his church.
Something That Helped Me Solve My Coveting Problem.
The I-Pad= An elegant solution in search of a problem
Something Very-Non Reformed
Watch this and imagine John Pipers reaction.
Something Lovely
My beautiful wife reflects on her spiritual journey.
have a great week.
LMac
Links of the Week- 4.16.10
Something Very Funeral-ish.
Apparently the Emerging Church is Dead.
Something I Am Excited About.
A ridiculously cool website for what looks to be a killer conference.
Something I Want To Remember.
I am one of the thousands of people challenged by the writing of the recently deceased Michael Spencer (aka I-Monk). This eulogy from his funeral contains some of the most powerful grace filled words one human could ever say about another.
Something Really Cool.
Re-designing the unchangable.
Have A Great Week.
Links of the Week. 4.9.10
Something Every Creative Person Should Read..
What is the difference between being skeptical and cynical?
Something Really Terrible.
Pure manipulation from a church sign…
Something Super Cool.
A great leadership lesson from Van Halen and M&M’s.
Something Epic & Creepy.
The new Tiger Woods commercial.
Something About The Beauty of Grace.
An amazing meditation about the thieves on the cross.
Have a Great Week.
LMac
Links of the Week for 3.19.10
Links of the Week for 3.19.10
Something Important To Consider.
The Free Revolution?
Something That Legitimately Baffled Me.
Coolest Christmas Song Ever?
Something That Is The Coolest Prank Ever?
Ever Worry about Missing the Big Game?
Something Really Well Done.
You Know How Most ‘worship’ Videos Aren’t That Good….
Have a Great Week.
LMac
Links of the Week— 3.5.10
Something That Is Right On The Nose.
Is Everyone Called To Reach Cool People?
Something That Really Made Me Think (and tear up)
You Can Tell A Lot About A Person By What They Google.
Something Good To Think About.
Do You Have Rules For Quiting?
Something To Make You Smile.
Possibly The Best and Worst Music Videos Ever Were Released in The Last Two Weeks…
Something You Should Buy
My Friend and Colleague Meredith Released an Album This Week That You Will Have In You For a Long Time.
Pick it Up Here… (sorry probably only works in the USA)
Have A Great Week…
Links of the Week…2.19.10
Something That Made Me Laugh Hysterically.
One Republic Meets The American Revolution (the last minute is insane).
Something That Intrigued Me
The Best (and Worst) Ideas From This Year’s TED Conference.
Something That Helped Me Understand Visual Worship Leading Better.
Links of the Week.2.12.10
Something That Is Honest About Brian’s McClaren’s New Book.
You don’t get to frame everything.
Something That Combines Two of My Five Favorite Things.
Friday Night Lights & Grace.
Someone I Get To Lead Worship With This Weekend.
Spoken Poetry. Love it.
Have A Great Week.
Links of the Week- 2.5.10
Something That Gave Me Hope.
If you haven’t seen it, amazing secular article about Matt Chandler & dealing with suffering.
Something That Said It Right.
The Hypocrisy of Feminists on the Tim Tebow Super Bowl Ad.
Something That Says It Just Right.
18 Min. Sermon on Relationship of The Church & Culture.
Something Important To Consider.
Preparing for Financial Difficulty.
Have a Great Weekend.
LMac.
Assorted Collected Posts From Other Places on the Internet (i.e. Links) of the Week.
Something Truly God-Sized.
The Preacher Bow.
Something Insanely Cool.
Mind-Blowing Stop Motion.
Something Scientifically Theological.
The Bible=Rainbow?
Something That Will Be My Last Conan/Leno Link Ever (I Hope.)
Detailed Explanation of WHY Conan’s Final Speech Was Great Leadership.
Something That Made Me Laugh.
Angry Pastor’s Kid.
Something Complex but Important.
Does Being Focused on Evangelism Necessarily Lead To Liberalism?
Links of the Week. 1.22.10
Something That Made Me Laugh
Avatar=Pocahontas?
Something I Really Enjoyed
Letterman DETROYING Leno.
Something Helpful
Excellent Thought On Explaining the Text In Preaching.
Something That Took Up My Entire Week
If You Somehow Haven’t Heard… churches helping churches.
Links of the Week—1.15.10
Something That Made Me Laugh
Mark Driscoll on Emergent Pastor Titles.
Something Really Creative
The Best Way To Look at Empty Chairs in Church.
Something Exceptionally Well Written
Conan O’Brien’s Statement On Moving The Tonight Show. (perfectly written)
(clips of Leno, Letterman, Conan, Kimmel monologue reactions can be found here)
Lastly if you have any interest in my family etc. check out my wife’s holiday re-cap blog.
Have a great week.
LMac
Links of the Week—-12.18.09
Something Interesting.
USA Today Article on Multi-Site Churches.
Something Kind of Surprising.
The Seven Sins of Contemporary Youth.
Something Important to Think About.
Important Lessons in Leveraging Social Networks.
Have a Great Week.
LMac
Links of the Week—- 12.11.09
Something Really Insightful.
When does something become excellent?
Somethings That Were Genius
Marketing Brilliance.
Something Very Troubling.
The problem with trying to seperate the Bible & Jesus.
Something Eye-Opening.
All Charities are Not Created Equal.
have a great week.
LMac
Links of the Week— 12.4.09
Something That Made Me Laugh.
Scientific Way To Decide Where To Eat.
Something Very Well Written.
A Perfect Characterization of the ‘New’ Gospel.
Nothing else much happening.
Happy Christmas Season.
Linx of the Week- 11.20.09
Something I Will Keep In Mind Next Time I Can’t Remember Someone’s Name
Survival Tips.
Something That Is A Glimpse Into The Future of Worship Music.
Electronic Worship.
Some Things To Think About.
Interesting Little Interview With Matt Chandler.
Something That Made Me Feel Dumber.
Google Interview Questions.
Have A Great Week.
LMac
Links of the Week… 11-13-09.
Something I Loved.
I think the pendulum has swung far enough.
Something So Well Said.
why is everyone so mad at Andre Agassi?
Something I Keep Watching.
My favorite worship song done in a super cool way.
(i mean drum-line, orchestra, choir, & 20,000 people usually help a song take off)
Peace Out.
Leeeeenks of the Week.
Something That Makes Me Laugh.
Beautifully Shallow Humor.
Something That Is Phenomenally Cute.
A Little Kid on Financial Management.
Something Fairly Problematic.
A Fun Seeker-Sensitive Apologetic.
Something Spot-On.
Pretentiousness Sucks.
have a great week.
Links of the Week — 9.30.09
Something that made me say hhhhmmm.
Small Groups are for White People?
Something That Made Me Take a Long Look In The Mirror
Have you gotten caught up in the V-Neck Revolution?
Something Well Said
The relationship between Art & the Church.
Something That Looks Amazing.
Hillsong United Movie.
Have A Great Week.
LMac
Links of the Week.
Something I Needed To Hear.
Does God Want To Heal?
Something That Made Me Laugh.
Saw this at a conference a few weeks ago & well, you will see.
Something That Is The Most Ironic Church Sign Ever.
Trust Me.
Something I Wish I Had Thought Of.
Post-It Note Art.
Something That Could Make The Announcements/Welcome of Your Service More Purposeful.
I Like This.
Have a Great Week.
LMac
The Music You Need To Be Listening To (aka my current favorites)
This has been one of the best seasons for new music in recent memory.
If you are interested in some of my ‘must-haves’ from this season click through to my best of fall playlist over at itunes.
Tons of stuff to lift your heart from FEE, David Crowder*Band, Matt Redman, Leeland, and more…
Something Kind of Cool
We just finished a four week series in the high school ministry that I oversee on reflecting Christ in our lives.
II Corinthians 4.10 “…always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.”
We reflect Jesus by following him, believing him, and obeying him. As a tactile way to drive the point home we had the students write their commitments to Christ on these chairs in sharpie marker. Now they will sit in our room for the foreseeable future as a reminder of the choice our students made to Reflect.
Leenx of the Week.
Something That Made Terrel Owens and The Apostle Paul Seem Similar
Romans 7 anyone?
Something That Made Me Say HHHmmmm.
What would you do if your church had no place to meet for a while?
Something That is The Crowder is Pleasantly Crazy Article of The Week.
that is all for today… have a great week.
Links of the Week.
Something That is So True.
You can’t have it all.
Something Everyone Needs To Keep In Mind.
real humility vs. false humility.
Something That Shifted Some of My Perspectives.
a fascinating interview on ‘Christian’ art & ‘the man’ with Derek Webb.
Something That Made Me Say Hmmm.
The longer i think about this the less sure i am if i agree.
have a great weekend.
LMac
Growing Older with David Crowder…
so today is a very special holiday in the Christian world: David Crowder Album release day. As I have been listening to the new record all morning I came upon a classic pseudo-autographical angle. Each release in the history has mirrored the stage of my own life.
Pour Over Me (1998) & All I Can Say (1999) (I am a jr high student) – simple. promise better than current reality. glimpses of something cool.
Can You Hear Us (2002) (I am in high school starting to lead worship)– a start. not what it wants to be yet. some filler tracks. still finding identity.
Illuminate (2003) ( I am senior ready to leave the nest (or at least I think I am) — big. memorable. noticeable shift towards maturity. some of its best is starting to show.
A Collision (2005) (I am in college and sifting through millions of options to decide who/what I want to be) — epic. more memorable than great. complex on purpose. philosophical. deep. but not as deep it wants or seems to be.
Remedy (2007) (I am married, working full time, and an adult) – back to basics. simplicity layered with depth. my best. an obvious move to a new era.
Church Music (2009) (I am a father and more aware than ever of how I have left to go) – fun. deep. awareness of past success. not tied to how people think i need/should be. proud of reality.
so…um… if you REALLY know Crowder Band and me you may have followed that, but if not just go buy his new album out today ‘Church Music’.
Links of the Week…
Something Really Genius…
The future belongs to…??
Something I Needed To Hear…
What does it mean to trust fallible people?
Something Kind of Intriguing
Giving Kiosks?
Something Sloppy Wet Kiss Related.
Just trust me and click through.
Have an Amazing Weekend….
LMac
5 Things That Used To Be True About The American Church (So Can We Stop Pretending They Still Are) Part 1
Most Bloggers/Pastors today seem to carry a lot of baggage from the way church was when they were a kid. Whether they grew up in the legalistic 60’s and 70’s or the seeker obsessed 80’s and 90’s, lots of people seem to find their content from contrasting what they are doing in the present to the excesses of the past. That is fine I suppose, but what am I supposed to write about if I am proud of the church I grew up in and am not spending all my ministry effort on proving something about what was wrong with how my dad’s generation did things? Well that is a discussion for another day… but my thinking along these lines led to create a series where we will attempt to slay a few straw men arguments that I see out their today…
1. The Church has buried its head in the sand on the issue of sex.
(warning the following will contain no double-entendre, dirty limericks, sensual puns, or sketchy similes)
um… if that was ever true we seem to have corrected it. Is it an important to talk about sexual issues in order to help lead the people we serve toward Christ? Yes. Is using sensual material a good way to help people live clean lives? I think not.
I have a very difficult time believing that titillating preaching is the most helpful way to keep the average churchgoer from impurity. The last thing people need is the knowledge that ‘everyone is dealing with it. ‘
The most powerful message I ever heard on purity was delivered to a group of only men and used language I would have no problem using in front of my grandmother. Our minds seems to be fully out of the sand on the issue of sex and are now closer to being in the gutter.
what issues do you think should be part of this series…?
leave a comment… let’s talk.
LMac
Links of The Week..
Something That Reminded Me Not To Be Cliche.
Excellent thoughts on fresh ways of saying God’s truth.
Something That Sharpened My Thinking.
Is there another place between a heretic and a ministry partner?
Something I Wish Was On My Wall.
Amazing Scripture Mural.
Something I Hope Could Be True of Me.
A beautiful story about grace.
Someone Who Needs To Be Heard.
Spoken word poetry that will tear you up.
(the re-introduction of the true Jesus Christ)
Have a Great Week.
Luke
Links of the Week… Aug 21.
Something Every Worship Leader Can Resonate With
Nothing better than embarassing yourself trying to awaken a sleepy crowd.
Something That Really Ministered To Me
Fresh perspective on the Lord’s Table.
Something That Rocked.
Coolest worship event opening I have seen in a while.
Nothing Else Really Seemed Worth Sharing…
have a great week.
