I got Leopard (Max OS update)....and now I am scared....

Well, I purchased Le0pard for my Mac Book pro yesterday, primarily for the (Time Machine) backup feature that will allow me to back up everything on to a hard drive, and be able to find it depending on the last time I remembered having it..very cool stuff, if you want to see what I am talking about then go to apple's website and you can see.

I also, loved chatting with Kevin this morning, with a roller coaster going on behind me:




heh...anyway... so I registered online with Leopard, and I got this email from Apple:


So, needless to say, I am very happy so far with Leopard...but I am sorry that Smiley face gives me the creeps! It is almost like, "ha ha... got your number sucker!"

Anyway, hope yall have a great day today!

A little bit more Flight of the Conchords... for yall....

So I went to the Dr.'s office on Friday and saw this....

I don't know if this is my Dr.'s , but if it is, I think I should not go as often to see him, heh... still amazing car...and these were all taken with my iPhone.




I don't know if this is my Dr.'s , but if it is, I think I should not go as often to see him, heh... still amazing car...and these were all taken with my iPhone.

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I promise I am finally getting around to my pictures from Washington D.C. trip...so those will be up soon, I am limiting myself to 4 pictures from each day....so it is a little hard to do, heh.... God bless yall....KUTPs!!!

Emergent email article...

I received an email from Emergent the other day and it had a quote from an interview Brad Pitt did with Bishop Desmond Tutu... I just wanted to share it with yall....

The interview starts with Tutu explaining the
African concept of ubuntu...

Brad Pitt: What is this concept of
ubuntu I keep reading about?

Tutu: "Ubuntu is the essence of
being human [...] we say a person is a person
through other persons. You can't be a human
in isolation. You are human only in
relationships. [...] So we say that 'I need
you to be all of who you are in order for me
to be all that I am.' Because no human being
is totally self-sufficient. In fact, a
self-sufficient human being is subhuman."
[...] If you want to be human, we are not
going to be able to be human in isolation.
It will be that we are human together."


What do you think about this understanding of "Ubuntu"?

oh and yes, this just so happens to be a Linux operating system as well, heh ... never knew the history behind the word, and what an awesome name sake for an open source operating system!

Anyone seen this before...M.A.S.K.....and speaking of TV...

I am digging deep in my favorite cartoon series from my childhood, but this cartoon, I remember being a very close second (to transformers) in my mind. it was like a mix is transformers, and G.I. Joe.... very cool, and I remember the theme song to this cartoon almost as good as Transformers....so enjoy the clip: man this is making me wish I had the Toys again, heh.



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OK here are the shows out of all the new shows on that i have seen and do/do not care for:

BAD:
Carpoolers
Cavemen
Chuck (it just makes me mad that they are playing him off as a nerd, geek, and it is obvious that this guy have never played D&D or taken an advanced class in anything....Tiffany likes it though, heh...)

Good:
The Office (still VERY funny)
Pushing Up Daisies (This show is awesome! If you like Big Fish, and Stardust...i.e. fairy tales...then this is the show for you...voice over narration and all!)
Heroes (of course..duh)


Have not seen yet:
Bionic Woman (I still need to see this one on the DVR... but I will find out soon.


So do yall agree with the shows I like or would add another one? let me know!

NY Times artice with Halo 3 and churches...

Thanks to Steven for this article:

Thou Shalt Not Kill, Except in a Popular Video Game at Church

What really amazes me is that the article seems to be saying, "See look not even the Christians can keep what they say they should". But of course, look who they interview. The second page is a little more balanced, but the authors words seem to resemble the ultra conservative words more than then the youth leader's words, heh heh...

Anyway... what do you think? Do you think that Christians need to be able to know what is of God and what is not, but also, stop being offended by everything and start loving the people of this world, who do not look, act, and talk like you?

If you are a Christian does your love for other people outweigh your being offended? (not just mature rated games but rated R movies, or people that cuss, or people who do drugs, or dress in all black, or are illegal immigrants, or not mentally well, etc...) Where does the cost of crossing over "the line" motived by love start?

Oh and did anyone see this amazing grenade toss in Halo 3?

more stuff from the emergingumc: a gathering MP3s, presentations, and a few great stories!

(cool logo Carl...or who ever made it!)

Hey everyone here is a great link to summarize a few of the sessions and a few power points from the sessions at the event!

http://emergingumc.blospot.com

if you just want the MP3s/podcasts then go here:

The Emerge Detroit Podcast

This is a freaking awesome site and podcast BTW! (love ya Carl!)

And I think this is the first official podcast with my voice in it! So enjoy!

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I think this is a FREAKING cool logo:

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OK, Tiffany and I were in Michael's the other day and I just had to buy these:
There will not be any question as to the gender this year of our Christmas Tree! Can't wait to hang them!
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Oh and this one has a great story behind it!...As some of you know, I was at an "emergingumc: a gathering" event in Nashville, TN this past weekend! It was great and a fun time was had by all!

Now a few of you need some background on this picture. The unofficial headquarters of most of the world wide denomination of the United Methodist Church is found in Nashville. And the building that we had all of our sessions and discussions in was the General Board of Discipleship of the entire United Methodist Church. (GBOD for short). The building that the beer truck is parked in front of is this building! It was so funny that i just had to get a picture of it!

(now, please know that the truck was unloading across the street to a restaurant, and NOT to the GBOD, but it was too classic of a statement!) God bless yall, and KUTPs!!!

Now this is funny......

Here is a Lark news article about Emergent church spoof!......

Oh an yes, lark news in The Onion of the Church news world.

Thanks and great to meet you!

Hello to everyone who finds this blog from the, emergingumc: a gathering event! This past weekend! It was great getting to know you all and meeting most of you! I pray that we take the discussions and passions that were shared and expressed to the rest of the communities that we find ourselves in, or find ourselves called to move into. Blessings! And KUTPs!!!


Please feel free to contact me or any one else to keep the relationships up and going!

Oh and were you not there? then please head over to the emergingumc blog to read a few of the suggested resources that the presenters suggested...they can be found here on this post.


Also, it is a possibility that a few podcasts might be made available for a few of the breakout sessions and such, but they might take a little time to get the post production set up and working..but look for them soon on the blog....God bless yall!

so next week life should look a litle more normal....maybe...

(photo by B Tal)
Well for those of you who don't know, My parents have been visiting us for a month!!! It has been awesome getting to see them and be with them, and I would not have traded there visit for the world, but it has messed up our schedules a little bit here and there, but it is so worth it. And last week we went with them to Washington D.C., and Tiffany and my Mom had never been there before, so that was an awesome experience too!


(I promise pictures are coming, I just need to find some time)

And, so this weekend I will be traveling to Nashville to attend the EmergingUMC: a Gathering. Gary and I will be speaking, and the entire gathering will provide a bunch of presenters that are doing "Emerging/missional" Kingdom work. Taylor intentionally desired to bring in people who are doing and being the work and not so much those that stay in the ideology realm. So, I am looking forward to getting to know and meet fellow co-servants in the Kingdom and hopefully sharing a little bit about what God is doing in Th3 Waters and I believe in the UMC, and the Kingdom as a whole. I hope to blog a little bit more often while I am down there.



Oh and Did I mention that Halo3 came out and I beat it last night! I did not get to play it at all the week it came out due to the trip, and so Brad (a GREAT FRIEND) decided that he would play it through with me online and let me experience the main game, before I started to get too deep into multiplayer. So anyway... if you are a halo3 fan...be sure to beat it on Legendary, there is a different