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Andrew_Forrest

  1. “@rmhclinton: Happy 33rd Anniversary to us! twitter.com/rmhclinton/sta…” Congrats Cleve & Rita! (cc: @cleveclinton)
  2. cont. "The gospel becomes a formula for 'giving our lives meaning' without judgement." --Stanley Hauerwas, commentary on Matthew.
  3. "As a result [of our wealth and materialism] the church falls prey to the deepest enemy of the gospel--sentimentality...
  4. "A distant water can't put out a nearby fire." The Vietnamese, re: the distance of the US vs. the proximity of China. m.theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
  5. "The US sees the world as Vietnam does: threatened by growing Chinese power." Good essay on Vietnam by R. Kaplan: m.theatlantic.com/magazine/archi….
  6. Was re-reading "Axiom" by @BillHybels this morning. What a great leadership book. A collection of his leadership axioms. Highly recommended.
  7. FB status updates for great literary characters: m.newyorker.com/online/blogs/c…. I like the one about Ozymandias the best.
  8. “@JohnMeunier: Pornography and the UMC wp.me/pgDSh-3so” Agreed. As a church we don't seem to have a clue how to speak about sex.
  9. @danielhszabo You can be funny and real, but with cleverness comes artifice.
  10. @danielhszabo Can you also hear the sound of the surf?
  11. “@MattTuggle: Thanks to @Hasabeard for setting up my twitter and agreeing to serve as my social media mentor!” What a relevant pastor!
  12. “@LexyJill: at just 9:30 or at both services?” 9:30, but it should also be online.
  13. "There is an apocalyptic power in a seed." (I'm preaching on Matthew 13:31-33 @MungerPlace this Sunday: biblegateway.com/passage/?searc….)
  14. @TheJoshuaJones I just assumed it was umpire jargon.
  15. "Possessed by possessions, we desire to act in the world, often on behalf of the poor, without having to lose our possessions." --Hauerwas
  16. @ryanbondoverton Get the audio book!