Outside the Pigeon Holes

This is from a show called KEY LIFE... In regards to taking faith risks - "Go out and do something that will make uptight Christians doubt your salvation." -Steve Brown Do I smell undignity in the air???

This is a video compilation from our fabulous Sunday of Freedom! Nice work, Ryan! One of my favorite songs, too!

Mark Lowry has some good thoughts on the underlying tendency toward "earning" that can still be part of us even after we understand that we can't earn God's love. Are we saying salvation is a free gift but if you keep it, it's up to you? The Gaither Vocal Band sang a song, several years ago, called We Shall Wear A Robe And Crown. It's a nice song. But it had a line in it that said, "When I get to Heaven, I'll tell King Jesus how I made it over." I told Bill I'm not singing that line. When I get to Heaven, I'm not gonna tell King Jesus how I made it over. He's gonna tell me how He brought me over! I can't make it to Heaven if He doesn't bring me. I don't know where Heaven is. The smartest minds on earth sent a toy car to Mars ... How are we gonna find Heaven? He's got to save us; He's got to keep us saved; He's got to take us home ... or we're not going. We say we believe salvation is a free gift, unmer

I kept hearing about this...Now I have seen it...It is very cool!

This is an OLD post from MySpace...It's from 2006. I was re-reading some old ones and this was such a great example of how God deals with people in such personal ways. It's why He is such a good Father! I respond well to humor. And He knows this...So this was how he dealt with me on pride: May 1, 2006 Last week I was slighted by the Bible study leader at Shiloh. She made a really insensitive comment to me when I shared something that was kind of personal. One morning after that I was laying in bed thinking of skipping the next Bible study. In my mind I started composing an e-mail to the leader explaining why I wouldn't be there. I daydreamed about how I would dish out some biting sarcasm. In the middle of relishing in those verbal one-two jabs, I suddenly had an image of myself...I shrunk down into this little cartoon character, punching away at the air. A huge hand came down and with thumb and forefinger plucked my up by the hood of my sweatshirt. There I was dangling from

Hmmm - this is a word art thing that shows what words you use most in your writing...I plugged in my blog and this is what was created. My friend tells me I need to brighten up my blog a little bit! hahahaha!

At Vineyard Westside we think baptism weekend is the best day of the year - even above Christmas! We have a big outdoor party with worship and food and baptisms. Usually there's a group of people who sign up for baptism but many feel called to publicly declare their faith right there on the spot. Yesterday we had a lot of folks who have been believers for a long time who either re-committed or were baptized for the first time...Here are some of my favorite pics from the day: Ryan - one of our pastors and his wife, Allison This is my friend who 6 mont hs ago didn't want to live . Today she is a shining example of what the abundant love of Christ can do . D ave pr aying over his daughter just before baptizing her. Dave's wife, Colleen and their older daughter praying with them. If you want a total tear fest, check out all the pics on slideshow! http://picasaweb.google.com/Sketchisfuzzy/Baptisms2008/photo#s5225453654259894578

I have submitted some photos to Capture Cincinnati - a coffee table book that will be in print next year. The selection of photos relies partially on votes...So if ya have a minute and feel like voting, please visit! 2 of my friends also have pages: Virgie Greg Do you have photos to submit??! Go for it!

I'm a-scared a-dis! Specs: 4 1/2 inches thick, 2 times the height of a DVD and bigger than a human cranium!

...I didn't want it to, but it did...And I have to tread carefully in my wording here so as not to give the wrong message. My Aunt is staying at a Hospice house in South Carolina...It is a beautiful place. The people who work there are wonderful. They are caring and kind and go out of their way to serve. I have always heard good things about hospice and now I have experienced it first hand. The care and concern is a gift from God, I know. But there was a constant undercurrent in my spirit that kept coming to me - and that was that part of this culture of dying necessarily includes an embracing of a work of the enemy. A beautifying of the curse of Adam. It almost seemed like a shrine to death. Not that I believe that was at the heart of the Hospice movement. In reading about it, it was largely born out of a concern for the way dying people were treated. Everyone should be honored and respected and the hospice movement should be credited with bringing about this dignity. If I am eve

We have a place here in Cincinnati, a little bar in Northside called The Comet. They are known for their nicely priced ($5) burritos which look something like this (only a bit fatter): Denny and I went there for dinner last night...And something has gone terribly wrong! After waiting 25 minutes because it was extremely busy, the cook finally came out with our plates. I could hardly contain my excitement until I looked down at my plate...My burritos looked something like this: I used to rate Comet's burritos as the only ones that could top Chipotle. They have shredded chicken (as opposed to the chunkier bits at Chipotle) and the beans are prepared more like refried so you can fit lots more in. However after last night I will have to lower their rating. I used to leave feeling like I couldn't eat another bite. I left feeling sad, unfulfilled. Denny says its because of the economy. They have to slim down the portions so they can keep the prices low. I say it's time for Boston

I got to be a part of my friend's photo project for VWS...Here is his completed piece...Awesome job, Ryan - thank you again for asking me to be a participate. I had a great time!

This is part of my breakfast! The yellow ones are B-Complex for Stress. The white ones are Magnesium, Zinc and Calcium for my aching bones. I will be adding Glucosamine and Chondroitin for my aching joints very soon Yes, my little old-age cocktail of vitamins... Here is my latest portrait:

More David Phelps...The boy can SING! LET THE GLORY COME DOWN Here we stand with our hand up high. Give us a reason to testify. Oh, break the chains, tear down the walls. We wanna feel it when the spirit falls. Oh, we sing glory, glory, let the glory come down. Oh, glory, glory, let the glory come down. With a force that we can’t explain. Oh, let it fall like a holy rain. OH, bring it on, bring it strong, bring us to our knees. Show us Your presence, Holy Spirit, please. Oh, we sing glory, glory, let the glory come down. Oh, glory glory, let the glory come down. Oh, we sing glory, glory, let the glory come down. Oh, glory glory, let the glory come down. Now we’re gonna praise His name. Let the glory come down. Let the glory come down. and down, and down. Let the glory come down. Praise Him, let the glory come down. There’s a hunger down in our souls. Glory, let us see where the glory rolls. Oh, we sing glory, glory, let the glory come dow