REMINDERS

I often forget about the kind of life that I want to live. It is easy to get off focus (at least it is for me)... and forget that I don't want to waste my life. Too many things attempt to capture my attention and pull me off course. I thank God that he sends me reminders. This video is one of those reminders. I know that the video advertises for an event that happened in California, but I still love the message... it reminds me of the kind of life I want to live.

Get Glocalized!!

I just finished the book Glocalization: How Followers of Jesus Engage a Flat World by Bob Roberts Jr. the other day. I highly recommend this book for anyone who... well... anyone really. I love the way Mr. Roberts sets a challenge to the church and to the individual as to really serving God in the world today. My view of "changing the world" has been greatly encouraged, challenged, and strengthened in reading this book. Please buy a copy and read it. I don't think you will be disappointed. I already want to read it again.

For more info about Bob Roberts and Glocalization, check out Glocal.net

My name is Brian and I'm addicted to...

My name is Brian and I'm addicted to Fantasy Baseball. I admit, since our player draft in the spring, I have been addicted to Fantasy Baseball. It is nothing new for me... in fact it has happened every year for the past 4 years. A day does not go by that I don't have to 'check-up' on how my players are doing, compare my team to other people's team, and/or monitor players on my "watch" list. For instance, over the past several years I have starred at the computer and watched almost entire baseball games as the computer updates what is going on in the game... I am not even watching the actual game, it is just writing and numbers on the computer screen that tell me what is going on in the game.

You may say... WOW! You have problems. The only real problem is that I know that I am not alone in my addiction. Because every time I see someone in my league, we begin to talk Fantasy Baseball... and I am often not the one who initiates the conversation.

Am I writing this to state that I am giving up Fantasy Sports?
No way! I am just entering my first AA meeting, except that instead of AA, it is FA. They say that the first stage is recognizing the problem... Well check off stage 1 for me. But for now that is all I am going to check.



May I become addicted to following after Jesus as I am to Fantasy Baseball. May everyday I become addicted to transforming my heart and mind to become like Him. Thank you that something as simple as Fantasy Baseball helps me to recognize areas of much needed growth in my life.

POOLSIDE

I am sitting poolside on a lovely evening in Gulf Shores. I am the only one back up at the pool, everyone else must be enjoying the beach or some seafood. Meanwhile, I came up to use the wireless to check my Fantasy Baseball and mess around on the computer. As I pittaled (that is not spelled right? I am sure I have never written that word before and spell checker is not even making a attempt at fixing it), checking up on blogs I read, I once again realized the huge failure that my blog has been. Much like many other things I have started and stopped or started and gave up on, my blog has not been what I had hoped it would. I started my blog to help me put my thoughts into words and helping me to keep track of important things going on in my mind and life, what I realized was that I felt like I must have something important to write in order to post it on my blog... Thus completely ruining what I had hoped to get out of my blog. Therefore, I think I will make another attempt at "blogging". Hopefully this one will be better than my first.