http://fromthefield.us out of buildings & into the field Wed, 26 May 2010 04:15:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/wayoflife/05/25/God.sports/index.html?hpt=C2 It's an interesting question... Does God care about sports? It's not hard to see how much influence and impact they can have, both good & bad, on people and culture in general. We have seen the powerful influence of successful athletes, and heard the stories of life's great struggles through ... http://fromthefield.us/?p=93 http://cnn.com/video/?/video/living/2010/03/25/sam.harris.ted2010.cnn Somehow people who are atheists believe it doesn't require faith to believe what they do... It's strange to me that there is this 'intellectual supremacy' this people group claim over other beliefs. I mean, it’s not hard to come up with just as much, if not more, evidence about why ... http://fromthefield.us/?p=91 ZEN Words of Wisdom: 1.  Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me alone. 2.  The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken ... http://fromthefield.us/?p=90 If I'm honest, sometimes I struggle with Shane Claiborne... I don't say this because I disagree with him, just the opposite in fact. He lives a life of such radical devotion, it makes me question myself and my own faithfulness. Jesus was a radical, there's no doubt about it, and ... http://fromthefield.us/?p=87 http://www.doggieheadtilt.com/83-percent/ http://fromthefield.us/?p=84 Have you ever have someone speak malice against you? To slander your name publicly? If you have, you know it's not fun. I was coaching a group of high school kids this past weekend. Our team won a tournament that was a pretty big stepping stone for the program, and yet ... http://fromthefield.us/?p=81 Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD ... http://fromthefield.us/?p=78 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhNqfq_6_68 http://fromthefield.us/?p=77 Sometime around 30 years old Jesus started his ministry on earth. You can find his first major corporate teaching in Matthew 5, the famous "sermon on the mount." Right after he goes through these revolutionary ideas called the beatitudes, he narrows things down and tells the people what will happen ... http://fromthefield.us/?p=76 Kim and I were talking the other day about how incredibly radical it is to think about the life of Jesus... I mean, this was no normal guy. I don't know anyone who has more holidays and world events than this guy! Not just Easter which symbolizes his resurrection from ... http://fromthefield.us/?p=75