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Normal Christian Living: The Class Outline
4 Dec 2006 | public | email this page
The question of "what is the normal christian life?" has been explored in my Sunday School class by myself (as leader) and by about 15 adults who attend and discuss.
We have been exploring six areas of normal christian living - and trying to get to the "pure" level in these, rather than the cultural expectations. This exploration has been very enlightening. I have grown to dearly love the members of the class as they share their experiences and seek to live even more "normally".
We have been exploring six areas of normal christian living - and trying to get to the "pure" level in these, rather than the cultural expectations. This exploration has been very enlightening. I have grown to dearly love the members of the class as they share their experiences and seek to live even more "normally".
The Normal Christial Life: Why Teach it?
4 Dec 2006 | public | email this page
i have been teaching an adult Christian Education class this semester on "The Normal Christian Life". I got the idea from Watchman Nee's book of the same title, but we didn't follow the book for the class curriculum.
My trip to Asia and England with Alpha last spring really stirred some questions in my heart - one of which was, what is "normal" for a christian life? This questino has been made more complex by the stories I hear from missionary friends in China, Thailand and India. My brother-in-law was with TEAM missions in Nepal for the 3rd short-term stint (giving another TEAM doctor a holiday). His stories of the christian culture in that community added to my question.
My trip to Asia and England with Alpha last spring really stirred some questions in my heart - one of which was, what is "normal" for a christian life? This questino has been made more complex by the stories I hear from missionary friends in China, Thailand and India. My brother-in-law was with TEAM missions in Nepal for the 3rd short-term stint (giving another TEAM doctor a holiday). His stories of the christian culture in that community added to my question.
Blended Worship at the Christian Musician's Summit
29 Nov 2006 | public | email this page
Blended Worship - mixing the contemporary worship music with the hymns. I was interested in this session with Scott Wesley Brown http://www.scottwesleybrown.com and Bill Smiley (of Whiteheart fame). The chapel at Overlake Christian Church holds about 600 people and it was close to full.
I was interested because our church is trying to blend both contemporary worship (Chris Tomlin, Brian Doerksen, Hillsongs) and hymns into each worship service.
I was interested because our church is trying to blend both contemporary worship (Chris Tomlin, Brian Doerksen, Hillsongs) and hymns into each worship service.
It's a Snow Day
28 Nov 2006 | public | email this page
It's a snow day here. It's the second one. There could be more. If you don't know what a snow day is, here's the answer... the snow falls and the city can't clear the roads off in time for school buses to safely manouever them. So, school is cancelled because of the snow.
Today is day 2. All of the "people" are bored. I am working and can't get the energy together to help them make life less boring. So, they sit around bored. Well, that's not exactly true - sometimes they venture out into the blasting cold to try to make a snowman or ride a snowboard down the hill.
Today is day 2. All of the "people" are bored. I am working and can't get the energy together to help them make life less boring. So, they sit around bored. Well, that's not exactly true - sometimes they venture out into the blasting cold to try to make a snowman or ride a snowboard down the hill.
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Christian Music Summit
28 Nov 2006 | public | email this page
I was able to go to the Christian Music Summit in Seattle Washington in the middle of November. Was it ever awesome!
You may be wondering if I am a musician - well, no. I do have 9 years of formal piano training, but don't consider myself a musician at all. How did I get to go to this Christian Music Summit? Through marriage, of course. Gary, the lead pastor of our church was included with 12 others from our church's worship team. So, I tagged along.
You may be wondering if I am a musician - well, no. I do have 9 years of formal piano training, but don't consider myself a musician at all. How did I get to go to this Christian Music Summit? Through marriage, of course. Gary, the lead pastor of our church was included with 12 others from our church's worship team. So, I tagged along.
Welcome
16 Jun 2006 | public | email this page
Hi. I'm Sharon. I live on the west coast of Canada where it rains so often I wonder if we'll ever see the sun. My home is in the hills that surround an agricultural community. (It can get smelly in a bad wind). I have a family of four children, one husband, three kittens (do you want one?.... free!) and one mother cat who shouldn't go out so often.
I am a partner in a Communications company, Stir Communications Group. We spend our time developing internet solutions for other companies. I love my work which I do primarily from my office, although I do like to sneak out to a nearby coffee shop that sits on the hill with a complete view of the valley.
I am a partner in a Communications company, Stir Communications Group. We spend our time developing internet solutions for other companies. I love my work which I do primarily from my office, although I do like to sneak out to a nearby coffee shop that sits on the hill with a complete view of the valley.
Father's Day at the Game
21 Jun 2006 | public | email this page
These are my four kids - Kate (14), Matt (12), Bennett (9) and Jonathan (11). I took this picture of them in front of a giant Orca whale statue that is outside of a massive casino in Tulalip, Washington State. We were returning from our Father's Day outing in Seattle where we watched the Seattle Mariners squash the San Fransisco Giants. For those of you who don't follow American baseball (multiple games every single day), you may not have realized that we were able to see both Barry Bonds and Suzuki Ichiro in one game. Quite a feat.
Since baseball is something I enjoy, but don't worship (like others I know), I decided to read during the first several innings. I asked my daughter to let me know when either Ichiro or Bonds was up to bat. Since Ichiro is the hometown favorite, I heard the crowds yelling a low chant, "EEE-chee-row" that got louder and louder. I knew he was up to bat. He seemed so small from our nosebleed seats. And he is compared to other players.
Back to my book. Within a few moments, the 45,000 people erupted in loud booing and taunting. It was so loud that you could not speak to the person next to you. Ahh, Barry Bonds is up to bat. Now, this man is one of the greatest baseball players of all time, but is accused of using steroids. Apparently, for this, Seattle hates him. I heard grown men yelling, "Get back in the dugout where you belong", "You are good for nothing", "We hate you Barry". It was nasty. Young children were encouraged to yell their hateful thoughts. When he struck out the crowd erupted in cheering at his failure.
So there you have it. Love for Ichiro and pure hate for Barry. There is likely a lesson or moral but I haven't found it yet. If you do, let me know.
Thoughts about my visit to HTB
16 Jun 2006 | public | email this page
I attended the Sunday 5pm service at HTB during International Week and have had several weeks to reflect about how it has impacted my view on church. The first observation is, apart from the International guests, the rest of the service was a lot like my church back here in Canada. We worship with the same songs, have a dynamic message from God's Word (yes, it's my husband who delivers it) and a time of ministry upon closing - not always, but occasionally.
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