Making the switch

http://wayneomite.wordpress.com/

For the 6 of you following this, join me over at the new Wayneomite

much love
Wayne
James 1:22

How do you use social networking?

So in the last couple of days I've had about 5 or 6 different conversations about how to use social networking (mostly Facebook and Twitter) - how do you use it?

Here's a couple of folks I follow on Twitter that I think have some great insight on this question (and utilize Twitter really well):

http://twitter.com/human3rror
http://twitter.com/BenArment
http://twitter.com/soulpancake
http://twitter.com/MarkBatterson
http://twitter.com/tonymorganlive

What do YOU think?

Much love
Wayne
James 1:22

The

For the week of May 11-17:

The good: God, duh - Galatians 5:1, Ephesians 2:1-10 and John 15:16! Oy, I love Jesus.
Honorable mention: Braves took 4 out of 6 from the Phils and Mets on the road, Mine That Bird winning the Derby, Star Trek, and this awesomeness from my Catholic brothers and sisters

The bad: Wolverine (yes, that's been out for almost 3 weeks but I never said anything), the way the Hawks tanked...oof...

The ugly: this is dumb, this is dumber, this is dumbest

Much love,
Wayne
James 1:22

The good, the bad and the ugly

Going to start mixing a few new things with my blog to keep me more interested in posting. I still don't think I have enough to say, but we'll see.

New section: This Week's Good, Bad and Ugly

Good: 1) God is so great: met some new dudes through YL, started meeting with one of our HS guys regularly, seeing 1 Timothy 4:16 come to life 2)the Braves have won 3 straight, 2 over Philly, 1 over NY, all on the road; 3) Mother's Day: my mom wins
Bad: sticky crap with some parents at church.
Ugly: the Hawks getting bombed by the Cavs...BUT it was a step in the right direction. Now, do they re-sign Bibby? Hmmm

Next new section coming soon: movie, book, and TV show reviews (stealing this idea from Mandy)

Much love
Wayne
James 1:22

Ministry

Friends and brothers and sisters in ministry, let me take a quick second to encourage you to keep at it! I'm not sure if you've had a rough couple of weeks or if you're not sure you're in the right place or if you are miserable with your situation or or or or..

Check out Colossians 1:29; struggling with HIS energy! Even if you're sky high with where you are, push forward with HIS energy; and if you're running on empty and discouraged, push forward with HIS energy.

What are some verses you have been encouraged by lately?

Much love
Wayne
James 1:22

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Fancy, big-worded poetry

I'm reading Knowing God by JI Packer (still) and I came across this poem by Isaac Watts in the chapter 'The Grace of God' - enjoy and comment as you see fit!

But there's a voice of princely grace
Sounds from God's holy Word;
Ho! ye poor captive sinners, come,
And trust upon the Lord.

My soul obeys the sovereign call,
And runs to this relief;
I would believe thy promise, Lord,
Oh, help my unbelief.

To the blest fountain of thy blood,
Incarnate God, I fly,
To wash my soul from scarlet stains,
And sins of deepest dye.

A guilty, weak, and helpless worm,
Into thy hands I fall;
Thou art the Lord, my righteousness,
My Saviour, and my all.

I love it. You?

Ephesians 2:5!

Much love
Wayne
James 1:22

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'Knowing God' by J.I. Packer

You read it? I'm digging it, for sure. What are you reading right now? What's it teaching you? Non fiction/fiction? Would you recommend it to me?

Some thoughts on 'Knowing God':
- We can know God! Seriously, this never gets old
- Having sound doctrine matters (Matt Chandler and Packer would get along great)
- The Trinity is incredibly complex, and as much as I'd like to say I get it, I don't. (Side note: The best work of fiction on the Trinity is The Chronicles of Narnia; CS uses Aslan to paint a really great picture of all three Persons. Scratching your head? Reread 'A Horse and His Boy' for the Holy Spirit.incredible)
- God never changes. Oh thank You for that! Super comforting
- People who know their God are different than people who know about their God. And the difference is huge in life, joy, peace, strength, witness
- "To be preoccupied with getting theological knowledge as an end in itself, to approach Bible study with no higher a motive than a desire to know all the answers, is the direct route to a self-satisfied self-deception. We need to guard our hearts against such an attitude, and pray to be kept from it"

Much love
Wayne
James 1:22

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